PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ariobaldo Tavarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Lowrey's chin.

Tavarez
vs
Lowrey

181 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowrey!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowrey tries for a takedown but Tavarez circles away easily

and Tavarez counters by clinching up.
Tavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tavarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowrey backwards.
Tavarez effectively controlling the action here.
Tavarez lands a good knee to the midsection. Lowrey won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Tavarez.
Tavarez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tavarez working Lowrey over with knees to the body.
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!
Tavarez scores with a knee to the head.
Tavarez lands a knee to the head.
Tavarez is pushing Lowrey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowrey wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tavarez.
Lowrey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lowrey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lowrey looks gassed!
Come on Tavarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tavarez tries to land a knee to the head but Lowrey blocks with his arms.
Tavarez tries a knee to the head but Lowrey blocks it.
Tavarez crunches a lovely knee into Lowrey's ribcage.
Tavarez scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tavarez obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarez crunches a lovely knee into Lowrey's ribcage.
Tavarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lowrey's face.
Tavarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tavarez lands a left hand.
Tavarez landing knees to the head.

Lowrey is rocked!
Tavarez lands an elbow just above Lowrey 's eye.
Lowrey is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavarez finish him?
Tavarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lowrey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tavarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lowrey seems to have recovered his senses.
Ariobaldo Tavarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lowrey.
Tavarez scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tavarez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Tavarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Tavarez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tavarez obliges.
Tavarez landing knees to the head.
Tavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lowrey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavarez landing knees to the body.
Tavarez has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Lowrey - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tavarez, and another! Lowrey is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ariobaldo Tavarez!
Our winner, Ariobaldo Tavarez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.