PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rohen Tahir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cerebreus Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tahir
vs
Rage

188 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rohen Tahir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, cerebreus Rage!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahir lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tahir scores with a push kick.
Tahir slips a jab and a cross from Rage.
Tahir throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage throws a jab when Tahir was well out of range.
Rage throws a hook but Tahir avoids it easily.
Rage cracks Tahir with a good jab.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Tahir counters with a head kick.
Rage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Tahir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rage's head.
Tahir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tahir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Tahir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
Tahir tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tahir counters with a good, hard body kick but Rage shrugs it off.
Rage looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tahir has Rage up against the cage in a clinch.
Tahir tries to break free but Rage pushes him back against the cage.
Tahir is trying to break the clinch but Rage is controlling him.
Tahir lands a knee to the head.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Tahir is working for takedown but Rage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tahir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rage walks away with a smile on his face. Tahir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tahir scores with a push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahir misses with a double jab.
Rage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tahir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rage wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rohen Tahir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahir throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
cerebreus Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Tahir saw that one coming.
Tahir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Tahir moves away from the strike by Rage.
Tahir wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Rage stalks Tahir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tahir's face. Tahir staggers backwards, shaken.
Tahir needs to keep his hands up - Rage had a free shot at his head there.
Tahir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tahir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tahir scores with a kick to the body.
Tahir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tahir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tahir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tahir.
Tahir leaves Rage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tahir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tahir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage.
Tahir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rage lands a right hand.

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.
Tahir is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Rage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tahir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tahir's efforts to push away.
Tahir wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
Tahir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Tahir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rage just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage lands with a right to the head.
Tahir is trying to force a seperation but Rage has the dominant position.
Tahir taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rohen Tahir dominated that 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.

Rage scores with a nice right hand.
Rage scores with a nice right hand.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Tahir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Rohen Tahir is winning the standup battle so far.
Tahir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tahir.
Rohen Tahir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Tahir counters with a nice body kick.
Rage 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.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tahir counters with a head kick.
Rage lands an overhand right.
Rage misses with a few strikes there.
Rage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tahir tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Rage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tahir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rage throws a series of punches but Tahir avoids them all with ease.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahir momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tahir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tahir dodges the punch combination from Rage.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Tahir shoots in for a takedown but Rage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tahir is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Tahir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Tahir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rage is fending him off so far but Tahir persists. Nope, Rage circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rohen Tahir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage misses with a few strikes there.
Tahir walks into a jab.
Tahir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tahir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tahir tries a head kick but it misses.
Tahir tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tahir takes one to the side of the head.
Rage works over Tahir's head and body with a nice combination.
Rage throws a combination. Tahir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tahir.
Tahir tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Rage.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Tahir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tahir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rage shoots in looking for a takedown. Tahir tries to sprawl out of it but Rage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tahir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tahir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tahir as he avoids it easily.
Tahir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Tahir wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahir tries for a takedown but Rage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tahir slips a jab and a cross from Rage.
Rage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tahir.
Tahir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rage throws a right and a left that Tahir avoids nicely.
Rage's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rage duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rage!
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Tahir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tahir doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Tahir ducks down to avoid it.
Tahir dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Tahir is out of range.
Tahir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rage throws a one two combo.
Tahir is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tahir.

Rage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rage showed some decent athleticism there.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tahir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahir won't allow Rage to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

cerebreus Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage avoids the head kick by Tahir.
Tahir fails to land the takedown.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Tahir tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Tahir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage throws a series of punches but Tahir moves out of range.
Tahir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rage tries to avoid it but Tahir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rage to the ground. Rage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage throws a good cross that connects.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Tahir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
Rage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tahir in his tracks.
Rage scores with a decent looking hook.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Tahir misses with a head kick.
Rage throws a series of punches but Tahir avoids them all with ease.
Rage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tahir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rage circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rohen Tahir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahir leaves Rage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tahir fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tahir tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tahir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Tahir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Tahir moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rage.
Tahir lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tahir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tahir lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tahir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rage connects with a right hand. Tahir shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rage catches Tahir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage catches Tahir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tahir throws a head kick that Rage semi-blocks.
Rage throws a series of strikes that have Tahir backpedaling.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Tahir counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rage!
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tahir tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Tahir counters with a nice leg kick.
Tahir tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tahir.
Rage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tahir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rage jabs Tahir right on the nose. Tahir blinks but takes it well.
Rage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tahir.
Rage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tahir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
Tahir slips a straight right by Rage.
Tahir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tahir counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rage misses the jab.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Tahir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rage misses with a combination
and Tahir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rohen Tahir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tahir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rohen Tahir!