PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Tuivasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Tuivasa

186 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tai Tuivasa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuivasa misses with the combination.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams has Tuivasa pushed against the cage.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuivasa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tuivasa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuivasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams has Tuivasa pressed against the cage, preventing Tuivasa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Williams breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuivasa with a nice cross.
Tuivasa scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuivasa stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuivasa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tuivasa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tai Tuivasa!