PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 1221 p4p, 151 weight class) and Kal Valen (ranked 3114 p4p, 327 weight class). Ara Tiotio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tiotio
vs
Valen

205 cm
20
285 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

200 cm
27
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Groove Gear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kal Valen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valen pushes Tiotio up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands with a light punch inside.
Valen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio blocks a body shot from Valen.
Valen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiotio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valen has him pressed against the cage.
Valen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiotio's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Tiotio.
A short right from Tiotio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiotio.
Tiotio has had enough of the clinch but Valen keeps him there for the moment.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiotio misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valen.
Tiotio blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Valen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valen.
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
Tiotio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valen's elbow.
Tiotio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiotio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiotio misses with a body punch.
Tiotio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valen has Tiotio pressed against the cage, preventing Tiotio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiotio scores with a shot to the side of Valen's head.
Tiotio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Tiotio breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Valen.
Valen tries to clinch up.
Tiotio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Tiotio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiotio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Valen.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiotio misses the target.
Nice jab there from Valen.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut.
Valen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiotio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiotio throws a looping overhand right but Valen ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Valen misses.
Valen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Valen misses.
Valen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiotio moves away.
Tiotio throws a looping overhand right but Valen ducks down to avoid it.
Tiotio scores with a jab. Valen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tiotio misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio digs a good body shot into Valen's ribs.
Tiotio scores with a body shot.
Valen moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Valen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiotio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valen under the eye.
Tiotio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valen looks winded!
Valen takes one to the side of the head.
Valen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiotio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BOOM! Tiotio lands a beautiful left hook that drops Valen. Valen tries to recover but Tiotio is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Valen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio retains his heavyweight title!