PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tso
vs
Partner

166 cm
22
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Granite chin

MTG - NY (Everything $5)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparring Partner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partner throws the left hand but Tso avoids the punch easily.
Tso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tso wants it to stay on the feet.

Partner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Partner showed some decent athleticism there.
Partner stops Tso from getting back to his feet.
Partner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Partner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Partner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Partner wants to control but Tso is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tso wants to stand back up but Partner manages to pass into side control.
Tso tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Partner wants to control the pace but Tso is squirming around nicely.
Tso is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Partner on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tso?
Partner lands a big shot there that rocks Tso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Partner lands with some strikes.
Tso is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Partner lands a big elbow.
Partner landing shots from mount.
Partner looking to finish Tso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tso!
Partner unloading with bombs!
Partner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tso is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Partner lands with some strikes.
Tso tries to buck Partner off but he can't manage it.
Partner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tso?
Tso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tso tries to get out of the position.
Partner looking to finish Tso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tso!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Partner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tso manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tso is not content to let Partner control the position.
Tso is trying to buck Partner off.
Tso is breathing heavily.
Tso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tso is trying to buck Partner off.

Partner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tso, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Partner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Partner happy to just control the position for now.
Tso wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Partner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Partner controls the position from side control.

That's four 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.
Partner working the head with strikes.

Tso throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A shot to de liver by Tso. Beautiful body shot.
Tso misses with a double jab.
Tso cracks a nice hook into Partner's ribs.
Partner throws a hook but Tso blocks it.
Tso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tso throws a one two combo.
General Tso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partner tries to clinch but Tso moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tso lands with a right hand.
Tso lands with a nice body punch.
Tso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparring Partner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Partner looks for a takedown but Tso sprawls well.
Partner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Partner moves out of range of the body kick.
Partner fails to land the takedown.
Partner walks into a jab.
Tso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tso lands a nice hook to Partner's body. Partner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Partner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tso swivels and escapes.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparring Partner.
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
Tso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Partner is breathing heavily.
Tso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from Partner.
Partner walks into a stiff left hand from Tso.
Tso misses with the combination.
General Tso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tso punishes Partner's body with a nice straight punch.
Tso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tso scores with a nice head shot.
Tso connects with a jab.
A shot to de liver by Tso. Beautiful body shot.
Tso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Partner doesn't seem bothered though.
Tso thuds a left hand into Partner's body.
Tso lands an overhand right.
Tso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Partner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tso is fending him off so far but Partner persists. Nope, Tso circles away and we're back to standing.
Partner shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tso pinned against the cage. Tso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Partner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Partner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Partner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tso wants to get back to his feet.

Partner is looking for a kimura here.
Tso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Partner.
Partner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sparring Partner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tso tries to kick Partner off but Partner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Partner shoots in but no luck this time.
Partner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
General Tso is winning the standup battle so far.
Tso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Partner.
Partner shoots in for a takedown but Tso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partner.
Partner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Partner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

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.
Nice cross by Tso.
Partner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Partner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tso.
Partner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tso.
Tso throws a good cross that connects.
Tso stuffs the takedown attempt from Partner. Partner gets slowly back to his feet.
General Tso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Partner closes the distance and clinches up with Tso, looking for a takedown. Partner pushes Tso against the cage but Tso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tso connects with a right hand. Partner shakes it off.
Tso lands a jab to the head.
Tso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Partner misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partner moves away from the strike by Tso.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Partner.
Partner advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

General Tso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tso scores with a punch to the head.
Tso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Partner avoids the head kick by Tso.
Tso lands a jab.
Tso stuns Partner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Partner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Tso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partner throws a jab when Tso was well out of range.
Partner shoots in and drives through. Tso sprawls well.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparring Partner.
Tso jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tso scores with a jab. Partner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
Tso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tso. That's going to slow Partner down.
Tso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Partner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tso scores with a sloppy right hand. Partner should have avoided that one.
Partner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tso lands with a nice body punch.
Tso lands with an overhand left.
Tso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso leaves Partner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Partner fails to land the takedown.
Tso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Partner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tso takes a swing at Partner's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Partner is defended easily by Tso.
Partner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tso lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso throws a body punch but Partner moves out of range.
Partner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tso throws a leg kick which misses Partner's front leg but catches the back leg as Partner tries to avoid it.
Tso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Partner circles away from the clinch attempt.

Partner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tso tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tso is trying to get back to his feet but Partner has full control of the position and if anything, Tso has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Partner has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Tso is in real trouble here. Partner gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Tso is tapping out! Partner wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sparring Partner!