PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jace Redred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redred has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jace Redred could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kostya Tszyu's chin.

Redred
vs
Tszyu

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
161 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jace Redred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redred's head backwards.
Redred fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tszyu scores with a decent looking hook.

Tszyu drives through and clinches with Redred against the cage.
Tszyu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tszyu is pressed up against the cage. Redred has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tszyu down to the mat. Tszyu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jace Redred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redred closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
Redred letting Tszyu take a breather here.
Redred has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tszyu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Redred is breathing heavily.
Tszyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike.
Tszyu cracks Redred with a nice body shot.
Tszyu stalling the fight.
Tszyu lands a nice uppercut.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Tszyu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tszyu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Redred being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tszyu has Redred pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a one two combo.
Redred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tszyu counters with a left and a right that stings Redred.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Redred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tszyu!
Tszyu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu misses with a two punch combination.
Tszyu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Redred backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redred clinches but Tszyu breaks the clinch
and Tszyu counters with a left and a right that stings Redred.
Tszyu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Redred with a series of wild strikes but Redred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tszyu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tszyu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Redred up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tszyu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Redred up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tszyu is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tszyu instigates a clinch.
Tszyu leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
That's time! Redred's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Tszyu.
Tszyu dips to his left and cracks Redred with an uppercut!
Redred with a lazy takedown attempt

and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tszyu duly obliges.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Redred with a series of wild strikes but Redred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tszyu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tszyu looks to land a combination but Redred avoids it well.
Redred tries to clinch

and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu has Redred pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Redred moves out of range.
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Redred gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tszyu counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu looks to land a combination. Redred sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tszyu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tszyu misses with the combination.

Redred tries to keep at a distance but Tszyu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tszyu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Redred has Tszyu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tszyu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Redred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redred fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tszyu content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Tszyu's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Redred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tszyu.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tszyu duly obliges.
Redred tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tszyu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Redred backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tszyu looks to land a combination. Redred sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Tszyu does no damage.
Redred with a poor takedown

and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tszyu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Tszyu.
Tszyu leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Redred tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redred thows a leg kick but Tszyu checks it

and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tszyu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
Redred letting Tszyu take a breather here.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tszyu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Redred up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Tszyu fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tszyu drives through and clinches with Redred against the cage.
Tszyu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Redred tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tszyu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tszyu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kostya Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
Redred has his takedown stuffed
and Tszyu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Redred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redred misses with a takedown
and Redred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tszyu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tszyu throws a right hand that Redred ducks under and follows up with a left that Redred also avoids with ease.
Tszyu lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu scores with a one two! Redred had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Tszyu does no damage.
Tszyu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redred misses with a takedown attempt
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tszyu looks to land a combination. Redred sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Tszyu closes the distance and clinches.
Redred being controlled against the cage.
Tszyu cracks Redred with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tszyu 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 George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!