PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by kickapoo . Tua has chosen Haka as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bob
vs
Tua

183 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Bob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Tua!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Tua.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Bob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tua tries to avoid it but Bob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tua to the ground. Tua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the cage. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tua circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua, as that shot connected.
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Tua.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xander Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tua.
Bob takes one on the button.
Xander Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob checks a low kick from Tua.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua cracks Bob with a good jab.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bob. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tua tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
A left and a right from Tua both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua, as that shot connected.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua throws a one two combo.
Tua throws a series of strikes that have Bob backpedaling.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
Bob walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Tua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua works over Bob's head and body with a nice combination.
Tua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bob looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Xander Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bob decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
Bob is pressing down on Tua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tua is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bob is working for a submission of some sort.
Tua pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bob decides to stand and escape the position.
Bob dives in and grabs Tua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tua pushes down on Bob's head and hops out.
Bob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tua sprawls well. Tua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Bob takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xander Tua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob checks a low kick from Tua.
Xander Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tua swivels and escapes.
Bob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the cage. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Tua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Tua cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Tua stuffs the takedown attempt from Bob. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Tua misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bob backs up against the cage.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tua works over Bob's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
Tua scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xander Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Tua stuffs the takedown.
Tua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob shoots for a double leg takedown but Tua sprawls well. He's pushed Bob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Tua misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Tua. No joy for Bob on that attempt.
Abraham Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Tua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Xander Tua!

Xander Tua wins by unanimous decision!
Xander Tua is the new light heavyweight champion!