PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Pin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tazunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for King Pin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pin
vs
Tazunan

165 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Pin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Tazunan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tazunan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tazunan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tazunan has Pin up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pin.
Pin lands a nice uppercut.
Pin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pin lands a nice uppercut.
Pin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pin.
Pin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tazunan backwards.
Pin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Pin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tazunan defending well as Pin loads up on a big left hand.
Tazunan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tazunan.
Tazunan ducks right into an uppercut from Pin.
Pin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tazunan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tazunan is rocked!
Pin 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.
Pin throws out a loose jab but Tazunan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tazunan is still on wobbly legs! Can Pin finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pin lands a nice shot to the body.
King Pin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oooooh!!! Pin has knocked Tazunan down with a huge combo! Pin steps away and waves a wobbly Tazunan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pin throws a leg kick but Tazunan checks it.
Tazunan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pin.
Tazunan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pin.
Tazunan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pin lands with a shot to the body.

Tazunan clinches up against the cage.
Pin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tazunan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tazunan won't allow it.
Tazunan seems to have recovered his senses.
Pin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pin thuds a left hand into Tazunan's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pin.

Tazunan closes the distance and clinches.
Pin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pin.

Pin manages to break the clinch.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Tazunan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pin.
The crowd cheers as Tazunan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pin doesn't seem phased though.
Pin takes a swing at Tazunan's ribcage but misses.
Tazunan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pin.
Tazunan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pin misses with an uppercut
and Tazunan counters with a three punch combo that has Pin backing up. Pin nods at Tazunan to acknowledge the strikes.
Pin misses with a double jab.
Pin swinging wildly here.
Tazunan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tazunan throws a hook to the side of Pin's head but Pin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tazunan slips a jab from Pin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pin missing with a left hand there. Tazunan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tazunan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pin.
Pin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Pin does it's job there.
Pin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tazunan at a distance.
Pin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tazunan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King Pin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tazunan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tazunan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pin.
Horrible takedown by Tazunan or perhaps it was just good defense by Pin which made him look bad.
Tazunan looks winded!
Tazunan scores with a shot to the body.
Pin cracks Tazunan with a good jab.
Tazunan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tazunan duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Tazunan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Tazunan.
Tazunan is looking to clinch.
Pin lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pin connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Tazunan! He's out on his feet! Pin rushes in and drops Tazunan with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Pin!