PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juura Tuura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuura has chosen Black Rokit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juura Tuura will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lvavatai
vs
Tuura

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juura Tuura!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lvavatai .
Tuura looks for the body kick but Lvavatai saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lvavatai .
Tuura looks gassed!
Lvavatai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuura.
Tuura has a takedown stuffed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lvavatai . That's going to slow Tuura down.
Tuura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Lvavatai . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lvavatai .

It looks like Juura Tuura has been cut.
Lvavatai tries to score with a low kick but Tuura moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Lvavatai .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lvavatai scoring well with a low kick there.
Lvavatai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lvavatai throws out a leg kick but Tuura moves out of range and Lvavatai only half commits.
Tuura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lvavatai . Lvavatai obviously looking to wear him down.
Lvavatai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuura.
Lvavatai throws a leg kick which misses Tuura's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuura tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lvavatai , right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuura checks a leg kick nicely.
Lvavatai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuura. That did some damage!
Tuura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai is looking to slow Tuura down with leg kicks.
Lvavatai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lvavatai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lvavatai .
Lvavatai jabs at Tuura's body.
Good leg kick by Lvavatai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lvavatai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuura is out of range and Lvavatai settles back down.
Lvavatai pushes Tuura away with a front kick.
Tuura checks a low kick from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai is looking to slow Tuura down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lvavatai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuura.
Lvavatai scores with a leg kick.
Lvavatai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lvavatai lands a jab.
Lvavatai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tuura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lvavatai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lvavatai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai scores with a spinning back kick!
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses.
Lvavatai lands a leg kick that knocks Tuura off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuura checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lvavatai .
Good work by Tuura as he checks the leg kick.
Lvavatai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lvavatai lands a leg kick that knocks Tuura off balance momentarily.
Tuura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juura Tuura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lvavatai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuura. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Tuura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lvavatai could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lvavatai throws a low kick, looking for Tuura's leg but Tuura calmly moves out of range.
Tuura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lvavatai scoring well with a low kick there.
Tuura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juura Tuura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuura is breathing heavily.
Lvavatai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Lvavatai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is winning the standup battle so far.
Lvavatai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai scores with a leg kick.
Lvavatai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lvavatai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lvavatai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lvavatai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lvavatai wants to slow Tuura down by chopping away at his legs.
Lvavatai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tuura checks it well.
Lvavatai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lvavatai lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lvavatai cracks the inside of Tuura's front leg.
Lvavatai is looking to wear down Tuura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tuura closes the distance but Lvavatai moves to the side
and Lvavatai counters with an inside 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!
Lvavatai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuura momentarily.
Tuura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lvavatai throws a front kick aimed at Tuura's knee but Tuura avoids it well.
Tuura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lvavatai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuura can do to turn this around?
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses.
Lvavatai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuura is out of range and Lvavatai settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai thumps Tuura with a low kick.
Lvavatai connects with a body shot that sends Tuura's belly button to the back.
Lvavatai stuns Tuura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tuura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lvavatai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lvavatai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lvavatai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuura. That did some damage!
Tuura checks a low kick from Lvavatai .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tuura might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lvavatai has got the better of the exchanges.
Lvavatai throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lvavatai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lvavatai thumps Tuura with a low kick.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lvavatai .
Tuura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lvavatai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lvavatai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lvavatai misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lvavatai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lvavatai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juura Tuura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lvavatai cracks the inside of Tuura's front leg.
Lvavatai feints and then cracks Tuura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuura down.
Lvavatai scores with a leg kick.
Lvavatai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tuura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lvavatai . Lvavatai obviously looking to wear him down.
Tuura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lvavatai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tuura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lvavatai , right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lvavatai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuura has time to react.
Lvavatai throws a leg kick but Tuura sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lvavatai .
Lvavatai connects with a leg kick. Tuura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lvavatai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lvavatai scoring well with a low kick there.
Lvavatai jabs Tuura right on the nose. Tuura blinks but takes it well.
Lvavatai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lvavatai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lvavatai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuura moves out of range of the leg kick from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tuura crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lvavatai - the referee stops the clock and Tuura gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lvavatai . Tuura manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tuura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai lands with a good body shot.
Lvavatai thows a body kick. Tuura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lvavatai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lvavatai tries to score with a low kick but Tuura moves his leg out of the way.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tuura at a distance.
Lvavatai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lvavatai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tuura is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lvavatai , right into the meat.
Lvavatai is looking to slow Tuura down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Lvavatai .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lvavatai .
Tuura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lvavatai .
Tuura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai fakes the leg kick and cracks Tuura in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tuura blocks the low kick.
Lvavatai lands a front kick.
Lvavatai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tuura 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.
Lvavatai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lvavatai scores with a leg kick.
Juura Tuura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lvavatai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lvavatai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lvavatai scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiaoali Lvavatai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lvavatai 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiaoali Lvavatai !