PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 351 p4p, 256 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 51 p4p, 40 weight class). Tiotio comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiotio
vs
Lemieux

205 cm
26
274
18 - 2 - 0

193 cm
36
270
25 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Tiotio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiotio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiotio misses the target.
Tiotio throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Tiotio.
A jab from Tiotio does it's job there.

It looks like Vincent Lemieux has been cut.
A big right from Tiotio misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lemieux misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and Tiotio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Lemieux misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
Tiotio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lemieux to the canvas! Lemieux doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tiotio keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.