PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Linguine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huan Tai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linguine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarface - I Seen A Man Die. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Linguine
vs
Tai

194 cm
25
267 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
26
230 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luigi Linguine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huan Tai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linguine throws a big shot that misses.
Tai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Linguine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linguine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tai.
Linguine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linguine blocks the body kick.

Linguine moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tai.
Tai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linguine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tai tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Linguine.
Tai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Linguine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linguine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linguine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tai.
Tai thinks about the counter body kick.
Linguine misses with a wild body shot.
Tai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Linguine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KING OF PAIN in the buildup to the fight.
Nice jab there from Linguine.
Linguine misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linguine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linguine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tai ducks under a wild hook from Linguine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Linguine misses the shot to the body.
Linguine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai misses with a low kick as Linguine jumps back.
Linguine looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai is just out of range.
Linguine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Linguine misses the target.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linguine misses with a wild body shot.
Tai scores with a kick to the body.
Tai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linguine is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguine misses with a shot to the body
and Tai counters with a good, hard body kick but Linguine shrugs it off.
Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tai ducks under a wild hook from Linguine.
Tai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tai looks to land a body kick but Linguine moved away.
Tai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linguine wants to clinch up but Tai keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Tai.
Linguine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linguine misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai cracks the inside of Linguine's front leg.
Linguine 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai throws a leg kick which misses Linguine's front leg but catches the back leg as Linguine tries to avoid it.
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai flicks out a counter leg kick but Linguine steps away.
Linguine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Linguine throws a hook to the side of Tai's head but Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linguine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linguine blocks a head kick by Tai.
Linguine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tai throws a head kick that Linguine semi-blocks.
Tai is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huan Tai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Linguine throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tai counters with a head kick that drops Linguine to the mat! Linguine scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Linguine is rocked!
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linguine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linguine throws a right hand that misses
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Linguine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tai counters with a body kick that stops Linguine in his tracks momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tai!
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai looks to land a body kick but Linguine moved away.
Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linguine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linguine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Linguine misses.
Huan Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tai misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tai. Linguine shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tai.
Linguine throws a right hand that misses
and Tai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tai throws a sloppy head kick and Linguine moves out of range easily.
Tai pushes Linguine away with a front kick.
Tai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Tai.
Tai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linguine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Linguine throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linguine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linguine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
Linguine throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Linguine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tai throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An inside leg kick from Tai misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Linguine in the body.
Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linguine.
Tai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tai throws a lazy head kick
and Linguine counters with a stiff right hand.
Tai is looking to land body kicks.
Tai throws a nice head kick!
Linguine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Linguine misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tai throws a wild body kick that Linguine sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tai.
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tai tries to land a front kick but Linguine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linguine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai lands a head kick!
Tai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linguine takes a step back to recover.
Linguine 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huan Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tai scores with a kick to the body.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tai thuds his shin into the meat of Linguine's side.
Tai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tai throws a wild body kick that Linguine sees coming a mile off.
Linguine tries to counter by clinching up but Tai breaks away and moves out of range.
Tai throws a head kick but Linguine moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai pushes Linguine away with a front kick.
Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Linguine in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linguine's head.
Linguine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tai.
Tai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tai, right into the meat.
Tai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linguine's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Tai.
Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linguine. Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tai thinks about the counter body kick.
Tai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linguine's calf.
Good leg kick by Tai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tai scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tai.
An inside leg kick lands from Tai.
Tai lands a leg kick that knocks Linguine off balance momentarily.
Tai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai throws a head kick but Linguine moves out of range.
Huan Tai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tai!
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linguine moves out of range of the body kick from Tai.
Linguine misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linguine throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linguine.
Tai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tai lands a high kick!
Tai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tai lands a head kick!
Tai delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tai.
Tai connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linguine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai counters with a low kick, right behind Linguine 's knee.
Tai thows a body kick. Linguine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tai - that will leave a mark!
Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tai throws a push kick but Linguine slaps the foot to one side.
Luigi Linguine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linguine takes a swing at Tai's ribcage but misses.
Linguine misses with a hook to the body
and Tai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huan Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Huan Tai!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Huan Tai!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Huan Tai!

Huan Tai wins by unanimous decision!