PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blah Blah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Tam is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Blah
vs
Tam

187 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Battle Bars Inc.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blah Blah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Tam!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tam.
Blah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tam as he avoids it easily.
Tam misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tam stuffs the takedown attempt from Blah. Blah gets slowly back to his feet.
Blah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blah Blah. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tam as Blah shoots in.
Tam misses with a wild combination.
Tam connects with a single shot there.
Tam throws a low kick, looking for Blah's leg but Blah calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tam throws a hook but Blah blocks it.
Tam misses with a double jab.
Simon Tam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tam clinches up with Blah and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tam.

Blah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tam is trying to keep an underhook but Blah manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tam tries to get to full guard but Blah has control of the leg.

Tam kicks off Blah and gets to his feet.
Tam slips a jab and a cross from Blah.
Blah slips under a jab.
Blah tries for a takedown but Tam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blah is breathing heavily.
Tam throws a nice looking combination but Blah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tam fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tam rushes Blah and presses him up against the cage.
Tam tries to work over Blah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blah tries for a takedown but Tam manages to get underhooks.

Tam manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Tam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tam looks for the body kick but Blah saw that one coming.
Tam throws a body punch but Blah moves out of range.
Blah shoots in looking for a takedown. Tam tries to sprawl out of it but Blah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tam misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blah.
Blah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blah misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Tam does no damage.
Blah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tam tries to avoid it but Blah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tam to the ground. Tam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blah shoots in for a double leg but Tam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blah Blah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blah Blah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Tam.
Blah shoots for a takedown but Tam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam misses with a two punch combination.

Tam drives through and clinches with Blah against the cage.
Blah tries to pull guard but Tam holds him up against the cage and eventually Blah drops back down to his feet.

Tam manages to break the clinch.
Tam misses with a wild combination.
Tam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blah closes the distance and clinches up with Tam, looking for a takedown. Blah pushes Tam against the cage but Tam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Tam darts in and clinches Blah up against the cage.
Blah blocks a body shot from Tam.
A bit of stalling here from Tam.
Blah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blah avoiding damage as Tam throws knees to the body.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Tam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Tam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Tam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blah shoots for a takedown but Tam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tam circles away.
Blah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tam as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blah Blah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blah checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Blah as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tam stuffs the takedown attempt from Blah. Blah gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tam is fending him off so far but Blah persists. Nope, Tam circles away and we're back to standing.
Tam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tam stuffs the takedown attempt from Blah. Blah gets slowly back to his feet.
Blah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tam swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blah closes the distance and clinches up with Tam, looking for a takedown. Blah pushes Tam against the cage but Tam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tam circles away.
Tam avoids the head kick by Blah.
Blah shoots for a takedown but Tam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blah tries to clinch but Tam moves away

and Tam moves into the clinch.
Tam misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blah.
Blah fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blah managing to block the knees to the body from Tam.
Blah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tam lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tam manages to break the clinch.
Blah with a poor takedown

and Tam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tam.
Blah managing to block the knees to the body from Tam.

Tam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tam throws a combination that misses

and Blah counters by moving into the clinch.
Blah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tam just leaning against Blah, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blah shoots and misses
enabling Tam to counter with a crisp jab.
Blah misses with a takedown

and Tam counters by moving into the clinch.
Blah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blah wants to get back to striking at distance but Tam won't allow it.
Tam stalling in the clinch.
Tam looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Tam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tam fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Tam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tam winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Simon Tam!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Simon Tam!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Simon Tam!

Simon Tam wins by unanimous decision!