PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Rageface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rageface
vs
Tavares

190 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Angry Beaver Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hubert Rageface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Tavares!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rageface takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rageface.
Tavares lands with an overhand left.
Rageface takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rageface tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Rageface.
Tavares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares scores with a jab. Rageface acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rageface moves in looking to clinch but Tavares pushes him off.
Rageface wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tavares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Rageface moves out of range easily.
Rageface takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Tavares tests Rageface's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rageface tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.

Rageface drives through and clinches with Tavares against the cage.
Rageface looking for a takedown.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Rageface.
Rageface wants to stall.
Tavares tries to pull guard but Rageface holds him up against the cage and eventually Tavares drops back down to his feet.

Tavares gets control of Rageface's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tavares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet but Rageface is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rageface wants to stand but Tavares is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rageface wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet but Rageface is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rageface wants to clinch.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rageface's head backwards.
Rageface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rageface throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares sizes up Rageface with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rageface tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rageface avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Rageface tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rageface tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Rageface throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavares.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tavares.
Rageface on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rageface throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavares swinging wilding here.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares throws a head kick but Rageface moves out of range.
Rageface tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Rageface fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rageface avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rageface.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Tavares dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tavares throws a lazy head kick
and Rageface counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rageface wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Rageface changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tavares tries to avoid it but Rageface manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tavares to the ground. Tavares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rageface looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rageface doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Tavares cracks Rageface with an open hand slap.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Rageface.
Rageface stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tavares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hubert Rageface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rageface tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rageface is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Rageface blocks a head kick by Tavares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavares works over Rageface's head and body with a nice combination.
Rageface avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rageface is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tavares with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Tavares throws a head kick but Rageface moves out of range.
Rageface tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares misses with a hook.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares misses with a hook. Rageface ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rageface looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rageface is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Rageface.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rageface crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tavares - the referee stops the clock and Rageface gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tavares. Rageface manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rageface tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tavares.
Rageface connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Rageface.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Rageface counters with an outside leg kick.
Rageface tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rageface forces Tavares back against the cage and clinches.

Rageface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rageface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rageface tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rageface looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Tavares catches Rageface right on the button with a cross.
Rageface avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Hubert Rageface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rageface avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rageface misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a low kick, right behind Rageface 's knee.
Rageface is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tavares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rageface tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rageface tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Tavares jabs Rageface right on the nose. Rageface blinks but takes it well.
Tavares keeps the fight on the outside.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat.
Tavares blocks a head kick by Rageface.
Rageface fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert Rageface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rageface looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tavares looks to land a combination. Rageface sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Josh Tavares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tavares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares cracks Rageface with an open hand slap.
Rageface misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavares lands with a nice combination. Rageface backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rageface tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a head kick.
Tavares avoids a kick to the body.
Josh Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rageface tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Rageface throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rageface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rageface takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tavares throws a combination. Rageface tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rageface looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tavares connects with a jab.
Rageface tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rageface is looking to clinch.
Rageface fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Rageface's front leg but catches the back leg as Rageface tries to avoid it.
Rageface wants to clinch.
Rageface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rageface is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Tavares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rageface throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares lands a head kick!
Rageface moves in looking to clinch but Tavares pushes him off.
Tavares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rageface sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tavares somewhat.
Rageface checks a low kick from Tavares.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rageface fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rageface shoots for a double leg takedown but Tavares sprawls well. He's pushed Rageface's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Rageface pushes Tavares up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavares prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert Rageface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Rageface has double underhooks.
Rageface unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tavares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rageface creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rageface keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rageface manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rageface has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rageface taking a breather.
Tavares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rageface.
Rageface drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rageface tries to pull guard but Tavares holds him up against the cage and eventually Rageface drops back down to his feet.
Rageface is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rageface prevents the takedown attempt.
Hubert Rageface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tavares avoiding damage as Rageface throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tavares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Tavares!