PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tua Taamu (ranked 3544 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Jackson Boone (ranked 138 p4p, 107 weight class). Jackson Boone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Taamu
vs
Boone

190 cm
34
202
7 - 10 - 0

187 cm
37
190
18 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

NARCOS
Vegan Gains

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tua Taamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Boone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone cracks Taamu with an open hand slap.
Boone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taamu moves away.
Taamu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taamu checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Taamu.
Taamu throws a lazy head kick
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boone misses with a body kick.

Oooooh!!! Boone has knocked Taamu down with a huge combo! Boone steps away and waves a wobbly Taamu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Taamu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boone misses with a hook.
Oh Taamu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taamu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone.
A counter left hand to the body from Taamu misses its target.
Boone is looking to clinch but Taamu is avoiding it.
Taamu seems to have got his legs back now.
Boone cracks Taamu with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Taamu tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Boone pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Taamu is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Boone!
Jackson Boone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kato, into his post fight interview.