PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mawzer VaraKolaudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VaraKolaudov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lachin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tua
vs
VaraKolaudov

178 cm
20
235 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mawzer VaraKolaudov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VaraKolaudov manages to avoid it.
VaraKolaudov is looking for the big counter here.
VaraKolaudov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
VaraKolaudov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Tua .
Tua throws the left hand but VaraKolaudov avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tua misses with a looping right.
As Tua backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Tua manages to avoid it all.
VaraKolaudov moves away from the strike by Tua .
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov slips a jab from Tua .
As Tua backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Tua manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
VaraKolaudov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Tua misses.
VaraKolaudov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tua throws a hook but VaraKolaudov avoids it easily.
Tua throws a head kick but VaraKolaudov moves out of range.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
Tua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Tua misses.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
David Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Mawzer VaraKolaudov has been cut.
Tua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but VaraKolaudov checks it.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
VaraKolaudov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Tua backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Tua manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Tua misses.
Tua misses with a straight left.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
Tua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. VaraKolaudov doesn't seem bothered though.
Tua lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. VaraKolaudov moves away and avoids it.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and VaraKolaudov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua misses with a hook
and VaraKolaudov counters with a head kick. That will keep Tua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tua connects with a leg kick. VaraKolaudov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and VaraKolaudov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua cracks a nice hook into VaraKolaudov's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a hook. VaraKolaudov ducked under it nicely.
VaraKolaudov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but VaraKolaudov is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from VaraKolaudov misses.
Tua misses with an uppercut
and VaraKolaudov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua throws a hook but VaraKolaudov avoids it easily.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
VaraKolaudov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua .
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tua misses with a left hand
and VaraKolaudov counters with a series of strikes. Tua will be more careful next time no doubt.
VaraKolaudov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Tua misses.
VaraKolaudov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
VaraKolaudov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tua tries to land a leg kick but VaraKolaudov saw it coming and moves away.
As Tua backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Tua manages to avoid it all.
Tua connects with the punch.
VaraKolaudov slips a jab from Tua .
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and VaraKolaudov counters with a left and a right that stings Tua .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua 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.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
VaraKolaudov avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua scores with a nice right hand.
Mawzer VaraKolaudov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua misses with a right hand
enabling VaraKolaudov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tua looks to throw the jab but VaraKolaudov is out of range.
Tua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tua throws a low kick but VaraKolaudov moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but VaraKolaudov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tua has got the better of the exchanges.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and VaraKolaudov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a jab to VaraKolaudov's midsection.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and VaraKolaudov counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua . VaraKolaudov does a little dance to reset his feet.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua throws a sloppy body shot
and VaraKolaudov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut even more.
VaraKolaudov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice jab there from Tua .

The cut above Mawzer VaraKolaudov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that VaraKolaudov can do to turn this around?
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VaraKolaudov manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and VaraKolaudov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tua scores with a jab. VaraKolaudov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tua throws a head kick but VaraKolaudov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tua tries to land a front kick but VaraKolaudov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tua looks to land a combination but VaraKolaudov avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua . That's going to slow VaraKolaudov down.
VaraKolaudov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tua throws a head kick but VaraKolaudov moves out of range.
VaraKolaudov slips a jab from Tua .
VaraKolaudov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tua misses the body punch
and VaraKolaudov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tua throws a nice looking combination but VaraKolaudov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and VaraKolaudov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Tua misses
and VaraKolaudov counters with a series of strikes. Tua will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
VaraKolaudov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Tua lands an impressive looking overhand right. VaraKolaudov doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Tua misses
and VaraKolaudov counters with a series of strikes. Tua will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Tua misses
and VaraKolaudov counters with a two punch combo.
Tua lands a head kick. VaraKolaudov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but VaraKolaudov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
VaraKolaudov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua .
No joy there for Tua , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
VaraKolaudov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov slips under a jab from Tua .
Tua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by VaraKolaudov.
VaraKolaudov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
VaraKolaudov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tua looks to throw the jab but VaraKolaudov is out of range.
Tua throws a hook to the side of VaraKolaudov's head but VaraKolaudov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
VaraKolaudov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tua looks for the body kick but VaraKolaudov saw that one coming.
VaraKolaudov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tua with a body shot.
Tua throws a hook but VaraKolaudov avoids it easily.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua misses with a combination
and VaraKolaudov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a shot to the body.
Tua thows a leg kick but VaraKolaudov checks it
and VaraKolaudov counters with a series of strikes. Tua will be more careful next time no doubt.
VaraKolaudov ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
Tua is looking to chop away at VaraKolaudov's legs.
VaraKolaudov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good exchange - Tua coming out on top.

Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and VaraKolaudov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mawzer VaraKolaudov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
VaraKolaudov blocks the body kick.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract VaraKolaudov.
VaraKolaudov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and VaraKolaudov counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua clobbers VaraKolaudov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
David Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Tua !
After winning the bout, David Tua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mawzer VaraKolaudov spoke after the fight, saying 'Wasn't my destiny to win I had fun regardless its about the journey my friends'.