PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Lansarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicko Tackai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lansarez
vs
Tackai

178 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
230 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Lansarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicko Tackai!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansarez slips a jab and a cross from Tackai.
Lansarez cracks Tackai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tackai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lansarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tackai misses with a wild combination.
Lansarez swinging wilding here.
Tackai throws a nice looking combination but Lansarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tackai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Lansarez - just one landing.
Tackai throws a nice looking combination but Lansarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicko Tackai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tackai misses with a combination
and Lansarez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tackai's knee momentarily.
Lansarez throws a right and a left that Tackai avoids nicely.
Lansarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lansarez.

It looks like Nicko Tackai has been cut.
Tackai looks gassed!
Lansarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tackai throws a combination that misses
and Lansarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tackai dodges the punch combination from Lansarez.
Lansarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Lansarez catches Tackai right on the button with a cross.
Lansarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lansarez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lansarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tackai.
A combination from Lansarez does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tackai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lansarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lansarez misses with a double jab.
Lansarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Tackai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lansarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lansarez lands with a nice combination. Tackai backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Lansarez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansarez thows a body kick. Tackai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lansarez lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lansarez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lansarez.
Lansarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tackai circles away quickly and effectively.
Lansarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Lansarez - just one landing.
Lansarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tackai.
Lansarez lands a high kick!

