PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Tariro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palomar Boku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tariro
vs
Boku

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tinashe Tariro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Palomar Boku!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boku is pressed up against the cage. Tariro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boku down to the mat. Boku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boku cracks Tariro with an open hand slap.
Boku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tariro.

Boku drives through and clinches with Tariro against the cage.
Tariro goes for a takedown attempt but Boku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tinashe Tariro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boku stuffs the takedown.

Boku closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Boku - that landed with a thud.
Boku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tariro.
A body shot lands from Boku.
Tariro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boku is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariro wants a takedown but no success here.
Boku lands a nice uppercut.
Tariro wants a takedown.
Boku lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tariro takes an elbow to the temple.
Boku is leaning against Tariro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boku scores with a shoulder strike.
Boku lands a damaging elbow.
Boku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boku scores with a hook to the body.
Tariro is breathing heavily.
Boku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boku lands with a light punch inside.

Tariro is rocked!

Boku lands a vicious elbow to the side of Tariro's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Boku tries to finish him with strikes but Tariro still seems able to defend himself so Boku steps back and lets Tariro get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Oh Tariro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Tinashe Tariro has been cut.
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!

Tariro tries to keep at a distance but Boku has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boku is pressed up against the cage. Tariro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boku down to the mat. Boku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Boku pushes Tariro up against the cage in a clinch.
Boku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boku throws a big uppercut that drops Tariro! More strikes from Boku and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tariro lies dazed against the cage as Boku celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palomar Boku!
After winning the bout, Palomar Boku thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.