PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacTavish comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhuo's choice of entrance music: Kung Fu You. Tonto MacTavish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacTavish
vs
Zhuo

179 cm
37
182 lbs
21 - 10 - 2

184 cm
32
177 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Tonto MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacTavish dodges the punch combination from Zhuo.
MacTavish sizes up Zhuo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacTavish as he avoids it easily.
MacTavish leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
MacTavish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhuo shoots in but MacTavish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tonto MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Zhuo looks to score with a jab to the body but MacTavish is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for MacTavish.
Zhuo throws a hook to the side of MacTavish's head but MacTavish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
Zhuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhuo moves out of range as MacTavish strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacTavish.
A slow jab from Zhuo misses its intended target.
MacTavish throws a hook but Zhuo avoids it easily.
MacTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacTavish 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.
Zhuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhuo.
Zhuo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zhuo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacTavish.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhuo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacTavish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhuo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhuo misses with an uppercut. MacTavish saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Zhuo down.
MacTavish tries to work over Zhuo's front leg with a kick but Zhuo checks it.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Zhuo moved away.
A jab from Zhuo finds it's way through MacTavish's defenses.
Zhuo takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish staying out of range there.
MacTavish stuns Zhuo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
Zhuo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut. Zhuo saw that one coming.
MacTavish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
MacTavish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown but MacTavish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zhuo swinging wildly here.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
MacTavish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacTavish slips a jab from Zhuo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
Zhuo connects with a right hand. MacTavish shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Zhuo.
MacTavish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhuo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MacTavish.
Zhuo misses with an uppercut.
MacTavish throws a right hand that Zhuo ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhuo also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a two punch combo.
MacTavish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhuo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacTavish lands a two punch combo.
A jab from MacTavish misses.
MacTavish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacTavish.
MacTavish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo connects with a single shot there.
MacTavish throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacTavish had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
MacTavish tries a low kick but Zhuo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish clobbers Zhuo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Zhuo down.
Zhuo connects with a jab.
MacTavish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhuo throws a lazy right hand but MacTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhuo misses the target.
MacTavish takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
Zhuo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zhuo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown but MacTavish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zhuo or perhaps it was just good defense by MacTavish, which made it look bad.
MacTavish connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacTavish moves away from the strike by Zhuo.
Nice sprawl there from MacTavish as Zhuo shoots in.
Zhuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacTavish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tonto MacTavish will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

MacTavish misses the jab.
MacTavish throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for MacTavish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhuo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacTavish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhuo with a hook.
Zhuo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacTavish swivels and escapes.
Zhuo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MacTavish counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zhuo's knee momentarily.
Zhuo lands a jab to the head.
Zhuo walks into a jab.
MacTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses.
MacTavish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhuo finds it's way round the side to connect with MacTavish's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhuo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacTavish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonto MacTavish is winning the standup battle so far.
MacTavish connects with a leg kick. Zhuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from MacTavish lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
MacTavish lands with a kick to the temple. Zhuo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zhuo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacTavish. MacTavish obviously looking to wear him down.
MacTavish misses the shot to the body.
Zhuo connects with a right hand. MacTavish shakes it off.
MacTavish scores with a body shot.
Zhuo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from MacTavish.
Tonto MacTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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MacTavish scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhuo closes this distance looking for a takedown but MacTavish circles away.
Tonto MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zhuo is breathing heavily.
MacTavish tests Zhuo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhuo at a distance.
MacTavish lands a body shot.
MacTavish lands a leg kick that knocks Zhuo off balance momentarily.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo throws out a powerful jab.
MacTavish throws a sloppy head kick and Zhuo moves out of range easily.
Zhuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacTavish.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacTavish swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhuo. That snapped MacTavish's head back.
MacTavish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zhuo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MacTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish punishes Zhuo's body with a nice straight punch.
MacTavish slips a straight right by Zhuo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish feints and then cracks Zhuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhuo down.
Zhuo throws a hook but MacTavish blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by MacTavish there.
MacTavish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacTavish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo dives in and grabs MacTavish's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacTavish pushes down on Zhuo's head and hops out.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
MacTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacTavish works Zhuo's body with a nice hook.
MacTavish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhuo fails to land with a series of punches.
MacTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhuo misses with a straight right.
MacTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Zhuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacTavish was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhuo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacTavish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacTavish manages to avoid it.
Zhuo lands with a shot to the body.
Zhuo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacTavish.
MacTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
MacTavish swings for the body but Zhuo moves out of range.
Jab, jab by MacTavish - just one landing.
MacTavish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacTavish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhuo.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacTavish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

MacTavish gets tackled into the cage by Zhuo. Zhuo maintains the clinch.

Zhuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonto MacTavish dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

MacTavish scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from MacTavish does it's job there.
Zhuo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacTavish lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Zhuo.
Zhuo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhuo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacTavish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zhuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhuo.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacTavish defends it nicely.
Zhuo misses with a straight left.
Zhuo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zhuo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Zhuo lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacTavish doesn't seem phased though.
MacTavish throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo swings for the body but MacTavish moves out of range.
MacTavish throws a head kick that Zhuo semi-blocks.

Zhuo is rocked!
Zhuo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zhuo is still on wobbly legs! Can MacTavish finish him?
MacTavish misses with an uppercut.
Zhuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
MacTavish takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from MacTavish.
MacTavish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range and MacTavish settles back down.
MacTavish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhuo as he connects with a hook.
Zhuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacTavish can pounce on him.
MacTavish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhuo throws out the jab.
Zhuo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a series of punches but Zhuo avoids them all with ease.
MacTavish scores with a jab.
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!
Zhuo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhuo throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish throws a low kick but Zhuo moves out of range easily.
Zhuo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on MacTavish's shoulder, as MacTavish tries to avoid the shot.
MacTavish jabs Zhuo right on the nose. Zhuo blinks but takes it well.
MacTavish ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Nice straight punches there by Zhuo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhuo.
MacTavish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhuo misses with a body shot.
Zhuo takes a swing at MacTavish's ribcage but misses.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
MacTavish jabs at Zhuo's body.
MacTavish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhuo's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish slips a jab from Zhuo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacTavish, as that shot connected.
MacTavish moves out of range as Zhuo strikes.
Zhuo throws a jab but it's blocked by MacTavish.
Zhuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MacTavish leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tonto MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Zhuo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacTavish connects with a nice looking jab.
MacTavish lands with a good body shot.
MacTavish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Zhuo down.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacTavish swivels and escapes.
MacTavish scores with a nice head shot.
Zhuo takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a nice head kick!
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!
Zhuo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
Zhuo is trying desperately to land a takedown but MacTavish is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a straight right.
MacTavish lands a nice hook to Zhuo's body. Zhuo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from MacTavish.
MacTavish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonto MacTavish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacTavish scores with a body shot.
Zhuo misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from MacTavish. No joy for Zhuo on that attempt.
MacTavish takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacTavish throws a shot to the body.
MacTavish lands a nice hook to Zhuo's body. Zhuo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonto MacTavish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacTavish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonto MacTavish!
After the big win, Tonto MacTavish made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.