PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crocker Tubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim has chosen Batibot as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antoni Lim was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tubbs
vs
Lim

182 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crocker Tubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antoni Lim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim swings for the body but Tubbs moves out of range.
Lim swings for the body but Tubbs moves out of range.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Tubbs saw that one coming.
Lim lands with a straight right. Tubbs didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Crocker Tubbs has been cut.
Crocker Tubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tubbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Tubbs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. Tubbs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tubbs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lim thuds a left hand into Tubbs's body.
Tubbs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tubbs rather than just go for the knockout.
Lim misses with a looping left.
Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Tubbs saw that one coming.
Donk. Lim catches Tubbs right on the button with a cross.
Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tubbs throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tubbs. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tubbs slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubbs connects with a nice looking jab.
Lim cracks Tubbs with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Lim misses.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tubbs.
Lim cracks Tubbs with a good jab.
Tubbs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tubbs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tubbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Lim takes a swing at Tubbs's ribcage but misses.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Lim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tubbs wants to slow Lim down by chopping away at his legs.
Tubbs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Tubbs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tubbs throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Tubbs throws a leg kick but Lim moved away.
Tubbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tubbs misses with a combination
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tubbs.
Lim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Lim misses.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tubbs.
Tubbs misses with an uppercut. Lim saw that one coming.
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tubbs moves away.
Tubbs misses the jab.
Lim is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tubbs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tubbs slips a straight right by Lim.
Tubbs throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim misses with a hook. Tubbs ducked under it nicely.
Tubbs slips a jab from Lim.
Tubbs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tubbs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Lim misses with a body kick.
Tubbs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tubbs ducks under a wild hook from Lim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Tubbs.
Tubbs lands a head kick!
Lim looks to land a left hand but Tubbs moved out of range nicely.
Tubbs throws out a powerful jab.
Lim misses the jab.
Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
The fighters circling - Tubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim throws a body punch but Tubbs moves out of range.
Lim jabs at Tubbs's body.
Tubbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Tubbs.
Tubbs moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Tubbs's head but Tubbs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Lim blocks the leg kick.
Lim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Tubbs's head but Tubbs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs tries to move into range but Lim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Tubbs.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tubbs loads up on a big right hand but Lim slips the punch.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Tubbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tubbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tubbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
Lim avoids the head kick by Tubbs.
Tubbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Lim does it's job there.
A head kick from Tubbs lands but Lim takes it in his stride.
Lim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tubbs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tubbs misses with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lim, as that shot connected.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tubbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a shot to the body
and Tubbs counters with a left to the body.
Tubbs ducks right into an uppercut from Lim.

Crocker Tubbs's cut is getting worse.
Lim lunges at Tubbs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tubbs's hand.
Lim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tubbs to score with a decent uppercut.
Lim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tubbs. That did some damage!
Lim ducks under a wild hook from Tubbs.
Tubbs jabs at Lim's body.
Jab by Tubbs.
Tubbs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tubbs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lim throws a hook but Tubbs blocks it.
Tubbs tries to land a front kick but Lim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lim dodges the punch combination from Tubbs.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tubbs connects with a single shot there.
Lim works Tubbs's body with a nice hook.
Tubbs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lim misses its intended target.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Tubbs is out of range.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Tubbs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Tubbs is out of range.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Tubbs.
Good work by Lim as he checks the leg kick.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tubbs. Tubbs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lim misses with a hook.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
A big right from Lim misses.
Tubbs looks to throw the jab but Lim is out of range.
Tubbs misses the jab.
Tubbs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
Tubbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lim connects with a right hand. Tubbs shakes it off.
Tubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Tubbs misses the body punch
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tubbs throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Lim takes a swing at Tubbs's ribcage but misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tubbs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tubbs manages to avoid it.
Tubbs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tubbs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lim digs a good hook to Tubbs's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lim.
Lim lands with a shot to the body.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tubbs moves away.
A clash of legs there as Lim blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from Tubbs.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Tubbs's head but Tubbs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim throws a jab when Tubbs was well out of range.
Tubbs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lim walks into a jab.
Lim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tubbs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tubbs misses with a looping left.
Lim misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Tubbs defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tubbs misses the target.
Tubbs throws a low kick but Lim avoids it.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim stuns Tubbs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tubbs on the side of the head.
Tubbs throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Lim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Lim lands a jab.
Tubbs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tubbs misses with a looping right.
Lim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Tubbs looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Tubbs ducks right into an uppercut from Lim.
Lim slips under a jab from Tubbs.
Tubbs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Tubbs misses with a hook. Lim ducked under it nicely.
Tubbs avoids the body shot from Lim.
Tubbs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
Lim throws a jab when Tubbs was well out of range.
Tubbs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lim throws the left hand but Tubbs avoids the punch easily.
Lim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tubbs connects with a body shot.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tubbs.
Tubbs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lim on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Lim.
Tubbs misses with a hook. Lim ducked under it nicely.
Tubbs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lim digs a good body shot into Tubbs's ribs.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim digs a good body shot into Tubbs's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crocker Tubbs'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tubbs. Tubbs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lim connects with a nice looking jab.
Tubbs throws a solid leg kick but Lim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tubbs.
Tubbs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lim connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Lim moves forwards but Tubbs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tubbs staying out of range there.
Tubbs is looking to land body kicks.
Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tubbs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lim jabs at Tubbs's body.
Lim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tubbs throws a leg kick but Lim checks it.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Crocker Tubbs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lim cracks Tubbs with a good jab.

Tubbs is rocked!
Lim throws the left hand but Tubbs avoids the punch easily.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Tubbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Tubbs out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antoni Lim!