PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Augie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Tua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tua
vs
Augie

178 cm
24
235 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

199 cm
26
276 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augie takes one on the button.

It looks like DJ Augie has been cut.
No joy there for Tua , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Augie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Augie feints a jab promting Tua to slip. Augie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Augie is out of range.
We've been told by Tua 's head coaches at The Shark Tank that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Augie looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tua .
Augie avoids the body shot from Tua .
Tua looks to throw the jab but Augie is out of range.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Augie moves away and avoids it.
Tua blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augie lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Augie fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Augie.
Augie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Augie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tua at a distance.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augie.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Tua lands a jab.
Tua walks into a left hand.
Augie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tua defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augie. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augie misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Augie misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Augie.
Tua walks into a straight right hand from Augie.
Augie slips a jab from Tua .
Augie avoids the body shot from Tua .
Tua throws a head kick but Augie moves out of range.
Augie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Augie looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Tua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Augie does no damage.
Augie misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Augie.
Tua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua swings for the body but Augie moves out of range.
Augie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Augie misses with a lunging right hand
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augie moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augie throws a jab when Tua was well out of range.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Augie.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Augie throws an overhand right that lands on Tua 's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
Augie takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Tua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Augie stands up over Tua , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Augie looking to sit in guard and control but Tua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tua looking to sit in guard and control but Augie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augie chips away with some ground and pound.
Tua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tua wants to sweep here but Augie controlling him for the moment.
Augie throws a big elbow that misses.
Tua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augie on the ground.
Augie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Augie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Augie tries to free his leg and advance position but Tua is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Augie throws a big right hand that misses.
Augie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Augie throwing strikes from guard but Tua blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DJ Augie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
David Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Augie ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
Tua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Augie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tua momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Augie. Beautiful body shot.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Augie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Augie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua .
Augie lands a jab to the head.
Tua misses with a straight right.
That kick from Tua tenderised Augie's leg. Augie is trying to keep his angry face on.

Augie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tua to the ground. Augie is now in Tua 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tua controlling Augie's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Augie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Augie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augie working the ground and pound from side control.
Augie tries to move to mount but Tua blocks the move with his legs.
Tua tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Augie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Augie lands a big shot there that rocks Tua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Augie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Augie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tua is looking to escape.
Augie landing strikes from the mount and Tua is in trouble!
BOOM! Augie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tua is bucking up trying to escape but Augie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Augie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tua looks a forlorn figure.

Tua is rocked!
Tua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Tua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augie is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tua goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Augie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). DJ Augie!
A victorious DJ Augie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.