PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tator
vs
James

180 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Tator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob James!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tator lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the ropes.
James drops his hands momentarily and Tator takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tator.

James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
Tator is trying to stand.
James trying to pass the guard but Tator defending well.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tator tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
James is looking to advance position but Tator won't allow it.
Tator keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James shoots in for a double leg but Tator sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tator misses with the combination.
Tator takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tator throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Dick Tator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tator throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tator cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tator digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
Tator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tator.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tator moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tator tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tator tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tator lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Tator tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tator throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tator moves into the clinch.
Tator lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tator is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tator lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tator scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tator.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tator throws an elbow but misses.
Tator lands with a left to the head.
Tator scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tator just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.

Tator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tator tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tator misses with a double jab.
Tator moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tator.
Tator scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Tator.
Tator goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tator misses with a few strikes there.
Tator tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tator throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tator fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tator throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

James tries to keep at a distance but Tator has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tator.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tator dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tator lands a two punch combo.
Tator lands a two punch combo.
Tator cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Tator, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tator works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Dick Tator is winning the standup battle so far.
Tator clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tator moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Tator goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James is breathing heavily.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
Tator lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
Tator lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
A jab from Tator finds it's way through James's defenses.
A punch combination from Tator misses.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dick Tator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tator looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Tator throws out a leg kick but James moves out of range and Tator only half commits.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tator stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tator.
Tator tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tator misses with a two punch combination.
Tator is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tator misses.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice combination there by Tator.
Danga de danga de dang - Tator scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James dodges the punch combination from Tator.
A cross from Tator lands.
Crunch! Tator slams his shin into James's torso.
Tator motions for James to come forward. Tator throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tator throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to move into range but Tator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Tator closes the distance and clinches.
Tator pushes James back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tator lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Tator throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.

Tator manages to break the clinch.
Tator throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
Tator throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tator finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tator goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tator drops James with a beautiful combination! James stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tator is looking for the KO!

James is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tator lands a jab to the head.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Tator finish him?
Tator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tator!
Tator stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Tator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tator misses with a low kick.
Tator shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Tator lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Tator throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tator dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tator.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tator moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tator tries a low kick but James avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Tator on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tator is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Tator into the ropes.
Tator lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tator sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tator trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Tator manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tator wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tator is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
Tator is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tator wants to stand but James is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
James wants to control from the top but Tator keeps moving.
Tator looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tator is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tator throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Tator does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Tator stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tator throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Tator misses with the combination.
Tator looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Tator with a nice cross.
Tator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tator misses with a series of wild punches.
Tator misses with a wild combination.
Dick Tator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

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.
Tator connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tator tries a head kick but it misses.
James throws a right hand that Tator ducks under and follows up with a left that Tator also avoids with ease.
Tator looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Tator looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tator.
Tator misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dick Tator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tator misses with a series of wild punches.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tator sprawls well. Tator wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Tator lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Tator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tator, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tator!