PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi. Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Choi has chosen PSY - Gangnam Style as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tasapaksu
vs
Choi

195 cm
36
275 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

202 cm
29
249 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Merciless Gladiators

Hellbent
Conviction

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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Choi.
Choi throws a lazy right hand but Tasapaksu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tasapaksu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tasapaksu scores with a nice strike.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choi.
Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tasapaksu's calf.
Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Tasapaksu moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick.
Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Choi cracks Tasapaksu with an open hand slap.
Tasapaksu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Tasapaksu forces Choi back against the cage and clinches.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow that misses.
Choi dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.
Tasapaksu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu looking to slow down the pace here.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi throws a head punch that misses.
Tasapaksu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Choi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tasapaksu throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tasapaksu fails to land.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Tasapaksu controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi avoids the elbow strike from Tasapaksu, against the cage.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow.
Choi lands a shot to the body.
Choi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.

Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi thumps Tasapaksu with a low kick.
That kick from Choi tenderised Tasapaksu's leg. Tasapaksu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tasapaksu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Choi on the side of the head.
Tasapaksu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Tasapaksu.
The fighters circling - Tasapaksu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Choi.
A bone on bone clash there as Choi blocks the leg kick.
Choi staying out of range there.
Choi cracks Tasapaksu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Tasapaksu moves away from the strike by Choi.
Choi misses with a hook. Tasapaksu ducked under it nicely.
Tasapaksu lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi throws a body kick that misses.
Choi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tasapaksu to score with a decent uppercut.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick that misses.
K.J. Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi throws a hook but Tasapaksu blocks it.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choi checks it well.
Tasapaksu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Choi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a body kick.
Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tasapaksu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choi throws a lazy body kick
and Tasapaksu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tasapaksu's calf.
Tasapaksu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Choi misses.
Choi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tasapaksu works the jab nicely.
A jab from Choi finds it's way through Tasapaksu's defenses.
Nice body punch from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Choi is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Tasapaksu misses.
Choi misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasapaksu blocks a head kick by Choi.
Tasapaksu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi scores with a punch to the head.
Choi swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

K.J. Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatti Tasapaksu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Tasapaksu blocks a jab.
Choi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Choi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tasapaksu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Tasapaksu misses.
Choi walks into a straight right hand from Tasapaksu.
Choi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the strikes.
Choi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tasapaksu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tasapaksu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Tasapaksu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choi.

Choi tries to keep at a distance but Tasapaksu has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tasapaksu on the inside.
Choi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tasapaksu has Choi pressed against the cage.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
Nice elbow from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tasapaksu misses with some punches.
Tasapaksu misses with a body punch.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tasapaksu has him pressed against the cage.
Tatti Tasapaksu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Choi manages to break the clinch.
Choi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasapaksu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tasapaksu scores with a head kick. Choi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tasapaksu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choi to score with a decent uppercut.
Choi misses with a straight right.
Choi staying out of range there.
Tatti Tasapaksu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tasapaksu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi checks a low kick from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws out a leg kick but Choi moves out of range and Tasapaksu only half commits.
Choi scores with a nice right hand.
Choi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tasapaksu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Tasapaksu lands a jab to Choi's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a hook.
Tasapaksu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tasapaksu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choi with a nice cross.
Choi lands with a nice body punch.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tasapaksu defending well as Choi loads up on a big left hand.
Choi looks to land a body kick but Tasapaksu moved away.
Choi throws out a loose jab but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tasapaksu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Choi.
Tasapaksu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi wants to slow Tasapaksu down by chopping away at his legs.
Choi cracks Tasapaksu with an open hand slap.
Tasapaksu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tasapaksu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Choi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick.
Choi throws a leg kick but Tasapaksu moved away.
Tasapaksu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Tasapaksu misses its intended target.
Choi throws a hook but Tasapaksu avoids it easily.
Tasapaksu is looking to chop away at Choi's legs.
Choi connects with a single shot there.
Tasapaksu scores with a hook to the body. Choi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tasapaksu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Choi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tasapaksu throws a hook but Choi avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatti Tasapaksu's cut.
That's time! Tasapaksu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Choi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tasapaksu tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
Tasapaksu misses with a wild combination.
Tasapaksu misses with a looping right.
Good work by Choi as he checks the leg kick.
Choi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tasapaksu slips a straight right by Choi.
Choi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Choi thumps Tasapaksu with a low kick.
Choi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Choi is looking to slow Tasapaksu down with leg kicks.
Tasapaksu tries to bum rush Choi with a series of wild strikes but Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tasapaksu walks into a jab.
Tasapaksu throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Tasapaksu connects with an inside leg kick.
Choi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tasapaksu lands with an uppercut that bounces Choi off the cage and back into range.
Choi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tasapaksu to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tasapaksu looks to clinch but Choi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tasapaksu taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). K.J. Choi!
K.J. Choi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.