PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tiefutu - Tiefutu. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tsung
vs
blow

180 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe blow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blow shoots for a takedown but Tsung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
blow misses with a wild body shot.
blow dives in and grabs Tsung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tsung pushes down on blow's head and hops out.
blow tests Tsung's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Tsung takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but blow blocks it.
Tsung has blow pressed against the cage, preventing blow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
blow wants to break free but Tsung has control.
Tsung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
blow wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsung won't allow it.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but blow blocks with his arms.
Tsung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
blow is trying to force a seperation but Tsung has the dominant position.
Tsung misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tsung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsung slows down the pace here.
Tsung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
blow can't break the clinch.
Tsung just leaning against blow, taking a breather.
blow tries to break the clinch but Tsung is controlling the position.
Tsung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsung tries to land knees in the clinch but blow avoids the damage to the body.
Tsung lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Tsung to work.
blow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tsung connects with a nasty looking knee right to blow's face.
blow tries to circle away but Tsung has him pinned against the cage.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

blow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
blow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tsung's hands.
Tsung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from blow.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe blow.
blow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
blow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsung defends it nicely.
blow looks gassed!
blow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsung swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow misses with a two punch combination.
Tsung tries to clinch but blow moves out of range.
blow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsung is fending him off so far but blow persists. Nope, Tsung circles away and we're back to standing.
Shang Tsung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tsung drives through and clinches with blow against the cage.
blow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tsung leaning against his opponent.
blow is trying to break the clinch but Tsung has him pressed against the cage.
Tsung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsung throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but blow blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Tsung.
A knee to the head by Tsung.
Tsung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tsung tries a knee to the head but blow blocks it.
Tsung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung connects with a knee to the head.
Tsung landing knees to the head.
Tsung avoiding damage.
Tsung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tsung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but blow blocks it.
Tsung content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tsung scores with a knee to the head.
Tsung stalling in the clinch.
Tsung using the Thai plumb to throw knees but blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shang Tsung dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

blow lands a nice shot to the body.
blow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsung tries to clinch there but blow circles away.
blow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
blow misses with a two punch combination.
Tsung is looking to clinch.
Tsung tries to clinch up but blow circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
blow shoots in for a takedown but Tsung shows good takedown defense.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe blow.
blow misses the shot to the body.
blow is breathing heavily.
Tsung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsung tries to clinch but blow moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung is looking to clinch.
Shang Tsung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
blow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tsung but Tsung pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Tsung rushes blow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tsung.
Tsung landing knees to the head.
Tsung looking to throw knees to the head but blow is blocking nicely.
Tsung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsung misses with a knee to the head.
Tsung is struggling to control the position.
Tsung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsung misses with a knee strike.
Tsung effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung lands a knee to the head.
Tsung stalling against the cage.
Tsung lands a knee to the head.
Tsung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tsung using the Thai plumb to throw knees but blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but blow blocks with his arms.
Tsung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tsung scores with a knee to the head.
Tsung is stalling here.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tsung is stalling here.
blow can't break the clinch.
Tsung looking to throw knees to the head but blow is blocking nicely.
Tsung pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tsung.
blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Tsung has double underhooks.
Tsung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tsung misses with a knee to the head.
Tsung stalling against the cage.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but blow blocks it.
Tsung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but blow blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tsung.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but blow blocks with his arms.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but blow blocks it.
blow tries to break free but Tsung pushes him back against the cage.
blow has had enough of the clinch but Tsung keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
blow wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsung won't allow it.
Tsung tries to land a knee to the head but blow blocks with his arms.
Tsung has blow pressed against the cage, preventing blow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shang Tsung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

blow looks to land a combination. Tsung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
blow looks for a takedown but Tsung sprawls well.
Tsung tries to close the distance and clinch up but blow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
blow misses with a two punch combination.
Tsung tries to clinch but blow is having none of it.
blow throws a nice looking combination but Tsung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

blow gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
blow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

blow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tsung tries to clinch but blow moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Tsung as blow shoots in.
blow thows a left - swing and a miss!
blow jabs at Tsung's body.
Tsung tries to clinch but blow moves out of range.
blow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsung is fending him off so far but blow persists. Nope, Tsung circles away and we're back to standing.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung tries to clinch up but blow circles away and keeps his distance.

Tsung instigates a clinch.
Tsung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tsung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shang Tsung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsung lands a knee to the head.
Tsung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsung scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
blow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tsung lands a knee to the head.
blow is trying to break free.
Tsung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
joe blow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shang Tsung!