PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xathras Choate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. Xathras Choate told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tutov
vs
Choate

169 cm
29
144 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

172 cm
31
149 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xathras Choate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov slips a jab from Choate.
A slow jab from Choate misses its intended target.
Tutov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tutov avoids the head kick by Choate.
Tutov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Choate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Choate moves out of range.
Choate avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Choate connects with a looping right hand.
Choate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tutov is able to avoid easily.
Tutov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Choate to counter with a crisp jab.
Choate has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tutov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tutov lands a jab to Choate's midsection.
Choate misses the shot to the body.
Tutov scores with a hook to the body. Choate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutov misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choate moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutov.
Choate takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
Choate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid body kick from Tutov.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Choate motions for Tutov to come forward. Choate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Choate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Choate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tutov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Choate sprawls well. Choate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tutov gets slowly back to his feet.
Choate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Choate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov throws a leg kick which misses Choate's front leg but catches the back leg as Choate tries to avoid it.
Xathras Choate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Choate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Tutov
and Choate counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov jabs Choate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Choate throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov misses with a hook.
Tutov cracks Choate with an open hand slap.
Tutov scores with a body shot.
Tutov shoots in and drives through. Choate sprawls well.
Choate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Choate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov is looking to wear down Choate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tutov misses with a jab to the body
enabling Choate to counter with a crisp jab.
Choate misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choate manages to avoid it.
Choate throws a good cross that connects.
Tutov checks a leg kick nicely.
Tutov tries to counter with a takedown but Choate is quick to defend against it.
Choate stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tutov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choate.
Choate tries a quick counter leg kick but Tutov is wise to it.
Tutov looks to throw the jab but Choate is out of range.
Choate connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tutov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Choate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Choate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Choate. That's going to slow Tutov down.
Tutov throws a body kick that misses.
Choate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Tutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choate cracks Tutov with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov throws a leg kick but Choate checks it.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choate tries to score with a low kick but Tutov moves his leg out of the way.
Tutov throws a head kick but Choate moves out of range.
Tutov misses with a body shot.
Tutov connects with the punch.
Choate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tutov misses with a right hand
and Choate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tutov.
Choate tries to land a leg kick but Tutov saw it coming and moves away.
Tutov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tutov scores with a decent looking hook.
Tutov jabs at Choate's body.
Tutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Choate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutov. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xathras Choate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Choate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutov. That did some damage!
Tutov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Choate checks a leg kick.
Choate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tutov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tutov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tutov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Choate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov throws the left hand but Choate avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tutov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Choate did well to prevent Tutov getting side control.
Choate is looking for a sweep. Tutov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Tutov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Choate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tutov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choate wants to improve his position but Tutov is controlling well.

Tutov seems to be looking for submissions.
Choate moves into full guard.

Choate looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tutov passes into half guard.

Tutov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Choate still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Choate has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov tries to improve position but can't.

Choate thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tutov is looking for a sweep.
Tutov prevents Choate from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Choate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Choate looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Choate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tutov looking for a sweep but Choate has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Choate fails to take his opponent's back.

Choate is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tutov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tutov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tutov is looking to work some ground and pound but Choate has wrist control.
Tutov trying to control but Choate is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Tutov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tutov.
Choate scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tutov, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Tutov.
Tutov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tutov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Choate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Choate is just out of range.
Tutov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choate checks it well.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choate manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Choate, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Tutov.
Choate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutov feinted with a counter takedown.
Choate motions for Tutov to come forward. Choate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tutov dips to his left and cracks Choate with an uppercut!
Choate tries a head kick but it misses.
Choate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Choate as he avoids it easily.
Choate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Choate throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov slips under a jab from Choate.
Choate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Choate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tutov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choate scores with a shot to the body.
Choate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Tutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tutov throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Choate.
Choate moves out of range as Tutov strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tutov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Choate is fending him off so far but Tutov persists. Nope, Choate circles away and we're back to standing.
Choate walks into a straight right hand from Tutov.
Choate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Choate lands the left hand.
Choate lands with a shot to the body.
Tutov checks a low kick from Choate.
Choate thows a leg kick but Tutov checks it

and Tutov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Choate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov won't allow Choate to sweep him here.
Tutov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choate is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Choate is on top in guard.

Tutov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tutov keeping full guard, as Choate tries to pass.
Choate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tutov's guard.
Andrey Tutov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tutov is looking for a sweep. Choate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tutov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Choate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Choate's back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Tutov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tutov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
A relieved looking Andrey Tutov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.