PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Gianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rooy Tahnupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gianni
vs
Tahnupa

170 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rooy Tahnupa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahnupa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tahnupa misses with a two punch combination.
Tahnupa falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
Tahnupa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gianni counters with a one-two to the body.
Tahnupa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tahnupa swings widly with a right hand
and Gianni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Tahnupa misses.
A left lands for Tahnupa.
Tahnupa misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahnupa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahnupa misses with a hook. Gianni ducked under it nicely.
Tahnupa misses with a straight right.
Tahnupa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tahnupa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tahnupa throws a series of punches but Gianni moves out of range.
Tahnupa misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tahnupa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Tahnupa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tahnupa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gianni.
We've been told by Gianni's head coaches at Academia Ipanema that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tahnupa just misses with a punch to the body.
Rooy Tahnupa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahnupa throws a jab when Gianni was well out of range.
Gianni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahnupa.
A jab from Tahnupa misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa throws a series of punches but Gianni moves out of range.
Tahnupa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tahnupa misses with a wild combination.
Gianni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tahnupa.
Tahnupa throws a series of punches but Gianni avoids them all with ease.
Tahnupa throws an off balance right hand
and Gianni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tahnupa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tahnupa misses with a straight left.
Tahnupa misses with the combination.
Tahnupa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gianni was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahnupa.
Tahnupa misses with a lunging right hand
and Gianni counters with a one-two to the body.
Tahnupa throws a body punch but Gianni moves out of range.
No joy there for Tahnupa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rooy Tahnupa dominated that round.
That's time! Gianni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tahnupa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tahnupa misses with a double jab.
Tahnupa throws a lazy right hand but Gianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guilherme Gianni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahnupa misses with a wild body shot.
Tahnupa falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
Tahnupa throws a poor cross that misses
and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gianni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahnupa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gianni is just out of range.
A slow jab from Tahnupa misses its intended target.
Tahnupa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tahnupa misses with a hook
and Gianni counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Tahnupa finds it's target.
Tahnupa throws a nice looking combination but Gianni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tahnupa misses with a looping left.
Tahnupa misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tahnupa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gianni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahnupa throws out the jab.
Tahnupa throws a big shot that misses.
Tahnupa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahnupa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahnupa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Tahnupa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gianni blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gianni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahnupa.
Tahnupa throws a looping overhand right but Gianni ducks down to avoid it.
Tahnupa misses with a lunging right hand
and Gianni counters with a two punch combo.
Gianni blocks a jab.
Tahnupa throws a poor cross that misses
and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tahnupa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gianni on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahnupa.
Tahnupa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gianni.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahnupa misses the target.
Tahnupa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tahnupa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gianni.
Gianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahnupa.
Gianni avoids the body shot from Tahnupa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rooy Tahnupa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Tahnupa. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Tahnupa misses.
Tahnupa throws a series of punches but Gianni avoids them all with ease.
Rooy Tahnupa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahnupa swings for the body but Gianni moves out of range.
A jab from Tahnupa misses.
A left lands for Tahnupa.
Gianni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tahnupa.
Tahnupa throws the left hand but Gianni avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahnupa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gianni was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahnupa.
No joy there for Tahnupa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tahnupa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gianni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tahnupa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gianni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tahnupa misses the shot to the body.
Tahnupa throws a sloppy body shot
and Gianni counters with a one-two to the body.
Tahnupa thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa misses the body punch
and Gianni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tahnupa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gianni.
Tahnupa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gianni manages to avoid it.
Tahnupa misses with a body shot
and Gianni counters with a left to the body.
Tahnupa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tahnupa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tahnupa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahnupa throws a combination that misses
and Gianni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahnupa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tahnupa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tahnupa throws a combination that misses
and Gianni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gianni avoids the body shot from Tahnupa.
Tahnupa throws a right hand that misses
and Gianni counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Tahnupa misses.
Tahnupa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gianni manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tahnupa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahnupa misses with a left hand
and Tahnupa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tahnupa misses with a left hand
and Gianni counters with a series of strikes. Tahnupa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tahnupa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gianni slips under a jab.
Rooy Tahnupa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tahnupa misses the shot to the body.
Guilherme Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahnupa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rooy Tahnupa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tahnupa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rooy Tahnupa!
A victorious Rooy Tahnupa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.