PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Tua has chosen Freak on a Leash by Korn as his entrance music. Fatu Tua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Prime
vs
Tua

194 cm
36
250 lbs
28 - 6 - 2

184 cm
35
269 lbs
33 - 21 - 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime blocks a jab.
Tua misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Prime throws a quick counter head kick but Tua was just out of range.
Prime tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Tua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime moves away from the strike by Tua.
Prime misses with a body shot.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Prime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime clobbers Tua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prime goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tua finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Tua - just one landing.

Prime lands a big shot that drops Tua! Can he finish him?

Tua is rocked!

Prime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tua, up you get!
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Prime finish him?
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Prime swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Prime.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Prime lands with a nice body kick.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
Tua tries to work over Prime's front leg with a kick but Prime checks it.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tua tries to move into range but Prime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime lands with a hook. Tua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tua misses with the combination.
Prime checks a low kick from Tua.
Tua swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Prime is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Prime looks to land a right hand but Tua moved out of range.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
It looked like Prime wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tua scores with a hook to the body. Prime takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Prime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tua.
Tua takes one on the button.
Prime throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Prime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Tua throws out a counter right but Prime avoids it with no problem.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick from Prime.
Tua checks a leg kick.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Prime counters with a three punch combo that has Tua backing up. Tua nods at Prime to acknowledge the strikes.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Prime throws a body kick that misses
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tua lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime scores with a leg kick.
Prime throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prime on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Prime throws a front kick aimed at Tua's knee but Tua avoids it well.
Prime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua under the eye.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prime can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tua.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prime's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prime.
Prime misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Prime here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Prime's ribs.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Prime moved out of range.
Prime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Prime blocks a low kick nicely.
Prime thinks about countering with a body kick.
Prime scores with a jab. Tua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Optimus Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tua to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tua's head backwards.
Prime tries a low kick but Tua avoids it.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Prime counters with a big head kick but Tua shrugs it off.
Tua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Primes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Prime.
Prime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prime lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Prime.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Prime counters with a good, hard body kick but Tua shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Tua missing with a left hand there. Prime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua checks the leg kick nicely there.

Prime sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tua to the ground! Prime dives into full mount looking to finish!
Tua tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua wants to control but Prime is having none of it.

Prime is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Tua misses.
Prime lands with a slapping head kick.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua walks into a straight right hand from Prime.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua moves out of range as Prime strikes.
Tua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Tua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prime doesn't seem phased though.
Tua throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Tua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Prime.
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prime under the eye.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Prime moved out of range.
Tua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Prime misses with a low kick.
Tua scores with a jab to the head.
Prime goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Prime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Prime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Prime swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prime lands with a thumping leg kick.
Prime lands a head shot.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Prime saw that one coming.
Prime looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prime lands with a slapping head kick.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Tua blocks a jab.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Tua's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prime misses with an uppercut.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prime tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime blocks a jab.
Prime lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Prime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Prime misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Prime misses
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Prime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Tua misses.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Prime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Prime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prime is looking to score with low kicks.
Tua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prime thuds a left hand into Tua's body.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime throws a nice head kick!
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Prime sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tua to the ground! Prime dives into full mount looking to finish!

Prime gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prime fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tua to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tua looks to clinch but Prime throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tua taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime thanked the fans post fight for their support.