PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Fausu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fausu's choice of entrance music: Manu Samoa. Mickey Right could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Fausu's chin.

Right
vs
Fausu

180 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
267 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Right!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Fausu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fausu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Right paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Right throws a series of punches but Fausu avoids them all with ease.
Fausu swings for the body but Right moves out of range.
Right uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fausu.
Right uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fausu.
Right missing with a left hand there. Fausu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fausu feints and then cracks Right's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Right down.
Nice shot by Fausu.
Sloppy strikes from Fausu. Those never looked like landing.
Right goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Tommy Fausu has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Right takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Right throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fausu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Right circles away quickly and effectively.
Fausu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Right keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy body kick from Fausu
and Right counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fausu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Right is breathing heavily.
Fausu tries to clinch up but Right circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fausu takes a swing at Right's ribcage but misses.
Fausu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Right misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Right.
Fausu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Right moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fausu lands a leg kick that knocks Right off balance momentarily.

Fausu rushes Right and presses him up against the cage.
Fausu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Right to keep the fight standing.

Fausu pulls guard.
Right is fighting to break Fausu's control of his arms but Fausu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Right has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Fausu is working an open guard so Right takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fausu fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fausu throws a series of punches but Right moves out of range.
Right looks to land a combination. Fausu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Fausu moves into the clinch successfully.
Fausu blocks an elbow strike.
Right creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fausu wants to break the clinch but can't.

Right pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fausu missing with a left hand there. Right was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Right moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Right, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fausu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Right throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fausu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Fausu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fausu misses with a wild combination.
Fausu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Right rather than just go for the knockout.
Fausu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Right moves away.
Right lands a two punch combo.
Fausu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fausu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Right takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fausu throws a shot to the body.
Right is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fausu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fausu misses with a kick to the body.
Fausu looks for the body kick but Right saw that one coming.
Fausu slips under a jab.
Fausu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Right. Right circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fausu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Right tries to land a knee to the head but Fausu blocks with his arms.
Fausu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Right smiles and moves away.
Fausu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fausu looks for the body kick but Right saw that one coming.
Fausu tries to clinch up.
Right takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fausu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Right misses with a wild combination.
Right uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fausu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Fausu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Fausu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fausu looks to land a body kick but Right moved away.
Right showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fausu.
Fausu slips a straight right by Right.
Fausu connects with a nice looking jab.
Right fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fausu manages to avoid it.
Tommy Fausu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Right misses with a combination
and Fausu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Right thinking.
Fausu throws a leg kick but Right sees it coming and moves out of range.
Right looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Right closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice cross by Right.
Right misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mickey Right is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fausu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Right misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fausu jumps guard but Right stands there with Fausu around his waist. Fausu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Right with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Right can't break the clinch.
Fausu tries to pull guard but Right forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fausu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fausu tries to circle away but Right has him pinned against the cage.

Fausu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Right uses from the top position.
Fausu has a closed guard, preventing Right from standing up.

Fausu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Right doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Right manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fausu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Right gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fausu is adopting a defensive guard.
Right wants to stand and escape but instead Fausu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fausu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fausu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Right swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Right keeping moving, preventing Fausu from controlling successfully.
Fausu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fausu won't allow Right to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommy Fausu.
Right will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Right keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fausu dodges the punch combination from Right.
Right throws a one two combo.
Fausu stalks Right and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Right's face. Right staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Right lands a nice hook to Fausu's body. Fausu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fausu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fausu catches Right with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Right looks to land a combination but Fausu avoids it well.
No joy there for Right, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fausu misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Fausu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Fausu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fausu slips under a jab.
Fausu moves in looking to clinch but Right pushes him off.
Fausu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Right moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Right takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fausu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fausu misses with a low kick as Right jumps back.
Fausu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Right throws out the jab.
Right takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fausu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fausu looks to land a right hand but Right moved out of range.
Fausu fails to land with a series of punches.
Right lands with a right hand.
Right misses with a few strikes there.
Fausu misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Right misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Right shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fausu but Fausu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fausu throws a one two combo.
A clash of legs there as Right blocks the low kick.
Fausu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Right moves out of range as Fausu throws a body kick.
Fausu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fausu duly obliges.
Fausu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Right shoots in but Fausu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fausu stuns Right with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Right misses with a jab to the body
and Fausu counters with a left and a right that stings Right.
Fausu misses with a body shot
and Right counters with a two punch combo.
Right fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Right takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Right crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fausu - the referee stops the clock and Right gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fausu. Right manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fausu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fausu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Right swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fausu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Fausu.
Right throws out a loose jab but Fausu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fausu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Right.
Fausu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Right misses with a few strikes there.
Right takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fausu leaves Right with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Right. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Fausu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fausu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Right moves out of range of the body kick from Fausu.
Fausu scores with a body shot.
Fausu takes a swing at Right's ribcage but misses.
Fausu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Right moves away.
Fausu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Right.
Right avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fausu looks to land a body kick but Right moved away.
Right keeps the fight on the outside.
Mickey Right has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Right.
Fausu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Right counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Right has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fausu finds it's way round the side to connect with Right's head.
Right slips a jab from Fausu.
Right keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fausu.
Fausu lands a body shot.
Tommy Fausu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Right throws a right and a left that Fausu avoids nicely.
Fausu scores with the left hand. Right knows he should have avoided that one.
Fausu misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Right. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Fausu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Right misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fausu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Right misses with a jab to the body
and Fausu counters with a nice uppercut.
Right throws a right hand that Fausu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fausu also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Fausu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fausu 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Fausu!
After the big win, Tommy Fausu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.