PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Melanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melanko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "This Eminence Front Life I Lead " 2Pac vs The Who. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sau Sei's choice of entrance music: 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Melanko
vs
Sau Sei

198 cm
22
255 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Melanko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Sei!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melanko misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Sau Sei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melanko doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Jay Melanko has been cut.
Sau Sei jabs Melanko right on the nose. Melanko blinks but takes it well.
No luck for Melanko with that takedown attempt.
Melanko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sau Sei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melanko.

Sau Sei moves into range and clinches up with Melanko.
Sau Sei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melanko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Sei misses with the head strike.
Sau Sei swings wildly with an uppercut but Melanko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melanko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Sei lands a left hand.
Sau Sei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sau Sei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Sei lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Sei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sau Sei working aggressively here.
Sau Sei has a couple of punches blocked by Melanko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melanko.
A nice left hand lands by Sau Sei.
Sau Sei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melanko backwards.
Sau Sei lands with a left to the head.
Sau Sei pushes Melanko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Melanko is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Sei prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sau Sei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sei scores with a shoulder strike.
Sau Sei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Jay Melanko's cut is getting worse.
Sau Sei misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Sau Sei - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Sau Sei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sau Sei.
Sau Sei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melanko backwards.

Jay Melanko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Melanko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melanko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Sei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sau Sei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sau Sei gets through Melanko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sau Sei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sau Sei scores with a shoulder strike.

Jeez, Jay Melanko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Melanko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ta Sau Sei! Ta Sau Sei retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Ta Sau Sei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.