PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Tigar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Tater was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tigar
vs
Tater

189 cm
23
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

182 cm
21
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Tigar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tater!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tigar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Tigar.
Tater looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tigar throws a head kick that Tater semi-blocks.

It looks like John Tater has been cut.
Tigar throws a leg kick which misses Tater's front leg but catches the back leg as Tater tries to avoid it.
Tigar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tigar lands a jab to Tater's midsection.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tigar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tigar delivers a nice body kick.
Tigar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tigar feints and then cracks Tater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tater down.
Tigar lands a jab.
Tigar thuds his shin into the meat of Tater's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tigar lands with a slapping head kick.
Tater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tigar feints and then cracks Tater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tater down.
Tater loads up on a big right hand but Tigar slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tigar.
Tater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tater should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters circling a little - Tigar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tigar.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tater if he has to take too many more of those.
Tater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tigar slips under a jab from Tater.
Tater takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tater throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tater throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tigar.
Tigar scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigar slips a jab from Tater.
A solid body kick from Tigar.
Tater misses the jab.
Tater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tigar scores with a push kick.
Tater throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tigar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tigar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tater.
Tigar blocks a jab.
John Tater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tater throws a shot from downtown. Tigar moves away and avoids it.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tater. That did some damage!
Tater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tigar.
Tigar fakes the leg kick and cracks Tater in the body.
The fighters circling - Tater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tigar misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Tater misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater misses with a looping left.
Tigar throws a leg kick which misses Tater's front leg but catches the back leg as Tater tries to avoid it.
Tigar blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Tigar scores with a four punch combination!
Tater misses with an uppercut.
Tigar scores with a spinning back kick!
Tigar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tigar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tater.
Tater is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tigar blocks a jab.
Tater has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tigar.
The crowd cheers as Tigar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tater doesn't seem phased though.
Tigar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tigar.
Tater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tater looks to land a right hand but Tigar moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tigar.
Tigar slips a jab from Tater.
Tigar fakes the leg kick and cracks Tater in the body.
Tigar lands a head kick. Tater smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tater might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tigar slips under a jab from Tater.
Tigar scores with a leg kick.
Tigar throws a sloppy head kick and Tater moves out of range easily.
Tigar walks into a stiff left hand from Tater.
Tigar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Tater misses.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tigar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tater will feel that in the morning.
Tigar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tigar ducks under a wild hook from Tater.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tigar - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Tigar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Tater's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tigar defending well as Tater loads up on a big left hand.
Tater throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tigar slips under a jab.
Mirko Tigar is winning the standup battle so far.
Tigar blocks a jab.
Tigar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tigar connects with a high kick.
Crunch! Tigar slams his shin into Tater's torso.
Tigar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tigar works over Tater's head and body with a nice combination.
Tigar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tater's calf.
Tigar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tigar scores with a hook.
Tater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tigar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tater in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tigar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tigar feints and then cracks Tater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tater down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tater might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tigar has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tater throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tater.
Tigar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tater can do to turn this around?
Tater tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tigar scoring well with a low kick there.
Tigar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tigar misses with a head kick.
Tigar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tater.
Tater looks to land a left hand but Tigar moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tigar.
Tigar scores with a leg kick.
Tater tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Tater. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tater.
Tigar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tater throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Tigar.
A right-left combo lands from Tigar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tigar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater throws a jab when Tigar was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tigar.
Tater throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tigar. Tater shrugs it off though.
Tigar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tigar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tater falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tigar counters with a head kick.
Tigar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tigar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tigar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tigar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tigar.
The fighters circling - Tater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tigar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tater.
Tigar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Tigar slams his shin into Tater's torso.
Tigar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tater.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tater on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tater misses with a straight right.
Tater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tigar can pounce on him.
Tater misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Tater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tater has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tigar.
Tater throws a looping overhand right but Tigar ducks down to avoid it.
Tigar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tigar can pounce on him.
Tater walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tigar.
Tater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tigar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tater looks to throw the jab but Tigar is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tater takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tigar lands a jab to Tater's midsection.
Tater misses with a straight left.
Tigar cracks the inside of Tater's front leg.
Tigar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Tater misses the target.
Tigar throws a nice head kick!
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tigar ducks under a wild hook from Tater.
Tigar thuds his shin into the meat of Tater's side.
The fighters circling - Tater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tater throws a jab when Tigar was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tigar throws a nice head kick!
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tater misses with an uppercut. Tigar saw that one coming.
Tigar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tater throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Tigar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Tater's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Tater misses.
Tigar is looking to wear down Tater with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tater connects with the punch.
Tater throws a jab but it's blocked by Tigar.
Tigar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tater takes one to the side of the head.
Tigar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tigar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tater.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tigar scores with a head kick.
Tater takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tigar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tigar. That's going to slow Tater down.
Tater has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tigar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tater throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tigar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tater.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tater misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tigar slips a jab from Tater.
The fighters circling - Tater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tigar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tigar slips a straight right by Tater.
Tigar stalks Tater and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tater's face. Tater staggers backwards, shaken.
Tater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tigar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tigar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tater throws a hook but Tigar avoids it easily.
Tigar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tater's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Tigar.
Tater misses with a hook.
Tigar feints and then cracks Tater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tater down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tigar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tigar can pounce on him.
Tater catches Tigar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tigar ducks under a wild hook from Tater.
Tigar lands with a shot to the body.
Tigar cracks Tater with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tater throws a hook to the side of Tigar's head but Tigar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tigar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Tater misses its intended target.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tater if he has to take too many more of those.
Tater throws an overhand right that lands on Tigar's shoulder, as Tigar tries to avoid the shot.
Tater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tigar moves out of range as Tater strikes.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tigar closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater throws a hook but Tigar blocks it.
Tigar scores with a head kick.
Tigar moves away from the strike by Tater.
Tigar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tater misses with an uppercut. Tigar saw that one coming.
Tigar scores with a head kick.
Tigar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tigar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tigar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tater looks to land a right hand but Tigar moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tigar.
Tigar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Tigar.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tigar.
Tater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tigar.
Tigar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar moves forwards but Tater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tigar ducks under a wild hook from Tater.
A slow jab from Tater misses its intended target.
Tigar lands a jab to Tater's midsection.
Tigar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tater misses with a straight left.
Tater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tigar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tigar lands a head kick. Tater smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tigar ducks under a wild hook from Tater.
Tater takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tigar slips a straight right by Tater.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tigar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tater's sensitive parts.
A jab from Tater misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tigar - that will leave a mark!
John Tater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirko Tigar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tater misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Tigar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tigar 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Tigar!