PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 37 p4p, 3 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 56 p4p, 6 weight class). Tuala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dock of Fiji. Peleki Tuala has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crotch Grabber's chin.

Grabber
vs
Tuala

207 cm
28
282 lbs
21 - 2 - 0

190 cm
30
267 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grabber scores with a nice head shot.
Grabber throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Grabber backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Grabber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grabber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses.
We've been informed that Tuala has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
Grabber throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Tuala.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tuala.
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!
Tuala misses with a looping right.
Tuala throws a hook but Grabber blocks it.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber misses with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a leg kick.
Tuala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Tuala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Tuala sends Grabber crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuala is motioning to the referee to let Grabber up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Grabber is rocked!
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Oh Grabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala loads up on a big right hand but Grabber slips the punch.
Grabber seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Grabber misses the target.
Tuala lands with a shot to the body.
Tuala tries to work over Grabber's front leg with a kick but Grabber checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Grabber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuala lands with a hook. Grabber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tuala moves away from the strike by Grabber.
Grabber jabs Tuala to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Grabber backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a jab. Grabber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tuala misses.
Grabber throws a hook but Tuala avoids it easily.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grabber loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Grabber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala slips a straight right by Grabber.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grabber misses with an uppercut.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber swings widly with a right hand
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a shot to the body.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grabber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grabber misses with a right hand

and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grabber! Tuala lets Grabber back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuala.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabber misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Grabber digs a good body shot into Tuala's ribs.
Grabber throws a sloppy head kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grabber. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Grabber's head but Grabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuala.
Grabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuala looks to land a combination but Grabber avoids it well.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabber.
Grabber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Grabber off balance momentarily.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuala jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grabber moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Tuala only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grabber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
Grabber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grabber misses with a jab to the body
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Grabber misses.
Grabber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Grabber avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber misses with a left hand

and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grabber! Tuala lets Grabber back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuala throws a body punch but Grabber moves out of range.
Grabber is looking to counter the offense by Tuala and move into the clinch.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Grabber off balance momentarily.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Tuala.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grabber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grabber throws a head kick but Tuala moves out of range.
Grabber jabs at Tuala's body.
Grabber's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Grabber throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabber. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabber jabs Tuala right on the nose. Tuala blinks but takes it well.
Grabber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grabber slips a jab from Tuala.
Grabber scores with a nice strike.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Tuala scores with a decent looking hook.
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tuala gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala! Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Peleki Tuala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Crotch Grabber spoke after the fight, saying 'Gyukosho "Fujizilla" Fujimoto (324408) momma dresses u funny'.