PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pollux Ulysses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Tetahiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ulysses
vs
Tetahiti

185 cm
27
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

177 cm
27
196 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pollux Ulysses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Tetahiti!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulysses takes a swing at Tetahiti's ribcage but misses.
Tetahiti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tetahiti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ulysses ducks under a wild hook from Tetahiti.
Ulysses misses with a looping left.
Tetahiti scores with a hook.
Ulysses throws a body punch but Tetahiti moves out of range.
Tetahiti misses with a hook. Ulysses ducked under it nicely.
Tetahiti tries to clinch up but Ulysses circles away and keeps his distance.
Tetahiti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ulysses misses with a hook.
Ulysses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ulysses takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tetahiti. Ulysses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ulysses throws a sloppy body shot
and Tetahiti counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulysses lands the left hand.
Tetahiti's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tetahiti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tetahiti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ulysses doesn't seem bothered though.
Ulysses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tetahiti ducks under a wild hook from Ulysses.
Tetahiti slips a jab from Ulysses.
Pollux Ulysses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulysses takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tetahiti slips a jab from Ulysses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ulysses misses its intended target.
Ulysses takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tetahiti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tetahiti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ulysses misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulysses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tetahiti throws a series of punches but Ulysses moves out of range.
Ulysses darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tetahiti defending well as Ulysses loads up on a big left hand.
Ulysses throws a lazy right hand but Tetahiti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tetahiti scores with a nice right hand.
Tetahiti fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulysses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetahiti throws a right hand that Ulysses ducks under and follows up with a left that Ulysses also avoids with ease.
Tetahiti lands a jab to Ulysses's midsection.
Tetahiti connects with a body shot.

Tetahiti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tetahiti throws a head punch that misses.
Tetahiti blocking some punches.
Ulysses misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses misses with the head strike.
Ulysses has a couple of punches blocked by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tetahiti pushes Ulysses back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulysses tries to circle away but Tetahiti has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulysses.
Ulysses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulysses doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tetahiti stalling.
Ulysses prevents a body shot from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tetahiti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulysses's elbow.
Ulysses doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Ulysses's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tetahiti presses Ulysses against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses prevents a body shot from Tetahiti.
Ulysses goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetahiti digs a right hand underneath Ulysses's ribcage. Ulysses let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tetahiti.
A head punch on the inside from Ulysses fails to land.
Ulysses takes a shot to the head.
Tetahiti blocks an uppercut.
Ulysses misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Tetahiti on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ulysses up against the cage.
Tetahiti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tetahiti blocking some punches.
Tetahiti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetahiti lands a shot to the body.
Tetahiti misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Ulysses.
Tetahiti lands an uppercut.
Ulysses blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tetahiti tries a body shot but Ulysses blocks it.
Tetahiti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tetahiti misses with a body punch.
Tetahiti tries to work over Ulysses's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ulysses is looking to break free of the clinch but Tetahiti has double underhooks.
Tetahiti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulysses scores with a shot to the side of Tetahiti's head.
Ulysses lands with a left to the head.
Tetahiti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulysses is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tetahiti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tetahiti struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulysses controls his hands.
Tetahiti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tetahiti tries a body shot but Ulysses blocks it.
Ulysses lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tetahiti or not.
Tetahiti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tetahiti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tetahiti pushes Ulysses up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulysses.
Tetahiti has a couple of punches blocked by Ulysses.

Tetahiti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Ulysses misses.
Ulysses scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulysses misses with a body punch
and Tetahiti counters with a straight right hand.
Tetahiti slips under a jab.
Tetahiti lands with a nice body punch.

Tetahiti clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetahiti gets through Ulysses's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tetahiti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Tetahiti.
Tetahiti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulysses's elbow.
Tetahiti wants to stall.
Ulysses working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulysses lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tetahiti backwards.

