PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor's entrance music is tantor. A fine choice. Malone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jimmy Hendrix - Vodoo Child. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tantor
vs
Malone

190 cm
30
211 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

187 cm
33
211 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Malone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a body shot.
Malone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tantor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantor wants to slow Malone down by chopping away at his legs.
Tantor throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tantor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tantor scores with a push kick.
Tantor misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Tantor lands the left hand.
Malone moves out of range as Tantor strikes.

Malone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tantor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tantor is trying to push Malone away but Malone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malone prevents Tantor from breaking the clinch.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Malone blocks an uppercut.
Malone is trying to maintain a safe position but Tantor gets an underhook and turns Malone into the cage.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
A short left from Tantor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.
Tantor is trying to break free.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Malone is controlling him.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Tantor takes a shot to the head.

Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone motions for Tantor to come forward. Malone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Malone's defenses.
Tantor swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
Malone misses the jab.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Tantor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Malone off balance momentarily.
Malone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malone misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a left right combination that sends Malone crashing to the mat - Tantor wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Malone out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
A very excited looking Almu Tantor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.