PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tesla's entrance music is AC/DC's Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Nikola Tesla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tesla
vs
Falco

177 cm
25
154 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
157 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikola Tesla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Falco!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tesla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Falco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Tesla does no damage.

Falco takes the fight into the clinch.

Tesla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tesla misses with a hook
and Falco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falco throws a lazy right hand but Tesla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falco thows a body kick. Tesla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tesla lands with a nice body punch.
Falco moves in looking to clinch but Tesla pushes him off.
Tesla throws a poor cross that misses
and Falco counters with a good low kick that Tesla was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tesla is out of range and Falco settles back down.
Tesla misses with a body punch
and Falco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tesla looks to clinch
and Falco counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Falco.
Falco misses with a shot to the body
and Tesla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falco wants to slow Tesla down by chopping away at his legs.
Falco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tesla was well out of range. Poor timing from Falco.
Falco cracks the inside of Tesla's front leg.
Falco throws a wild body kick that Tesla sees coming a mile off.
Tesla misses with a hook
and Falco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tesla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falco doesn't seem phased though.
Tesla is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falco.
Falco throws a head kick that Tesla semi-blocks.
Tesla swings for the body but Falco moves out of range.
Falco moves out of range as Tesla strikes.
Falco lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tesla.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falco misses with a shot to the body
and Tesla counters with a nice body shot.
Falco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tesla misses with a right hand
and Tesla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falco slips under a jab from Tesla.
Falco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch but Falco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falco.
Tesla tests Falco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falco with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco thows a body shot but no joy.
Tesla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falco.
Falco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Tesla to counter with a crisp jab.
Tesla misses with a leg kick
and Falco counters with an inside leg kick.
Falco tries to work over Tesla's front leg with a kick but Tesla checks it.
Falco wants to land a leg kick but Tesla is out of range.
Tesla misses with a body punch
and Falco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falco lands a head shot.
Falco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tesla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Falco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Falco is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Tesla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falco tries to land a leg kick but Tesla saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Tesla.
Falco is looking to clinch.
Falco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tesla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tesla scores with a jab. Falco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falco tries to land a leg kick but Tesla saw it coming and moves away.
Falco throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tesla to counter with a crisp jab.
Falco just misses with a punch to the body.
Tesla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tesla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falco misses with a low kick.
Tesla throws a lazy right hand but Falco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falco looks to land a left hand but Tesla moved out of range nicely.
Falco throws a low kick but Tesla avoids it.
Falco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tesla throws a lazy uppercut
and Falco counters with a stiff right hand.
Shane Falco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falco connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco tries to move into range but Tesla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falco misses the shot to the body.
Falco throws a head kick but Tesla moves out of range.
Tesla moves away from the strike by Falco.
Tesla misses with a straight left.
Tesla connects with a crisp jab.
Falco walks into a stiff left hand from Tesla.
Tesla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Falco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falco moves away from the strike by Tesla.
Tesla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nikola Tesla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falco's corner calls for a 1-2. Falco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tesla throws a right hand that misses
and Falco counters with a straight right hand.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and Tesla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falco slips under a jab from Tesla.
Tesla throws a predictable looking body shot

and Falco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Falco.

Tesla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tesla misses with a body shot
and Falco counters with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Tesla.
Tesla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Falco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falco misses with a hook to the body
and Tesla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tesla loads up on a big right hand but Falco slips the punch.
Tesla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice combination there by Falco.
Falco swings for the body but Tesla moves out of range.
Tesla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Falco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Falco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tesla throws a jab but it's blocked by Falco.
Tesla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falco throws a chopping leg kick but Tesla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Falco throws out a loose jab but Tesla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tesla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falco counters with a nice body kick.
Falco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesla swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falco lands a jab to Tesla's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Falco. Beautiful body shot.
Tesla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Falco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falco swings widly with a right hand
and Tesla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tesla connects with a looping right hand.
Tesla throws a jab but it's blocked by Falco.
Falco thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikola Tesla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco misses with a hook
and Tesla counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at Tesla to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Tesla does it's job there.
Falco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falco misses with a hook. Tesla ducked under it nicely.
Tesla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falco counters with a one-two to the body.
Falco looks to score with a jab to the body but Tesla is just out of range.
Falco misses with a looping left.
Tesla misses with a looping left.
Falco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesla.
Tesla throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla misses with a hook
and Falco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tesla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falco.
Tesla thumps Falco with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Tesla misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Falco looks to land a left hand but Tesla moved out of range nicely.
Falco walks into a jab.
Falco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falco misses with a low kick.
Falco avoids the body shot from Tesla.
Falco avoids the body shot from Tesla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco misses with a double jab
and Tesla counters with a good low kick that Falco was not able to check.
Shane Falco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tesla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tesla connects with a looping right hand.
Tesla lands a jab to Falco's midsection.
Tesla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tesla misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Falco counter with a right hand.
Tesla misses with a lunging right hand
and Falco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tesla misses with a hook
and Falco counters with a good low kick that Tesla was not able to check.
Falco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Falco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Falco!