That has opened up Nicko Tackai's cut even more.
A right-left combo lands from Lansarez.
Lansarez tries to bum rush Tackai with a series of wild strikes but Tackai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansarez works over Tackai's head and body with a nice combination.
Lansarez throws a right hand that Tackai ducks under and follows up with a left that Tackai also avoids with ease.
Lansarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tackai at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Lansarez.
Tackai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lansarez thuds his right hand into Tackai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lansarez swinging wilding here.
Lansarez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lansarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tackai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lansarez counters with a nice body shot.
Lansarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lansarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lansarez sizes up Tackai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lansarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tackai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tackai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lansarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tackai throws a right and a left that Lansarez avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansarez fakes the leg kick and cracks Tackai in the body.
Lansarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lansarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tackai has time to react.
Lansarez scores with a push kick.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lansarez.
Lansarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tackai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lansarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Tackai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tackai misses with a head kick.
Lansarez thuds his right hand into Tackai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lansarez throws a right and a left that Tackai avoids nicely.
Lansarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lansarez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tackai.
Tackai misses with a double jab
and Lansarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Lansarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Tackai lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lansarez finds it's target.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lansarez.
Lansarez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lansarez misses with a few strikes there.
Lansarez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tackai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lansarez counters with a good, hard body kick but Tackai shrugs it off.
Lansarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lansarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tackai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lansarez backs up against the ropes.
Tackai misses with a two punch combination.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lansarez misses with a wild combination.
Tackai misses with a combination
and Lansarez counters with a nice body kick.
Tackai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lansarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tackai misses with a double jab
and Lansarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tackai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tackai dodges the punch combination from Lansarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Lansarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicko Tackai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tackai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a left and a right that stings Tackai.
A right-left combo lands from Lansarez.
Lansarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tackai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lansarez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lansarez.
A combination from Lansarez does no damage.
Lansarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lansarez.
Lansarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tackai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lansarez.
Lansarez lands a jab.
Lansarez scores with a one two! Tackai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lansarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tackai misses with an uppercut. Lansarez saw that one coming.
Tackai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lansarez.
Tackai slips a jab and a cross from Lansarez.
Lansarez misses with a wild combination.
Tackai throws a hook but Lansarez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tackai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rico Lansarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Lansarez.
Lansarez throws a right hand that Tackai ducks under and follows up with a left that Tackai also avoids with ease.
Tackai misses with a combination
and Lansarez counters with a series of strikes. Tackai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a low kick, right behind Tackai 's knee.
Lansarez looks to land a combination but Tackai avoids it well.
Lansarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lansarez throws a right and a left that Tackai avoids nicely.
Tackai misses with a double jab
and Lansarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Tackai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lansarez scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Lansarez scores with a four punch combination!
Tackai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lansarez counters with a low kick, right behind Tackai 's knee.
Lansarez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tackai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lansarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lansarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tackai can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tackai throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rico Lansarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Tackai throws a series of punches but Lansarez moves out of range.
Lansarez slips under a jab from Tackai.
Tackai fails to land with a series of punches.
Tackai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tackai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lansarez misses with a wild combination.
Tackai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Lansarez both land. Nice combination.
Tackai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lansarez lands a really nice looking cross but Tackai seems unphased.
Tackai slips a jab from Lansarez.
Lansarez throws a push kick but Tackai slaps the foot to one side.
Lansarez dodges the punch combination from Tackai.
Tackai misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lansarez.
Lansarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lansarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lansarez misses with a two punch combination.
Lansarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tackai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lansarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tackai. That did some damage!
Lansarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tackai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lansarez has got the better of the exchanges.
Tackai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lansarez.
Tackai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lansarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Tackai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tackai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lansarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tackai.
Tackai looks to land a combination but Lansarez avoids it well.
Lansarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Lansarez scores with a four punch combination!
Tackai throws a nice looking combination but Lansarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lansarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tackai's hands.
Tackai throws a head kick that misses.
Tackai misses with a double jab
and Lansarez counters with a good, hard body kick but Tackai shrugs it off.
Tackai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lansarez counters with a head kick.
Lansarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Tackai misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lansarez slips a jab and a cross from Tackai.
Tackai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tackai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lansarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Tackai does no damage.
No joy there for Tackai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lansarez blocks a head kick by Tackai.
Lansarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lansarez throws a series of punches but Tackai avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Lansarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicko Tackai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tackai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lansarez clobbers Tackai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lansarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tackai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lansarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tackai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lansarez. Lansarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lansarez throws a series of punches but Tackai avoids them all with ease.
Tackai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lansarez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lansarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lansarez throws a nice head kick!
Lansarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lansarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tackai backs up against the ropes.
Lansarez keeps Tackai at a distance using the push kick.
Tackai throws a combination that misses
and Lansarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tackai misses with a double jab
and Lansarez counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Lansarez both land. Nice combination.
Lansarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Tackai throws a nice looking combination but Lansarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tackai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lansarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Tackai does no damage.
Tackai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tackai throws a head kick that misses
and Lansarez counters with a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Tackai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Lansarez misses.
Tackai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tackai lands a jab to the nose.
Tackai misses with a double jab
and Lansarez counters with a low kick, right behind Tackai 's knee.
Lansarez throws a combination that misses
and Tackai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tackai throws a right hand that Lansarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lansarez also avoids with ease.
Lansarez blocks a head kick by Tackai.
Tackai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice straight punches there by Lansarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lansarez.
Lansarez loads up on a big right hand but Tackai slips the punch.
Tackai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tackai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lansarez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tackai really felt that one!
Lansarez slips a jab and a cross from Tackai.
Lansarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lansarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tackai counters with a series of strikes. Lansarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lansarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lansarez throws a series of punches but Tackai moves out of range.
Lansarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tackai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tackai thinking.
Tackai looks to land a combination but Lansarez avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lansarez. That's going to slow Tackai down.
Lansarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tackai.
Lansarez throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tackai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tackai slips a jab and a cross from Lansarez.
Good leg kick by Lansarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tackai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lansarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lansarez tries to bum rush Tackai with a series of wild strikes but Tackai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tackai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lansarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rico Lansarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tackai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lansarez counters with a low kick, right behind Tackai 's knee.
Lansarez throws a right hand that Tackai ducks under and follows up with a left that Tackai also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lansarez.
Lansarez throws a series of punches but Tackai avoids them all with ease.
Tackai throws a series of punches but Lansarez avoids them all with ease.
Lansarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tackai counters with a left and a right that stings Lansarez.
Tackai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Tackai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lansarez.
A head kick by Tackai misses
and Lansarez counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Tackai misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lansarez!
Tackai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tackai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lansarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicko Tackai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lansarez throws out a powerful jab.
Tackai lands with a cross.
Tackai tries to bum rush Lansarez with a series of wild strikes but Lansarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tackai misses with a looping left.
Lansarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tackai at a distance.
Lansarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lansarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tackai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lansarez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tackai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lansarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tackai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tackai.
Tackai throws a combination that misses
and Lansarez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tackai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tackai throws a right hand that Lansarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lansarez also avoids with ease.
Lansarez dodges the punch combination from Tackai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Lansarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lansarez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Lansarez!