PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abang Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan Tanner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abang Tua's chin.

Tanner
vs
Tua

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

165 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

KAISER

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abang Tua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tua works Tanner's body with a nice hook.
Tanner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanner.
A left and a right from Tua both land. Nice combination.
Tua is looking to clinch.

Tua forces Tanner back against the cage and clinches.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner shoots in but no luck this time.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A right-left combo lands from Tua.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.

Tua rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tua breaks from the clinch.
Tua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tua duly obliges.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanner at a distance.
Tua looks to land a combination. Tanner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tua.
Tua working hard to break the clinch.
Tanner tries for a takedown but Tua manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Tua tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Tua.
Tua tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.

Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tua takes the fight into the clinch.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tua rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tua moves into range and clinches up with Tanner.

Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua looks to land a combination. Tanner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tua tries to clinch up but Tanner circles away and keeps his distance.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanner has time to react.

Tua closes the distance and pushes Tanner back into the cage.
Tua stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.
Tanner has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanner has double underhooks.
Tanner prevents Tua from breaking the clinch.

Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tua has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Tanner has the dominant position.
Tua wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.

Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abang Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Tua moves into the clinch.

Tua breaks the clinch.
Tua lands a jab-cross combination.
Tua throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Tua.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tua darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage.
Tua working hard to break the clinch.
Tua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tanner back to the cage. Tua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Tua has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua jabs Tanner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tua throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tua misses with the combination.

Tanner is rocked!

Tua has managed to clinch.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Tanner is out on his feet! Tua sets himself and nearly takes Tanner's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abang Tua!