PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peetu Tam (ranked 2220 p4p, 4251 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 57 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as He Mu enters the cage!

Tam
vs
Mu

198 cm
29
255
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
38
215
26 - 17 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mu connects with the punch.

It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Mu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mu misses with a combination

and Tam counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Tam's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mu.
Mu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tam lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mu.
Mu managing to block the knees to the body from Tam.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mu.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mu.
Mu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mu cracks Tam with a nice body shot.
Tam is breathing heavily.
Mu lands a left hand.
Tam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mu avoids it.
Mu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tam backwards.
Mu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tam misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu stops a takedown attempt from Tam.
We've been informed that Mu 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.
Tam wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Mu - just one landing.
He Mu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mu connects with a solid leg kick.
Mu lands with a right hand.

Tam is rocked!
Mu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mu throws an overhand right that drops Tam like a sack of potatoes! Mu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). He Mu!
During a confident post fight interview, He Mu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.