PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Le Phat (ranked 4434 p4p, 478 weight class) and Kaki Tantor (ranked 5145 p4p, 512 weight class). Le Phat comes to the cage accompanied by Bonita Applebum. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Le Phat
vs
Tantor

189 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
17
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roc Le Phat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Phat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
Tantor punishes Le Phat's body with a nice straight punch.
Le Phat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Tantor throws a good cross that connects.
Le Phat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
Le Phat is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Le Phat counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Le Phat's body. Le Phat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Phat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Le Phat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor cracks the inside of Le Phat's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Tantor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Kaki Tantor has been cut.
A shot to the body from Le Phat misses
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor with a nice cross.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Phat. That did some damage!
Le Phat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tantor.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat works over Tantor's head and body with a nice combination.
Le Phat clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tantor scores with a nice head shot.
Tantor lands with a nice body punch.
Le Phat 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.
Nice straight punches there by Le Phat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Phat.
Le Phat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Le Phat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Phat misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a left to the body.
Tantor scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Phat throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Phat slips under a jab from Tantor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Le Phat avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
Tantor lands a high kick!

It looks like Roc Le Phat has been cut.
A good leg kick by Tantor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Phat at a distance.
Le Phat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Phat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Le Phat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Phat is just out of range.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Le Phat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Le Phat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor throws a hook but Le Phat avoids it easily.
Le Phat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Tantor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Le Phat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Le Phat is looking to counter punch.
Le Phat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor lands with a kick to the temple. Le Phat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Phat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a head kick but Le Phat moves out of range.
Le Phat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Phat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Le Phat moves away and avoids it.
Le Phat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a shot to the body.
Tantor thumps Le Phat with a low kick.
Tantor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tantor scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Le Phat.
Le Phat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Le Phat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Le Phat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Phat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Le Phat ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor connects with a leg kick. Le Phat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Le Phat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tantor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Le Phat looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Le Phat avoids it with no problem.
Le Phat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Le Phat slips the punch.
Tantor lands a jab.
Le Phat scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tantor misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat misses with a hook
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Phat.
Le Phat throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Le Phat just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Phat takes one on the button.
Tantor cracks the inside of Le Phat's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor throws a right hand that misses
and Le Phat counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Le Phat misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Le Phat misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Le Phat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Le Phat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Le Phat is rocked!
Tantor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Le Phat counters with a straight right hand.
Kaki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Phat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Kaki Tantor's cut even more.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Le Phat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Le Phat misses the target.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Le Phat misses with an uppercut
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tantor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Phat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Phat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Le Phat ducks down to avoid it.
Le Phat appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tantor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tantor throws a lazy head kick
and Le Phat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Le Phat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tantor is rocked!
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Le Phat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Le Phat to counter with a crisp jab.
Tantor is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Phat finish him?
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Le Phat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tantor seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a body punch but Le Phat moves out of range.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le Phat ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Le Phat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Phat checks a low kick from Tantor.
Le Phat ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Le Phat misses with a straight left.
Le Phat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le Phat misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roc Le Phat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Phat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Le Phat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Phat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Le Phat's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Phat tries to avoid it.
Le Phat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat throws a lazy uppercut
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Well,Le Phat is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Le Phat shrugs it off though.
Le Phat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Tantor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Le Phat down.
Le Phat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tantor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Phat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Le Phat counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Kaki Tantor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Phat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Phat misses with a hook
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Le Phat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Phat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Le Phat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tantor thinking.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaki Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tantor 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Kaki Tantor!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Kaki Tantor!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Kaki Tantor!

Kaki Tantor wins by unanimous decision!