Ulysses pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ulysses throws a big shot that misses.
Tetahiti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulysses.
Ulysses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tetahiti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tetahiti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulysses moves away.
Ulysses looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tetahiti walks into a straight right hand from Ulysses.
Tetahiti moves in looking to clinch but Ulysses pushes him off.
Adam Tetahiti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tetahiti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tetahiti defending well as Ulysses loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tetahiti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tetahiti misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tetahiti.
Ulysses throws a shot from downtown. Tetahiti moves away and avoids it.
Ulysses has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ulysses there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulysses throws a hook but Tetahiti blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tetahiti.
Ulysses just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetahiti lands with a hook. Ulysses tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ulysses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ulysses misses the target.
Ulysses scores with a nice head shot.
Ulysses ducks right into an uppercut from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tetahiti slips a straight right by Ulysses.
Ulysses misses with a left hand
and Tetahiti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulysses misses with a body punch
and Tetahiti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Ulysses.
Ulysses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti clobbers Ulysses with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tetahiti with a jab.
Ulysses lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tetahiti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ulysses throws a jab when Tetahiti was well out of range.
Ulysses throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ulysses 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.
Ulysses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tetahiti jabs at Ulysses's body.
Ulysses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tetahiti with a jab.
Tetahiti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ulysses throws a right hand that misses
and Tetahiti counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Tetahiti does no damage.
Tetahiti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ulysses.
Ulysses throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tetahiti misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Tetahiti.
Ulysses lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulysses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tetahiti moves away.
Ulysses uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tetahiti.
Ulysses takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tetahiti throws a body punch but Ulysses moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses missing with a left hand there. Tetahiti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Tetahiti closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ulysses scores with a shot to the side of Tetahiti's head.
Ulysses throws a head punch that misses.
Adam Tetahiti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulysses is trying to break the clinch but Tetahiti has him pressed against the cage.
Tetahiti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tetahiti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tetahiti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ulysses has a couple of punches blocked by Tetahiti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulysses tries a body shot but Tetahiti blocks it.
Ulysses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tetahiti lands with a light punch inside.
Ulysses misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tetahiti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tetahiti slips under a jab.
Ulysses misses with a straight right.
Ulysses lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tetahiti at a distance.
Ulysses fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Tetahiti closes the distance and clinches.
Ulysses misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetahiti tries to work over Ulysses's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ulysses lands an uppercut.
Ulysses's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Tetahiti breaks from the clinch.
Tetahiti lands a nice looking body shot.
Tetahiti stuns Ulysses with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulysses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti lands a jab to Ulysses's midsection.
Tetahiti scores with a decent looking hook.
Ulysses misses with a looping left.
Tetahiti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetahiti moves in looking to clinch but Ulysses pushes him off.
Tetahiti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ulysses takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ulysses misses with a hook. Tetahiti ducked under it nicely.
Ulysses misses with an uppercut. Tetahiti saw that one coming.
Tetahiti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Tetahiti closes the distance and clinches.
Tetahiti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tetahiti can't find room to land a body shot as Ulysses controls the action.
Tetahiti pushes Ulysses back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulysses can't find room to land a body shot as Tetahiti controls the action.
Ulysses takes a shot to the head.
Tetahiti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Tetahiti blocking some punches.
Ulysses has a couple of punches blocked by Tetahiti.
Ulysses looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ulysses blocking some punches.

Tetahiti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tetahiti lands with a shot to the body.
Ulysses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tetahiti lands a nice hook to Ulysses's body. Ulysses takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tetahiti slips a straight right by Ulysses.
Ulysses swinging wildly here.
Tetahiti lands a head shot.
Tetahiti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ulysses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tetahiti moves away.
Ulysses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetahiti.
Ulysses misses with a left hand
letting Tetahiti counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti avoids the body shot from Ulysses.
Ulysses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tetahiti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ulysses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetahiti was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulysses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti lands a jab to Ulysses's midsection.
Ulysses with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tetahiti to score with a decent uppercut.
Ulysses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tetahiti's corner calls for a 1-2. Tetahiti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ulysses takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ulysses paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tetahiti lands the left hand.
Ulysses misses with a looping right.
Tetahiti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tetahiti scores with a jab.
Ulysses moves forwards but Tetahiti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tetahiti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ulysses back to the cage. Tetahiti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tetahiti slips a straight right by Ulysses.
Ulysses misses with a body punch
and Tetahiti counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tetahiti as he connects with a hook.
Tetahiti staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tetahiti closes the distance and clinches.
Tetahiti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tetahiti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulysses backwards.
Tetahiti lands a shot to the body.
Ulysses wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tetahiti has him pressed against the cage.
Ulysses misses with some punches.
Tetahiti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tetahiti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ulysses backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tetahiti.
Ulysses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulysses wants to stall.
Tetahiti lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Pollux Ulysses has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tetahiti pushes Ulysses back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ulysses is rocked!

Tetahiti drops Ulysses onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ulysses is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pollux Ulysses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Ulysses is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tetahiti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ulysses's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ulysses drops to his knees and Tetahiti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Tetahiti!
An out of breath Adam Tetahiti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.