PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacTavish comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Mask has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

MacTavish
vs
Mask

179 cm
25
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

170 cm
27
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacTavish manages to avoid it.
Mask keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mask misses with a head kick.
MacTavish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mask. Mask circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MacTavish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mask moves away.
MacTavish misses with a hook. Mask ducked under it nicely.
A big right from MacTavish misses.
MacTavish misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from MacTavish.
MacTavish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacTavish works Mask's body with a nice hook.
MacTavish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mask bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mask avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mask will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacTavish on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from MacTavish misses its intended target.
MacTavish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacTavish connects with a right hand. Mask shakes it off.
Mask pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacTavish is out of range and Mask settles back down.
MacTavish works Mask's body with a nice hook.
MacTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Mask misses.
Mask takes a swing at MacTavish's ribcage but misses.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as MacTavish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mask changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacTavish tries to avoid it but Mask manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacTavish to the ground. MacTavish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mask uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacTavish.

Mask throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. MacTavish was covering up waiting for the punch and Mask finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask trying to move into half guard but instead MacTavish has managed to sweep!
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.

Mask is working an open guard so MacTavish takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mask just misses with a punch to the body.
MacTavish misses with a straight left.
MacTavish throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by MacTavish as he checks the leg kick.
MacTavish throws a hook but Mask blocks it.
Mask scores with a hook.
MacTavish jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask staying out of range there.
Mask is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down MacTavish rather than just go for the knockout.
Mask thows a body kick. MacTavish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacTavish misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a right hand to the body.
MacTavish throws a hook but Mask avoids it easily.
MacTavish looks to land a left hand but Mask moved out of range nicely.
Tonto MacTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by MacTavish. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for MacTavish.
MacTavish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mask momentarily.
Mask defending well as MacTavish loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Mask blocks the leg kick.
Mask swinging wildly here.

Mask closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into MacTavish's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mask throws a strike but MacTavish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask is pulling down on MacTavish's head. It's preventing any offense from MacTavish, at least for the moment.
MacTavish won't allow Mask to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mask wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tonto MacTavish will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

MacTavish throws a shot from downtown. Mask moves away and avoids it.
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and MacTavish moves out of range easily.
Mask throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from MacTavish misses its intended target.
Mask thuds his right hand into MacTavish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mask on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacTavish. MacTavish obviously looking to wear him down.
Mask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut. Mask saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Mask.
Mask throws a head kick but MacTavish moves out of range.
MacTavish connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacTavish checks a leg kick.
MacTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mask lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacTavish's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish takes one on the button.
MacTavish misses with a right hand
and Mask counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mask fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacTavish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mask thuds his right hand into MacTavish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
MacTavish lands with an overhand left.
Mask throws a low kick but MacTavish moves out of range easily.
MacTavish throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
Mask connects with an inside leg kick.
MacTavish scoring well with a low kick there.
Mask motions for MacTavish to come forward. Mask throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacTavish needs to keep his hands up - Mask had a free shot at his head there.
Mask ducks under a wild hook from MacTavish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mask ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacTavish walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mask.
MacTavish throws out a powerful jab.
MacTavish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mask.
Mask goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mask misses with a double jab.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Mask sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mask throws a hook but MacTavish blocks it.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Mask sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mask misses with a body shot.
Mask finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
MacTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacTavish throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws the left hand but Mask avoids the punch easily.
Mask throws a hook but MacTavish blocks it.
Mask displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacTavish throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacTavish.
An inside leg kick lands from Mask.
MacTavish throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacTavish throws an off balance right hand
and Mask makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mask.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mask is looking to slow MacTavish down with leg kicks.
MacTavish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Mask.
An inside leg kick from MacTavish misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mask manages to get an easy takedown there - catching MacTavish on his heels. He'll look to pass MacTavish's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
MacTavish keeping moving, preventing Mask from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
MacTavish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Mask 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mask cracks MacTavish with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacTavish throws a hook but Mask blocks it.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut.
MacTavish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacTavish blocks a low kick nicely.
MacTavish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mask is out of range.
Mask fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacTavish.
MacTavish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacTavish misses with a looping right.
Mask misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacTavish throws a looping overhand right but Mask ducks down to avoid it.
Mask swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mask ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
MacTavish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a jab to the nose.
Mask blocks a low kick nicely.

Mask gets a double leg takedown into MacTavish's guard.
Mask takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mask throwing strikes from guard but MacTavish blocks nicely.
Mask missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mask throws an elbow that misses. MacTavish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mask's guard. Nice move by MacTavish!
Mask has control of MacTavish's left arm, preventing MacTavish from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mask had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacTavish defends it easily.
Mask has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mask is trying to control the position but MacTavish postures up.

Mask working for submissions but it's allowed MacTavish to get to half guard.
Mask wants to control but MacTavish is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MacTavish gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mask throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MacTavish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mask checks a leg kick.
Mask connects with a solid leg kick.
MacTavish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mask looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mask lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacTavish swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut.
MacTavish scores with a nice strike.
Tiger Mask seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mask goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Mask.
MacTavish takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Mask shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. MacTavish manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mask in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mask looking to sit in guard and control but MacTavish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mask working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because MacTavish has passed into half guard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Mask comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mask 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Mask!
A very excited looking Tiger Mask rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.