PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between isaha tabares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). isaha tabares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent Van Gogh's chin.

tabares
vs
Van Gogh

195 cm
24
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, isaha tabares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tabares looks to land a combination. Van Gogh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Gogh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Gogh is looking to clinch but tabares is avoiding it.
Van Gogh circles away from the clinch attempt.
tabares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
tabares tries to clinch but Van Gogh is having none of it.
tabares fails with an attempt to clinch.
tabares tries to clinch there but Van Gogh circles away.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but tabares sees it coming and moves out of range.
tabares shoots for a takedown but Van Gogh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
tabares blocks a leg kick.
tabares checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Gogh leaves tabares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Gogh tried to score with a low kick but tabares checks it.
Van Gogh throws a low kick but tabares avoids it.
Van Gogh clinches but tabares breaks the clinch
and tabares counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh tries to work over tabares's front leg with a kick but tabares checks it.
Van Gogh takes a kick to the side of the head.

Van Gogh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

tabares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but tabares checks it.
A punch combination from tabares misses.
Vincent Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Van Gogh. No joy for tabares on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for isaha tabares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tabares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Gogh avoids it really well and circles away.
tabares is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as tabares blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as tabares checks a leg kick.
Van Gogh tries to close the distance and clinch up but tabares swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Van Gogh darts in and clinches tabares up against the cage.
Van Gogh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Van Gogh.

It looks like isaha tabares has been cut.
Van Gogh trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gogh lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Van Gogh to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Gogh has tabares pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Gogh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending tabares tumbling to the mat - Van Gogh dives into tabares's guard.
Van Gogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Gogh postures up and lands a big shot to tabares's brow.
Van Gogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Gogh working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Gogh works over tabares with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Gogh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Gogh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
tabares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Gogh is one step ahead there.
tabares being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh scoring with some ground and pound.
tabares has momentary wrist control but Van Gogh slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Gogh postures up and lands a big shot to tabares's brow.
Van Gogh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Gogh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Gogh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Gogh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
tabares keeping full guard, as Van Gogh tries to pass.
Van Gogh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gogh lands a couple of elbows.
Van Gogh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with tabares. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Gogh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Gogh stands up over tabares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Gogh stopping the sweep attempt from tabares.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh is working tabares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Gogh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Gogh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tabares is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Gogh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Gogh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Gogh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Van Gogh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on isaha tabares's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Gogh connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Van Gogh misses.

Van Gogh clinches with his opponent.
tabares is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Gogh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Gogh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Gogh pushes off an throws an elbow but tabares leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

tabares is rocked!
Van Gogh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh tabares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

isaha tabares's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gogh has tabares pressed against the cage. He pushes tabares back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Van Gogh throws a beautiful elbow that sends tabares crashing to the floor! Van Gogh piles on the pressure with more strikes! tabares is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Gogh!