PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 302 p4p, 140 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 40 p4p, 16 weight class). Fiso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiger
vs
Fiso

172 cm
28
150
20 - 11 - 0

172 cm
28
141
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Fiso scores with a push kick.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiso blocks a head kick by Tiger.
Fiso throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger punishes Fiso's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fiso can pounce on him.
Fiso throws a chopping leg kick but Tiger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Tiger gets a clinch.
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiso's elbow.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiger is working Fiso over against the cage.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Tiger pushes Fiso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fiso is trying to pull guard but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Fiso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Tiger trying to land knees to the body.
Tiger can't find room to land a body shot as Fiso controls the action.

Tiger pulls guard.

Fiso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiso has managed to get both his arms back between Tiger's legs - danger averted.
Tiger controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
Fiso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiger sneaks back into half guard.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ inform me that Fiso has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fiso trying to pass the guard but Tiger defending well.
Fiso prevents Tiger from improving his position.
Tiger is staying active underneath Fiso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tiger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fiso works his foot free and advances to mount.

Fiso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fiso tries to take Tiger's back but instead Tiger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tiger won't allow Fiso to pass to mount.

Fiso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiger has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Fiso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tiger is defending against the submission attempts here by Fiso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to mount his opponent but Tiger defends it.
Fiso is thwarting Tiger's attempts to control the position.
Tiger is controlling Fiso's trapped leg to prevent Fiso from advancing to side control.

Fiso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fiso prevents Tiger from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger is looking to control Fiso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiger avoid being mounted?

Fiso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiger sees it coming and defends easily.

Fiso wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fiso is trying to control. Tiger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tiger is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiso moves nicely into side control.
Fiso trying to control the action but Tiger is working from the bottom.

Fiso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Great Tiger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tiger closes the distance and pushes Fiso back into the cage.
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiso struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.

Fiso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fiso tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Fiso had a free shot at his head there.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Tiger moves forwards but Fiso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fiso with the inside leg kick.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Fiso misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Fiso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Tiger has Fiso up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fiso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiger is working Fiso over against the cage.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body.
Fiso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger tries to work over Fiso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fiso throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Fiso.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Fiso.
Fiso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fiso's defenses.
Fiso tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fiso or not.
Fiso tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Fiso.

Fiso drags the fight down to the ground.

Fiso has his foot on Tiger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiger works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger preventing the sweep.
Fiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fiso struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tiger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fiso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiger wants to control for a moment but Fiso uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tiger wants to pass the guard but Fiso is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
Tiger is pushing down on Fiso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fiso is fighting to maintain full guard but Tiger has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tiger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tiger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tiger prevents Fiso from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Fiso.
Fiso keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Fiso wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fiso trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.

Tiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Tiger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fiso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fiso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Great Tiger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tiger moves into the clinch.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.
Great Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Fiso on the inside.
Fiso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Fiso.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
A short body shot lands from Fiso as the two fighters clinch.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Tiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Fiso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiger to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.

Tiger jumps guard.
Tiger being controlled here, momentarily.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is really struggling to control Fiso but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tiger has Fiso pulled in close to control his posture.
Fiso is pushing down on Tiger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tiger is fighting to maintain full guard but Fiso has managed to sneak the leg through.

Fiso is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fiso wants to take a breather but Tiger is having none of it.
Fiso tries to pass to full mount but Tiger defends it.

Tiger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fiso pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fiso wants to free his trapped foot but Tiger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiger is looking to control Fiso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiger avoid being mounted?
Fiso is looking to advance position but Tiger won't allow it.
Fiso uses his free foot to push down on Tiger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tiger.
Tiger prevents Fiso from taking his back.
Tiger manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Fiso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiger sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso passes to full mount!
Tiger regains half guard.

Tiger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Tiger looking for submissions off his back.
Malaki Fiso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Great Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fiso is looking to pass Tiger's guard but actually Tiger recovers to full guard.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control the position.
Fiso is fighting to break Tiger's control of his arms but Tiger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiger is trying to keep Fiso in close.
Malaki Fiso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiger is pulling down on Fiso's head. It's preventing any offense from Fiso, at least for the moment.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fiso is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Fiso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiso has managed to get both his arms back between Tiger's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Great Tiger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
Great Tiger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.