PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Magenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poochyena's choice of entrance music: This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Magenta
vs
Poochyena

195 cm
28
280 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

225 cm
28
295 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Magenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena cracks Magenta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magenta checks a leg kick.
Magenta catches Poochyena with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magenta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Poochyena there.
Poochyena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poochyena throws a body kick that misses.
Magenta tries to move into range but Poochyena moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poochyena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magenta. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magenta darts in looking for a takedown but Poochyena gets double underhooks and turns Magenta into the cage.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magenta prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Magenta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poochyena walks away with a smile on his face. Magenta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Magenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poochyena misses with a kick to the body.
Poochyena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magenta jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poochyena.
Crunch! Poochyena slams his shin into Magenta's torso.
Poochyena throws a push kick but Magenta slaps the foot to one side.
Magenta misses with a straight left.
Magenta misses with a body shot.

Magenta clinches.
Poochyena lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poochyena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magenta working aggressively here.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Poochyena.
A shot in the inside from Poochyena.
Magenta misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Poochyena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magenta breaks the clinch.
Poochyena delivers a nice body kick.
Magenta swinging wildly here.
Magenta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poochyena counters with an inside leg kick.
Poochyena dips to his left and cracks Magenta with an uppercut!
Magenta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poochyena defending well as Magenta loads up on a big left hand.
Magenta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poochyena counters with an outside leg kick.
Magenta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poochyena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magenta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poochyena counters with a stiff right hand.
Poochyena goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poochyena keeps the fight on the outside.
Poochyena throws a sloppy head kick and Magenta moves out of range easily.
Poochyena misses with a low kick.
Poochyena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magenta misses with a low kick.
Magenta looks to land a right hand but Poochyena moved out of range.
Poochyena throws a lazy right hand but Magenta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poochyena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magenta shoots in looking for a takedown. Poochyena tries to sprawl out of it but Magenta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poochyena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magenta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poochyena jabs at Magenta's body.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magenta throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with a nice kick to the body.
Poochyena buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena wants to slow Magenta down by chopping away at his legs.
Magenta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Magenta.
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!
Magenta lands an overhand right.
Tamias Poochyena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poochyena throws the kick towards the body but Magenta avoids it.
Magenta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poochyena misses with a head kick.
Magenta misses with a jab to the body
and Poochyena counters with a straight right hand.
Mr Magenta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magenta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poochyena. That one must have hurt.
Poochyena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Magenta misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Poochyena.
Poochyena fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magenta checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamias Poochyena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Poochyena slips under a jab.
Tamias Poochyena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magenta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poochyena is looking to slow Magenta down with leg kicks.
Poochyena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poochyena stuns Magenta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magenta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magenta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poochyena's waist but Poochyena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magenta off to one side.
Magenta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poochyena.
Poochyena finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poochyena looks to land a body kick but Magenta moved away.
Magenta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Poochyena eats them both and turns towards Magenta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magenta takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poochyena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Magenta moves into the clinch.
Poochyena is leaning against Magenta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poochyena blocking some punches.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magenta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poochyena or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magenta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magenta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magenta taking a breather.
Magenta blocks a body shot from Poochyena.

Magenta breaks from the clinch.
Magenta misses with a straight left.
Magenta shoots in for a double leg but Poochyena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magenta was well out of range. Poor timing from Poochyena.
Poochyena bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Poochyena misses with a body kick.
Magenta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poochyena.
Poochyena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magenta misses with a hook
and Poochyena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magenta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poochyena lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magenta will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poochyena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poochyena wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Magenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magenta lands the left hand.
Magenta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magenta lands a jab-cross combination.
Poochyena scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Poochyena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poochyena.
Poochyena getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poochyena.
Magenta swinging wildly here.
Poochyena lands a head kick!
Poochyena with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poochyena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poochyena throws a wild body kick that Magenta sees coming a mile off.
Poochyena takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magenta looks to score with a jab to the body but Poochyena is just out of range.
Poochyena jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magenta.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Magenta. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Magenta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poochyena lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poochyena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magenta's hands.
Poochyena digs a good body shot into Magenta's ribs.
Magenta throws a poor cross that misses
and Poochyena counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magenta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poochyena lands with a good body shot.
Magenta misses with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magenta's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamias Poochyena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Poochyena lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poochyena wants to clinch up but Magenta keeps it at a distance.
Magenta misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Poochyena slams his shin into Magenta's torso.
Poochyena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Magenta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magenta moves out of range of the body kick from Poochyena.
Magenta lands with a straight right. Poochyena didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poochyena. Magenta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poochyena with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poochyena wants to slow Magenta down by chopping away at his legs.
Poochyena throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magenta misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magenta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magenta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poochyena.
Magenta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poochyena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Magenta gets a double leg takedown into Poochyena's guard.
Poochyena is looking to stand up but Magenta isn't so interested in that idea.
Magenta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magenta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magenta tries to free his leg and advance position but Poochyena is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magenta wants to control from the top but Poochyena keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magenta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poochyena wants to stand but Magenta is controlling the position.
Magenta throws an elbow that misses. Poochyena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magenta's guard. Nice move by Poochyena!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poochyena wants to stand but Magenta is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Poochyena stands up from Magenta's guard - Poochyena perhaps looking for a knockout.
Magenta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magenta. That did some damage!
Poochyena scores with a head kick.
Poochyena throws a wild body kick that Magenta sees coming a mile off.
Mr Magenta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Magenta gets tackled into the cage by Poochyena. Poochyena maintains the clinch.
Magenta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magenta lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magenta.
Magenta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poochyena lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Poochyena - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocking some punches.
Magenta throws a punch but it's blocked by Poochyena.
Magenta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poochyena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poochyena digs a right hand into Magenta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magenta's gas tank.
Magenta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Mr Magenta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Poochyena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magenta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Poochyena.
A short uppercut from Poochyena.
Tamias Poochyena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magenta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poochyena lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magenta jumps guard but Poochyena stands there with Magenta around his waist. Magenta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Poochyena lands an uppercut.
Poochyena works on Magenta's body with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tamias Poochyena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poochyena winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamias Poochyena!
A very excited looking Tamias Poochyena 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.