PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tasapaksu
vs
Engle

195 cm
30
275 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Engle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu wants to land a leg kick but Engle is out of range.
Engle throws a lazy head kick
and Tasapaksu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tasapaksu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Engle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tasapaksu takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Engle takes a swing at Tasapaksu's ribcage but misses.
Tasapaksu lands a high kick!

It looks like Joey Engle has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick but Engle moved away.
Engle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Engle checks a leg kick nicely.
Engle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tasapaksu cracks the inside of Engle's front leg.
Engle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tasapaksu counters with an inside leg kick.
Engle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu blocks a head kick by Engle.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Engle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joey Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu blocks a head kick by Engle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tasapaksu avoids the head kick by Engle.
Tasapaksu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Engle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Engle missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Engle managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Engle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Engle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Engle is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasapaksu avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Engle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick as Engle jumps back.

Tasapaksu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Engle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tasapaksu.
Engle tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tasapaksu avoids it.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but Engle blocks it.
Tasapaksu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Engle shrugs off.
Engle can't break the clinch.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasapaksu avoids the damage to the body.
Engle has Tasapaksu pressed against the cage.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tasapaksu avoids it.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Engle avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle is looking to break free of the clinch but Tasapaksu has double underhooks.

Engle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tasapaksu darts in and clinches Engle up against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the body.
Tasapaksu working Engle over with knees to the body.
Engle looks gassed!
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Engle's defenses.
Tasapaksu lands a good knee to the midsection. Engle won't want to take too many of those.
Tasapaksu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Tasapaksu stalling against the cage.
Engle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as Engle controls the action.
Engle blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tasapaksu obliges.
Tasapaksu working Engle over with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is struggling to control the position.
Tasapaksu blocks a body shot from Engle.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is trying to maintain a safe position but Engle gets an underhook and turns Tasapaksu into the cage.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
Tasapaksu lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu pushes Engle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasapaksu avoids the damage to the body.
Tasapaksu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tasapaksu throws a leg kick
and Engle counters with an inside leg kick.
Engle staying out of range there.
Tasapaksu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Tasapaksu gets tackled into the cage by Engle. Engle maintains the clinch.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Engle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasapaksu has Engle pressed against the cage, preventing Engle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Engle avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Engle avoids it.
Tasapaksu is struggling to control the position.
Tasapaksu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That has opened up Joey Engle's cut even more.
Engle is breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tasapaksu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engle.
Tasapaksu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Engle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu has Engle pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tasapaksu just leaning against Engle, taking a breather.
Tasapaksu misses with a body punch.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Engle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Engle's gas tank.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tasapaksu working Engle over with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a good knee to the midsection. Engle won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu crunches a lovely knee into Engle's ribcage.
Engle being controlled against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tasapaksu.

The cut above Joey Engle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Tasapaksu.

Engle is rocked!

Joey Engle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tasapaksu controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tatti Tasapaksu!
A very excited looking Tatti Tasapaksu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.