PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

deGrasse Tyson
vs
Lima

175 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute
Stonewall

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ka Lima!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima thows a body shot but no joy.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Ka Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
deGrasse Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lima throws a series of punches but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range.
Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima lands with a right hand.

It looks like Neil deGrasse Tyson has been cut.
Lima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
deGrasse Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
deGrasse Tyson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lima. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima cracks deGrasse Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. deGrasse Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a straight right.
Lima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima scores with a decent looking hook.
Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Lima misses with a head kick.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a jab.
deGrasse Tyson walks into a jab.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson moves away.
Lima lands a body shot.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick which misses Lima's front leg but catches the back leg as Lima tries to avoid it.
Lima misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a head kick by Lima.
Lima misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Lima finds it's target.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a head kick by Lima.
deGrasse Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lima avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but deGrasse Tyson is just out of range.
deGrasse Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
deGrasse Tyson throws a wild body kick that Lima sees coming a mile off.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
Lima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lima throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lima gets tackled into the cage by deGrasse Tyson. deGrasse Tyson maintains the clinch.
Lima blocks an elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
deGrasse Tyson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but Lima blocks it.
Lima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lima taking a breather.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the head.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. deGrasse Tyson smiles and moves away.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and deGrasse Tyson is able to avoid easily.
deGrasse Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Lima.
deGrasse Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lima throws a solid leg kick but deGrasse Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lima.
deGrasse Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lima connects with a crisp jab.
Lima jabs deGrasse Tyson right on the nose. deGrasse Tyson blinks but takes it well.

Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut is getting worse.
Lima moves out of range of the leg kick from deGrasse Tyson.
Lima lands with an uppercut that bounces deGrasse Tyson off the cage and back into range.
deGrasse Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
deGrasse Tyson walks into a left hand.
Lima throws a low kick but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range easily.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deGrasse Tyson lands the left hand.
Lima works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Lima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ka Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lima misses with a low kick.

deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lima avoids it.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima avoiding damage as deGrasse Tyson throws knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
deGrasse Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Lima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lima prevents deGrasse Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Lima blocks an elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson.
Lima looking to slow down the pace here.

Lima manages to break the clinch.
Lima throws a low kick, looking for deGrasse Tyson's leg but deGrasse Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Lima finds it's way through deGrasse Tyson's defenses.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lima.
Lima throws a hook to the side of deGrasse Tyson's head but deGrasse Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
deGrasse Tyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
deGrasse Tyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Lima misses with a straight right.
deGrasse Tyson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lima's calf.
Lima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
deGrasse Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Lima moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima lands a leg kick that knocks deGrasse Tyson off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lima moves out of range as deGrasse Tyson strikes.
deGrasse Tyson avoids the body shot from Lima.
A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima lands with a shot to the body.
deGrasse Tyson throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and deGrasse Tyson moves out of range easily.
Lima throws a head kick that deGrasse Tyson semi-blocks.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
deGrasse Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lima steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from deGrasse Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on deGrasse Tyson if he has to take too many more of those.
Lima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Jeez, Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
deGrasse Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

deGrasse Tyson is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ka Lima!
Our winner, Ka Lima, 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.