PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freak on a Leash by Korn. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tua
vs
Gaston

184 cm
33
269 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaston swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Tua slips a jab and a cross from Gaston.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaston's efforts to push away.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaston wants to break free but Tua has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.

Gaston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaston misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Tua takes a swing at Gaston's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Gaston saw that one coming.
Gaston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Gaston scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaston moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua tries to land a leg kick but Gaston saw it coming and moves away.
Gaston digs a good hook to Tua's body.
Gaston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaston defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Gaston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston misses with a wild combination.
Gaston misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tua gets a clinch.
Gaston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gaston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like James Gaston has been cut.
A big left from Tua misses.
Gaston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaston checks it well.
Gaston falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tua moves into the clinch.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston blocking some punches.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gastons head.
Tua lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaston's efforts to push away.
Tua trying to stall but Gaston improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston prevents a body shot from Tua.
Gaston has had enough of the clinch but Tua keeps him there for the moment.
Tua misses with some punches.
Gaston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston is trying to break the clinch but Tua is controlling him.
I was talking to Tua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaston wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Tua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
Tua lands a left hand.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaston's efforts to push away.
Gaston tries to break free but Tua pushes him back against the cage.
Gaston letting Tua take a breather here.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatu Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Gaston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaston.
Gaston throws a nice looking combination but Tua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tua defending well as Gaston loads up on a big left hand.
Tua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James Gaston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaston throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaston doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James Gaston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston misses with the combination.
Gaston is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaston.
Gaston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaston swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Gaston moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua slips a jab and a cross from Gaston.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaston throws a combination that misses
and Tua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaston throws a nice looking combination but Tua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Gaston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua lunges at Gaston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaston's hand.

Gaston is rocked!
Tua is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tua shuts the power down on Gaston. Lights out, game over! Tua is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fatu Tua!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fatu Tua made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.