PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xandra Tayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Happatai - Yatta. The key to victory for Xandra Tayman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tayman
vs
Xu

190 cm
22
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xandra Tayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ham Xu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tayman misses with a two punch combination.
Tayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tayman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tayman throws a big shot that misses.
Xu checks a leg kick.
Tayman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayman misses with a double jab.

Xu clinches with his opponent.
Xu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tayman lands a damaging elbow.
Xu misses with the head strike.
Tayman swings wildly with an uppercut but Xu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Xu manages to break the clinch.
Tayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Xu is just out of range.
Tayman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Tayman.
Ham Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tayman moves into the clinch.
Xu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tayman.
Tayman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xu has Tayman pressed against the cage.
Tayman is trying to break the clinch but Xu is controlling him.

Xu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tayman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tayman is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
Tayman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xu blocks a head kick by Tayman.
Tayman looks to land a combination but Xu avoids it well.
Xu throws a sloppy body shot
and Xu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xu misses with a straight left.
Tayman lands a jab-cross combination.
Xu dodges the punch combination from Tayman.
Tayman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tayman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xu.
Xu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tayman.
Tayman is breathing heavily.
Xu throws a combination. Tayman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tayman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Xu connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xu lands with a right and another and another! Tayman is in big trouble! Xu lands again and this time it's lights out for Tayman! A quality knockout there for Xu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ham Xu!