PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bors Whiskavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Whiskavich
vs
Tavares

190 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
264 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bors Whiskavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares avoids the body shot from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Whiskavich misses its intended target.
Whiskavich throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big right from Whiskavich misses.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Gabriel Tavares has been cut.
Whiskavich misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Whiskavich misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiskavich looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiskavich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a head kick. That will keep Whiskavich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
A big left from Whiskavich misses.
Whiskavich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Whiskavich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
A shot to the body from Whiskavich misses
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a low kick, right behind Whiskavich 's knee.
Whiskavich misses with a hook to the body
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Whiskavich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a one-two to the body.
Bors Whiskavich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiskavich is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiskavich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiskavich.
Whiskavich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tavares scores with a jab to the head.
Whiskavich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tavares. Whiskavich shrugs it off though.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whiskavich misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Whiskavich misses with a jab to the body
and Tavares counters with a solid body kick.
Tavares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whiskavich takes a step back to recover.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Whiskavich avoids nicely.
Whiskavich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has Whiskavich backing up. Whiskavich nods at Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares keeps Whiskavich at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tavares. That's going to slow Whiskavich down.
Tavares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whiskavich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a flying knee. Nice.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
The fighters circling - Whiskavich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whiskavich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiskavich throws out the jab.
Whiskavich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whiskavich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tavares!
Whiskavich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Whiskavich avoids nicely.
Whiskavich loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiskavich misses with a looping left.
Tavares defending well as Whiskavich loads up on a big left hand.
Whiskavich throws a right and a left that Tavares avoids nicely.
Whiskavich looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Whiskavich slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
Whiskavich throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a head kick. That will keep Whiskavich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tavares lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whiskavich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tavares tries to bum rush Whiskavich with a series of wild strikes but Whiskavich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whiskavich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tavares counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Tavares's cut.
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.

Whiskavich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whiskavich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whiskavich throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Whiskavich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whiskavich misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Tavares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whiskavich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tavares's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich throws a combination that misses
and Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with an outside leg kick.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whiskavich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bors Whiskavich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whiskavich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Whiskavich misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiskavich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares counters with a solid body kick.
Whiskavich misses with a double jab
and Tavares makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whiskavich really felt that one!
Tavares scoring well with a low kick there.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Whiskavich's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiskavich tries to avoid it.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whiskavich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Tavares.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whiskavich's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tavares lands a high kick!
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabriel Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares lands a two punch combo.
Tavares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whiskavich is out of range.
Whiskavich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whiskavich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a big head kick but Whiskavich shrugs it off.
Whiskavich misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whiskavich might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tavares tries a low kick but Whiskavich avoids it.
Whiskavich throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Whiskavich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whiskavich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiskavich.
The crowd cheers as Whiskavich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tavares doesn't seem phased though.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiskavich throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Tavares thumps Whiskavich with a low kick.
Tavares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Whiskavich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares feints and then cracks Whiskavich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiskavich down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich misses with a straight right.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Whiskavich's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiskavich tries to avoid it.
Whiskavich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tavares misses with a two punch combination.
Whiskavich throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares slips under a jab from Whiskavich.
Jab from Tavares.
Whiskavich misses with a straight right.
Whiskavich checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whiskavich throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whiskavich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Whiskavich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Tavares's cut.
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!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tavares.
Whiskavich looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Whiskavich misses
and Tavares counters with a nice leg kick.
Whiskavich throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Whiskavich.
Tavares has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whiskavich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiskavich throws out the jab.
Whiskavich misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiskavich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tavares thows a body kick. Whiskavich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Whiskavich avoids nicely.
Tavares lands a slapping body shot.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiskavich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whiskavich misses with a double jab
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
Whiskavich loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Whiskavich misses with an uppercut.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiskavich.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Tavares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with a double jab
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Whiskavich catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with a wild combination.
Tavares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Whiskavich.
Tavares thumps Whiskavich with a low kick.
Whiskavich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiskavich lands with a good body shot.
Tavares slips a jab and a cross from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whiskavich misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich misses the jab.
Crunch! Tavares slams his shin into Whiskavich's torso.
Tavares lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Whiskavich misses.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whiskavich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Whiskavich misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fails to land with a series of punches.
Whiskavich's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Whiskavich duly obliges.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiskavich, as that shot connected.
Whiskavich slips under a jab from Tavares.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whiskavich.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares counters with a series of strikes. Whiskavich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tavares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whiskavich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiskavich misses the shot to the body.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tavares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bors Whiskavich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whiskavich thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bors Whiskavich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tavares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Tavares!