PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Tchami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphonse Tchami has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tahuna
vs
Tchami

176 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

183 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alphonse Tchami!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna throws a hook but Tchami avoids it easily.
Tahuna cracks Tchami with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tchami throws a lazy right hand but Tahuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahuna misses with a low kick.
Tahuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahuna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tahuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchami closes the distance but Tahuna moves to the side
and Tahuna counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tchami.
Tahuna is looking to score with low kicks.
Tahuna throws a leg kick but Tchami sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tchami throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tahuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchami gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tahuna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahuna throws out a leg kick but Tchami moves out of range and Tahuna only half commits.
Tchami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna throws an off balance right hand
and Tchami makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tchami. That's going to slow Tahuna down.
Tchami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahuna manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Tahuna's head coaches at Parko Ludus Top Team ($450) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tchami misses with a double jab.
Tchami slips a jab from Tahuna.
A nice side step and Tchami releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tchami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tahuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tahuna tries to keep at a distance but Tchami has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tchami lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Tchami.
A left hand lands to the body for Tahuna.
Tahuna blocks an elbow strike.
Tahuna works on Tchami's body with a couple of short punches.
Tahuna is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.
Tahuna misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahuna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchami throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahuna.
We've been informed that Tchami 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.
Tchami is trying to stall.
Tchami misses with a knee to the head.

Tahuna breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tahuna.
Tchami avoids the head kick by Tahuna.
Tchami lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tahuna will feel that in the morning.
Tchami motions for Tahuna to come forward. Tchami throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahuna takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tahuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tahuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tchami's sensitive parts.
Tchami doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tchami looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch but Tahuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchami loads up on a big right hand but Tahuna slips the punch.
Tahuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tchami swinging wildly here.
Tahuna scores with a jab.
Tchami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tahuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tchami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tchami takes one to the side of the head.
Tahuna lands a slapping body shot.
Tahuna connects with a crisp jab.
Tahuna throws a leg kick but Tchami sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tahuna lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice cross by Tahuna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchami misses with a body kick.
Tahuna throws a head kick but Tchami moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tahuna throws a good cross that connects.
Tchami checks a low kick from Tahuna.
Tahuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tchami shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahuna misses with a kick to the body.
Tchami feints a counter leg kick.
Tchami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tahuna is looking to slow Tchami down with leg kicks.
Tahuna scores with a head kick. Tchami tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tahuna throws a right hand that Tchami ducks under and follows up with a left that Tchami also avoids with ease.
Tchami misses with a body shot.
Tahuna tries to work over Tchami's front leg with a kick but Tchami checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahuna works the jab nicely.
Tchami tries to clinch there but Tahuna circles away.
Tahuna misses with a straight left.
Tchami lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eka Tahuna dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tchami misses with a body kick.
Tahuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Tahuna tries a low kick but Tchami avoids it.
A good leg kick by Tahuna.
A lazy left from Tahuna finds it's target.
Tchami throws a body punch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Tchami misses with a low kick.
Tahuna is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tchami misses with a low kick.
Tchami thumps Tahuna with a low kick.
A left lands for Tahuna.
Jab, jab by Tchami - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahuna lands a nice looking body shot.
Tahuna jabs Tchami right on the nose. Tchami blinks but takes it well.
Tchami connects with a leg kick. Tahuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tahuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tchami can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchami throws a sloppy head kick
and Tahuna counters with a solid body kick.
Tahuna misses with a body shot.
Tchami needs to keep his hands up - Tahuna had a free shot at his head there.

Tchami is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Tahuna uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tchami tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Tahuna is absolutely delighted - when Tchami wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eka Tahuna!
Eka Tahuna tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Alphonse Tchami spoke after the fight, saying 'It's disappointing, but I'll train hard and come back stronger next time.'.