PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tapia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kline has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Andy Kline is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tapia
vs
Kline

205 cm
20
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Tapia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Kline!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kline closes the distance and clinches up with Tapia, looking for a takedown. Kline pushes Tapia against the cage but Tapia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tapia wants to clinch.

Kline scores with a takedown into Tapia's guard.
Kline won't allow Tapia to get back to his feet.
Tapia keeping full guard, as Kline tries to pass.
Kline looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tapia wants to stand up but Kline is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline looking to pass the guard.
Tapia wants to stand up but Kline is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tapia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kline.
Kline digs a good hook to Tapia's body.
Kline tries to clinch there but Tapia circles away.
Tapia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kline backs up against the cage.
Kline throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tapia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tapia is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapia tries to clinch

and Kline counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tapia won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapia tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kline struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kline gets his hands free as Tapia looks to control.
Tapia holding both Kline 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kline's guard. Nice work there by Tapia.
Tapia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tapia throws a sloppy head kick and Kline moves out of range easily.
Kline drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tapia moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kline goes down! Can Tapia finish him!?

Kline is rocked!
Tapia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tapia wants to stand but Kline is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kline is still in real trouble! Can Tapia finish him?
Kline seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tapia's guard.
Tapia keeping full guard, as Kline tries to pass.
Tapia keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kline has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tapia is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andy Kline will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tapia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kline counters with a series of strikes. Tapia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tapia throws a head kick but Kline moves out of range.
Kline throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tapia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kline counters with a huge head kick that drops Tapia! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Kline!