PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Joker. Man has chosen Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tamad
vs
Man

184 cm
35
200 lbs
23 - 21 - 1

191 cm
32
205 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Man.
Tamad throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamad misses with a leg kick.
Tamad dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Tamad's head and hops out.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad shoots in but no luck this time.
Man misses the jab.
Man has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tamad is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Man tests Tamad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab from Man.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tamad sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Tamad avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Tamad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tamad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamad.
Man trying to control here.
Tamad is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Tamad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tamad throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is looking for a sweep. Tamad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tamad is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tamad throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Man to regain full guard.
Tamad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tamad chips away with some ground and pound.
Tamad is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tamad is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.

Tamad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tamad has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Tamad is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tamad defends well.
Man trying to control the position.
Man has Tamad pulled in close to control his posture.
Tamad wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tamad scores with a push kick.
Tamad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamad.
Tamad throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
Man lands the left hand.
Man tries to work over Tamad's front leg with a kick but Tamad checks it.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Tamad gets a takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to control Tamad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
Tamad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tamad throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tamad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tamad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Man is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Man.
Man winds up and cracks Tamad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tamad is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad trying to control from the bottom.
Man trying to control the action but Tamad is working from the bottom.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Tamad is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tamad is looking to improve his position.
Tamad moves into full guard.
Man won't allow Tamad to sweep him here.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tamad is working hard here to advance position.
Tamad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tamad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man wants to get back to full guard but Tamad has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tamad lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the action here.
Man is trying to control. Tamad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tamad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tamad.
Man preventing the sweep.
Man wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
Tamad will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Man trying to control but Tamad is working from the bottom.
Tamad is trying to control the position but Man postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tamad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man postures up.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamad is retaining full guard.
Tamad looking to control.
Man wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tamad is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tamad is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Tamad misses.
Tamad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Man sizes up Tamad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tamad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Man tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Tamad throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Tamad counters with a two punch combo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tamad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man sneaks back into half guard.
Man wants to control but Tamad is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tamad.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tamad is one step ahead there.
Tamad with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tamad counters with a one-two to the body.
Tamad misses with a straight right.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Method Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Method Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Tamad.
Tamad tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Tamad's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Man.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Tamad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man punishes Tamad's body with a nice straight punch.
Tamad misses with a kick to the body.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Tamad throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Tamad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tamad throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man is looking to slow Tamad down with leg kicks.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Tamad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man tries to work over Tamad's front leg with a kick but Tamad checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.

Tamad gets a clinch.
A short left from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man pushes Tamad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man stalling in the clinch but Tamad improves position.
Man pushes Tamad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tamad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Tamad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamad.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tamad fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Juan Tamad did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tamad tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Tamad misses with a two punch combination.
Tamad cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crunch! Tamad slams his shin into Man's torso.
Man tries to clinch but Tamad moves away
and Tamad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Man.
Tamad 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.
Man cracks Tamad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man avoids the head kick by Tamad.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man walks into a left hand.
Tamad misses the jab.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tamad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamad's calf.
Tamad looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.

Tamad scores with a takedown into Man's guard.
Tamad throws a big elbow that misses.

Man looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tamad is defending well. Man quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tamad has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Man celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Method Man!
Our winner, Method Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.