PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mang Juan Bali Bukog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Tabaghak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Juan Bali Bukog
vs
Tabaghak

179 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

STAR Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Juan Bali Bukog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Tabaghak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabaghak scores with a jab to the body.
Bali Bukog shoots in looking for a takedown but Tabaghak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bali Bukog's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bali Bukog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tabaghak sizes up Bali Bukog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bali Bukog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bali Bukog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tabaghak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bali Bukog somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mang Juan Bali Bukog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tabaghak.
A head kick from Tabaghak lands but Bali Bukog takes it in his stride.

It looks like Mang Juan Bali Bukog has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tabaghak closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak pushes Bali Bukog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bali Bukog wants to stall.
Tabaghak connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bali Bukog is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bali Bukog is working for takedown but Tabaghak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tabaghak working Bali Bukog over with knees to the body.
Tabaghak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bali Bukog's face.
Tabaghak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Tabaghak.
Tabaghak with a knee to the head.
Tabaghak working Bali Bukog over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabaghak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tabaghak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tabaghak lands a hook that snaps the head of Bali Bukog backwards.
A hook to the body from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak lands a nice knee to the body.
Tabaghak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bali Bukog or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabaghak with a knee to the head.
Tabaghak digs a right hand into Bali Bukog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bali Bukog's gas tank.
Tabaghak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tabaghak connects with a knee to the head.
Bali Bukog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tabaghak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bali Bukog's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tabaghak obliges.
Tabaghak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bali Bukog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tabaghak pushes Bali Bukog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tabaghak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bali Bukog takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Tabaghak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mang Juan Bali Bukog's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tabaghak connects with a nice looking jab.
Bali Bukog shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tabaghak sprawls well. Tabaghak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bali Bukog gets slowly back to his feet.

Tabaghak moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tabaghak as Bali Bukog tries to tie him up.
Tabaghak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tabaghak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bali Bukog backwards.
Tito Tabaghak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tabaghak lands a knee to the head.
Tabaghak landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tabaghak.
Tabaghak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bali Bukog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bali Bukog takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Tabaghak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak landing knees to the head.
Tabaghak lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Tabaghak on the inside.
Tabaghak lands a knee to the head.
Tabaghak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tabaghak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Tabaghak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bali Bukog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick from Tabaghak lands but Bali Bukog takes it in his stride.
Tabaghak throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabaghak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bali Bukog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Tabaghak.
Bali Bukog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Tabaghak.
Bali Bukog sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tabaghak connects with a solid leg kick.
Tabaghak scoring well with a low kick there.

Tabaghak gets a clinch.
Tabaghak lands a knee to the head.
Tabaghak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tabaghak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bali Bukog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tabaghak.
Mang Juan Bali Bukog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tabaghak blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Tabaghak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tabaghak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!

Tito Tabaghak wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tito Tabaghak 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.