PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magni Tafani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tafani
vs
Cuevo

196 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
239 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Quark's

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magni Tafani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Cuevo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tafani looks to throw the jab but Cuevo is out of range.
Tafani throws an overhand right that lands on Cuevo's shoulder, as Cuevo tries to avoid the shot.
Tafani throws the left hand but Cuevo avoids the punch easily.
Cuevo misses with a body shot.
Tafani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuevo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuevo misses with a hook to the body
and Tafani counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuevo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tafani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tafani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cuevo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafani just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuevo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tafani counters with a straight right hand.
Cuevo tries to clinch there but Tafani circles away.
Nice body punch from Tafani.
Cuevo scores with a jab. Tafani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cuevo has Tafani up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tafani.
Cuevo misses with some punches.
Cuevo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tafani gets through Cuevo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tafani can't find room to land a body shot as Cuevo controls the action.
Cuevo stalling in the clinch but Tafani improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuevo.
Tafani tries to work over Cuevo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuevo prevents a body shot from Tafani.
Cuevo has a couple of punches blocked by Tafani.
Tafani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tafani prevents a body shot from Cuevo.
Cuevo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tafani digs a right hand underneath Cuevo's ribcage. Cuevo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuevo looks winded!
Tafani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Tafani.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tafani lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cuevo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tafani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cuevo.
Cuevo is still on wobbly legs! Can Tafani finish him?
Tafani lands a hook that snaps the head of Cuevo backwards.
Tafani unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cuevo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tafani is unloading with more strikes now! Cuevo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magni Tafani!