PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisi Taille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes into the arena with Armin van Buuren - Sail blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tavares
vs
Taille

175 cm
27
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patricio Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sisi Taille!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Taille.
No joy there for Taille, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Tavares. Those never looked like landing.
Taille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Tavares throws a one two combo.
Tavares looks to land a combination but Taille avoids it well.
Tavares connects with a looping right hand.
Tavares tries to clinch but Taille moves out of range.

Tavares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares has Taille pressed against the cage, preventing Taille from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taille wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavares won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tavares.
Come on Tavares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tavares.
Tavares with a knee to the head.

Taille pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taille throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taille bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavares's head backwards.
Tavares tries to bum rush Taille with a series of wild strikes but Taille uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tavares scores with a decent looking hook.
Tavares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taille swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taille fails to land with a series of punches.

Tavares darts in and clinches Taille up against the cage.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taille tries to break free but Tavares pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taille tries to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling the position.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Taille blocks it.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taille blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Taille blocks it.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Taille has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Taille blocks with his arms.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Taille blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taille is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavares has double underhooks.
Taille is trying to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling him.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Taille's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taille has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taille blocks it with crossed arms.
Taille is trying to push Tavares away but Tavares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taille is trying to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling him.
Taille is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Taille's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taille wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Taille blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares has Taille pressed against the cage, preventing Taille from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taille working hard to break the clinch.
Tavares keeps control of Taille as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares tries to stall but Taille uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taille wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavares keeps control of Taille as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Taille is blocking nicely.
Taille has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Taille's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taille throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Taille rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taille paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patricio Tavares dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taille lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tavares displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taille closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tavares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taille counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tavares misses with a double jab.
Tavares tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taille counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Taille. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taille.
Tavares misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Taille misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Taille rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taille throws a nice looking combination but Tavares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Taille.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taille misses with a wild combination.
Taille misses with the combination.

Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taille wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares stalling in the clinch but Taille improves position.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares has Taille pressed against the cage, preventing Taille from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Taille is blocking nicely.
Taille wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares has Taille pressed against the cage, preventing Taille from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Taille breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patricio Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tavares.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Taille tries to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling the position.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taille can't break the clinch.
Taille wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patricio Tavares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavares manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taille has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taille working hard to break the clinch.
Taille is trying to push Tavares away but Tavares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavares wants to stall.
Tavares keeps control of Taille as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taille can't break the clinch.
Taille is trying to push Tavares away but Tavares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taille is trying to push Tavares away but Tavares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taille 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.
Taille is trying to force a seperation but Tavares has the dominant position.
Taille is trying to break the clinch but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taille's efforts to push away.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taille tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.
Taille is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taille is trying to push Tavares away but Tavares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Taille blocks it.
Taille is trying to break the clinch but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Tavares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taille wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taille blocks it with crossed arms.
Taille has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taille has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.
Taille wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavares won't allow it.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sisi Taille will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tavares tries to clinch up but Taille circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taille back to the cage. Tavares follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taille swinging wildly here.
Taille looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Taille swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taille swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Taille throws a hook but Tavares avoids it easily.
Taille misses with a wild body shot.
Patricio Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Taille ducks right into an uppercut from Tavares.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taille circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taille scores with a one two! Tavares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taille throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Taille pushes him off.
Taille lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taille.
Taille misses with a double jab
and Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taille is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Taille misses.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taille.
Tavares tries to clinch but Taille moves out of range.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taille misses with a few strikes there.
Taille falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares counters with a big head kick but Taille shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taille circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares throws a right hand that Taille ducks under and follows up with a left that Taille also avoids with ease.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taille circles away quickly and effectively.
Taille thows a body shot but no joy.
Taille misses with a series of wild punches.

Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
Taille wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Taille tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taille has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Taille pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares tries to clinch but Taille is having none of it.
Taille pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tavares back to the cage. Taille follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taille with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tavares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taille. Taille circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tavares misses with the combination.
Taille misses with a double jab.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from Taille. Those never looked like landing.
Tavares slips a jab and a cross from Taille.
Taille lands with a hook. Tavares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taille falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taille throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taille avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taille fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Taille bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares works over Taille's head and body with a nice combination.
Taille lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tavares at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patricio Tavares.
Well Tavares 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Tavares!
Patricio Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.