PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Su Nami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nami comes to the cage accompanied by New York. The crowd seem to be enjoying Macale's choice of entrance music: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nami
vs
Macale

225 cm
27
289 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

173 cm
34
177 lbs
47 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Su Nami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale throws a jab when Nami was well out of range.
Macale misses with an uppercut.
Tiao Macale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale swats away the attempt to clinch by Nami.
Nami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macale tries to land a body kick
and Nami counters with a straight right hand.
Macale swats away the attempt to clinch by Nami.
A big right from Nami misses.
Macale slips under a jab from Nami.
Macale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nami looks to land a right hand but Macale moved out of range.
Nami staying out of range there.
Macale digs a good body shot into Nami's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nami tries to clinch there but Macale circles away.
Macale misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale throws a jab when Nami was well out of range.
Macale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Macale defending well as Nami loads up on a big left hand.
Nami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Macale.
Macale tries a low kick but Nami avoids it.
Macale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macale misses with an uppercut. Nami saw that one coming.
Nami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Nami is out of range.
Macale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nami. That did some damage!
Macale connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nami throws a nice looking combination but Macale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Macale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nami misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
Nami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Macale throws a solid leg kick but Nami takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Macale.
Nami checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Macale misses.
Macale scoring well with a low kick there.
Macale throws a hook to the side of Nami's head but Nami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nami throws a nice looking combination but Macale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nami looks to throw the jab but Macale is out of range.
Nami slips a straight right by Macale.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macale.
Macale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nami.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nami lands a leg kick that knocks Macale off balance momentarily.
Macale throws a leg kick but Nami sees it coming and moves out of range.
Macale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nami's sensitive parts.
Nami moves in looking to clinch but Macale pushes him off.
Macale staying out of range there.
Nami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macale.
Macale lands with a cross.
Macale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Macale throws a jab when Nami was well out of range.
Nami moves away from the strike by Macale.
Macale tries to land a front kick but Nami steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Macale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Macale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nami is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale moves out of range of the strikes.
Macale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Macale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nami.
Macale lands a leg kick that knocks Nami off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Macale.
Macale throws out a loose jab but Nami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nami moves out of range as Macale strikes.
Macale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nami.
Nami stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nami cracks Macale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macale.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Macale slips a jab from Nami.
Nami throws an overhand right that lands on Macale's shoulder, as Macale tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiao Macale dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Macale cracks the inside of Nami's front leg.
Macale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Macale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nami looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiao Macale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nami tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Macale throws a hook to the side of Nami's head but Nami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nami checks a leg kick.
Macale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nami throws a shot from downtown. Macale moves away and avoids it.
Macale connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Macale.
Macale scores with the left hand. Nami knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nami slips under a jab.
Macale feints and then cracks Nami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nami down.
Nami looks to score with a jab to the body but Macale is just out of range.
Macale scores with a kick to the body.
Macale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nami moves away from the strike by Macale.
Macale throws a solid leg kick but Nami takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Macale.
Nami throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Macale misses.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Nami is out of range.
Macale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Macale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Macale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Macale cracks Nami with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nami.
Nice defenses there by Nami.
Nami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macale.
Nami lands a slapping body shot.
Macale misses with a straight left.
Macale scores with a head kick.
Macale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nami on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Macale. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Macale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nami's calf.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nami might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nami takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Macale lands a lovely overhand right.
Macale takes a swing at Nami's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Macale misses.
Macale slips under a jab from Nami.
Macale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macale misses with an uppercut. Nami saw that one coming.
Macale blocks a jab.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nami checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Macale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macale cracks the inside of Nami's front leg.
Macale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nami throws a jab when Macale was well out of range.
Nami slips under a jab from Macale.
Macale lands with an uppercut that bounces Nami off the cage and back into range.
Macale throws a body punch but Nami moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nami's sensitive parts.
Nami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macale lands a really nice looking cross but Nami seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale throws an overhand right that lands on Nami's shoulder, as Nami tries to avoid the shot.
Macale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Macale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Nami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Macale misses with an uppercut. Nami saw that one coming.
Macale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nami ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
A telegraphed right hand from Nami misses the target.
Macale thumps Nami with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiao Macale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nami looks to land a left hand but Macale moved out of range nicely.
Macale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Macale slips a jab from Nami.
A thudding body kick lands there by Macale!
Nami tries to close the distance and clinch but Macale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Nami misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nami checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Macale throws a right and a left that Nami avoids nicely.
Macale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nami needs to keep his hands up - Macale had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Macale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nami is looking to clinch but Macale is avoiding it.
Macale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Macale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nami was well out of range. Poor timing from Macale.
Macale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nami.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macale.
Macale throws a hook but Nami blocks it.
Nami throws a leg kick that is checked
and Macale counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Macale tenderised Nami's leg. Nami is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nami avoids the head kick by Macale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macale.
A slow jab from Nami misses its intended target.
Macale looks for the body kick but Nami saw that one coming.
Macale thumps Nami with a low kick.
Nami tries to clinch up but Macale circles away and keeps his distance.
Macale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale cracks the inside of Nami's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nami.
A telegraphed right hand from Macale misses the target.
Macale connects with a leg kick. Nami looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macale.
Nami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Macale looks to land a body kick but Nami moved away.
Nami throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nami takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Macale scores with a leg kick.
Macale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Macale misses the target.
Nami tries to clinch but Macale moves out of range.
Macale misses with a looping right.
Macale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nami if he has to take too many more of those.
Nami moves out of range as Macale strikes.
Nami takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nami slips a straight right by Macale.
Macale lands with a nice body kick.
Nami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macale.
Macale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Nami counter with a right hand.
Macale dips to his left and cracks Nami with an uppercut!
Macale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nami misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale thuds his right hand into Nami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Macale throws a wild body kick that Nami sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nami manages to avoid it.
Nami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macale.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Nami swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nami tries to move into range but Macale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Macale throws a hook to the side of Nami's head but Nami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nami misses with a series of wild punches.
Nami moves out of range as Macale strikes.
Nami will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Macale.
Su Nami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macale throws a leg kick which misses Nami's front leg but catches the back leg as Nami tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiao Macale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Macale 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.