PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash by Korn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tua
vs
Rimes

184 cm
29
269 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

204 cm
27
239 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua misses with a hook. Rimes ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Rimes.
Tua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rimes.
Rimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Rimes tried to score with a low kick but Tua checks it.
Rimes ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Rimes motions for Tua to come forward. Rimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rimes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Tua throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Rimes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rimes finds it's way round the side to connect with Tua's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rimes.
Rimes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua's sensitive parts.
Rimes slips under a jab.
Rimes staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rimes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rimes tries to clinch up.
Rimes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua blocks a head kick by Rimes.
Tua swings for the body but Rimes moves out of range.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Rimes lands with a kick to the temple. Tua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rimes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rimes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rimes.
Tua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick from Rimes lands but Tua takes it in his stride.
Tua 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Tua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rimes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tua's hands.
Rimes scores with a nice body kick.
Rimes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rimes!

Rimes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Rimes has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Rimes.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Rimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rimes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tua tries to break the clinch but Rimes is controlling the position.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Rimes on the inside.
Rimes with a knee to the head.
Rimes cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
A short left from Rimes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rimes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rimes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rimes.
Rimes lands a knee to the head.
Rimes lands with a left to the head.
Rimes misses with a knee strike.
Rimes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Rimes on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rimes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tua's face.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rimes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rimes tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Rimes back against the cage.
Rimes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes looking to throw knees to the head but Tua is blocking nicely.
Rimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes working aggressively here.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Rimes.
Rimes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rimes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tua is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rimes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rimes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tua's face.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
Rimes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rimes tries to land a knee to the head but Tua blocks with his arms.
Rimes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rimes landing knees to the head.
Rimes tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Rimes misses with a knee strike.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Rimes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rimes throws a front kick that sends Tua stumbling back into the cage.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rimes counters by moving into the clinch.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Rimes controls the action.
Tua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
Tua lands a shoulder strike.
Tua is trying to push Rimes away but Rimes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rimes lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Rimes prevents a body shot from Tua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Rimes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rimes.
Tua blocks a body shot from Rimes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rimes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rimes working Tua over with knees to the body.
Rimes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rimes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rimes lands a left hand.
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rimes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rimes.
Rimes works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Rimes works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rimes obliges.
Rimes connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Rimes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tua tries to circle away but Rimes has him pinned against the cage.
Rimes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes lands with a light punch inside.
Rimes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rimes has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rimes - that landed with a thud.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua.
Optimus Rimes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Rimes.
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rimes with a knee to the head.
Rimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rimes lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tua is rocked!
Rimes presses Tua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rimes cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Rimes landing knees to the body.
Tua blocks a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rimes's elbow.
Rimes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Rimes.
Oh Tua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rimes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rimes crunches a lovely knee into Tua's ribcage.
Rimes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rimes lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rimes lands with a right to the head.
Tua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rimes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tua tries to circle away but Rimes has him pinned against the cage.
Rimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rimes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rimes tries to land a knee to the head but Tua blocks with his arms.
Rimes lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rimes - that landed with a thud.
Rimes is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes pushes Tua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rimes works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Rimes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Rimes.
Rimes has Tua pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Tua is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rimes - that's hurt Tua badly! Oh, another knee lands and Tua is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Tua doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Optimus Rimes!