PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Louie (ranked 7511 p4p, 515 weight class) and Mister Tea (ranked 4232 p4p, 432 weight class). Mister Tea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Louie
vs
Tea

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
225 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Louie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea tries to clinch up.
Louie attempts a counter takedown but Tea avoids it well and moves away.
Tea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tea misses the target.

Louie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tea tries to improve position but can't.
Louie wants to control for a moment but Tea uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Louie wants to control but Tea is keeping him busy.
Louie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tea is trying to control but can't.
Tea is doing well to control the position and prevent Louie from advancing to side control.
Tea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea regains full guard. Nicely done.
Louie with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louie is one step ahead there.
Louie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Louie throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louie throws a big elbow that misses.
Louie won't allow Tea to sweep him here.
Louie is looking to work some ground and pound but Tea has wrist control.
Tea pulls Louie in close to prevent any damage.
Louie trying to control but Tea is working from the bottom.
Tea has control of Louie's left arm, preventing Louie from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie lands a couple of digs.
Tea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louie manages to get himself to full guard.

Tea preventing the sweep.
Tea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Louie controls Tea momentarily but Tea frees himself.
Louie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Louie tries to get out of the position.
Louie is really struggling to control Tea but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tea slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Louie trying to remain calm as Tea controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea trying to control the action but Louie is working from the bottom.
Tea tries to stand but Louie is controlling his head.
Louie is looking to reverse the position.
Tea wants to stand but Louie has his arm trapped.
Louie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Louie is trying to get back to half guard.
Tea trying to control the action but Louie is working from the bottom.
Tea passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Louie!
Tea fails to move to back control.
Louie is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tea avoids the attempt from Louie to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tea looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tea looking to control but Louie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Louie is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tea blocks Louie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Louie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Louie wants to control but Tea is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mister Tea will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tea cracks Louie with a good jab.
Tea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louie shoots in but no luck this time.

Tea clinches with his opponent.
Tea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Louie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Louie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louie is working for takedown but Tea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Louie wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Tea.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louie's defenses.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Tea working Louie over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
Louie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tea lands an elbow inside that Louie shrugs off.
Tea connects with a knee to the head.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Tea.
Tea creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tea lands an elbow inside.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louie tries for a takedown but Tea manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
Tea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louie blocks it with crossed arms.
Louie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Tea lands a good knee to the midsection. Louie won't want to take too many of those.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Tea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louie blocks it with crossed arms.
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louie looking for a takedown.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Tea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Tea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Louie blocks the elbow strike.
Tea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Tea.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
We've been informed that Tea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tea lands a damaging elbow.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tea throws an elbow but misses.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louie's defenses.
Tea scores a nice knee to the body.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tea lands a knee to the head.
Tea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Mister Tea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tea.
Louie looking for a takedown.
Tea lands a knee to the head.

Louie is rocked!
Louie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Louie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tea crunches a lovely knee into Louie's ribcage.
Louie seems to have got his legs back now.
Louie takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tea stops a takedown attempt from Louie.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louie's defenses.

Tea drops Louie with a big knee straight up the middle! Louie is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tea counters with a huge left! Louie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tea isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Louie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tea!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Tea!
Our winner, Mister Tea, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.