PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tabasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake ThaMuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake ThaMuss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tabasco
vs
ThaMuss

191 cm
18
287 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Tabasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake ThaMuss!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tabasco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
ThaMuss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tabasco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
ThaMuss is looking to stand up but Tabasco isn't so interested in that idea.
Tabasco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tabasco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tabasco is looking to work some ground and pound but ThaMuss has wrist control.
Tabasco wants to control from the top but ThaMuss keeps moving.
Tabasco connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabasco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tabasco trying to control but ThaMuss is working from the bottom.
Tabasco throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tabasco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tabasco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tabasco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tabasco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tabasco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ThaMuss can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tabasco tries to free his leg and advance position but ThaMuss is retaining full guard.
ThaMuss looks winded!
Tabasco throws a big elbow that misses.
Tabasco wants to control from the top but ThaMuss keeps moving.
Tabasco advances position into side control!
ThaMuss is not content to let Tabasco control the position.
The strikes coming from Tabasco are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco looks up at the clock and then as ThaMuss takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tabasco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tabasco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tabasco wants to lay and pray for a moment but ThaMuss keeps working.
Tabasco throws an elbow but ThaMuss slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tabasco misses with the ground and pound.
Tabasco in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Tabasco crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Tabasco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tabasco scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at ThaMuss to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tabasco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
ThaMuss on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tabasco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but ThaMuss is avoiding damage well.
Tabasco working the ground and pound.
Tabasco sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but ThaMuss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tabasco wants to control but ThaMuss is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabasco is putting a hurting on ThaMuss here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tabasco wants to lay and pray for a moment but ThaMuss keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Tabasco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tabasco gets the takedown into side control.
Tabasco lands a nice forearm strike.
Tabasco trying to control the action but ThaMuss is working from the bottom.
Tabasco scores with punches from side control.
Tabasco working the strikes but ThaMuss uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tabasco is keen to just control but ThaMuss is a slippery customer.
Tabasco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabasco looks to land a strike but ThaMuss avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
ThaMuss is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ThaMuss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tabasco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tabasco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tabasco throws an elbow that misses. ThaMuss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tabasco's guard. Nice move by ThaMuss!
Tabasco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ThaMuss's guard.
Tabasco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ThaMuss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco postures up in ThaMuss's guard and throws a big left but ThaMuss blocks it.
Tabasco cracks ThaMuss with a solid left hand.
Tabasco stays in close to ThaMuss's body and controls the position.
Tabasco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tabasco looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tabasco connects with a couple of short punches.
Tabasco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ThaMuss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tabasco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tabasco works over ThaMuss with some ground and pound from guard.
Tabasco working some strikes from top position.
Tabasco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ThaMuss can do to turn this around?
Tabasco wants to control from the top but ThaMuss keeps moving.
Tabasco postures up in ThaMuss's guard and throws a big left but ThaMuss blocks it.
Tabasco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tabasco chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tabasco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tabasco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
ThaMuss keeping moving, preventing Tabasco from controlling successfully.
Tabasco passes ThaMuss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tabasco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ThaMuss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabasco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tabasco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Tabasco dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Tabasco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ThaMuss taking some punishment here, with Tabasco in his half guard.
ThaMuss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tabasco.
Tabasco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tabasco is keen to just control but ThaMuss is a slippery customer.
Tabasco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tabasco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ThaMuss's head.
Tabasco stops ThaMuss from getting back to his feet.
Tabasco working over ThaMuss with some ground and pound. ThaMuss looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
ThaMuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabasco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ThaMuss is staying active underneath Tabasco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tabasco winds up and cracks ThaMuss with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joe Tabasco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tabasco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ThaMuss's head.
Tabasco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ThaMuss defending well though.
Tabasco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ThaMuss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tabasco.
Tabasco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tabasco working over ThaMuss with some ground and pound. ThaMuss looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
ThaMuss on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabasco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jake ThaMuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco is keen to just control but ThaMuss is a slippery customer.
Tabasco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tabasco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
ThaMuss pushes Tabasco off looking to stand but Tabasco dives back in and keeps control.
Tabasco is looking to take a break and control but ThaMuss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco working the head and body with strikes.
Tabasco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ThaMuss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tabasco.
Tabasco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tabasco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ThaMuss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tabasco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because ThaMuss is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tabasco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabasco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tabasco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ThaMuss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tabasco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tabasco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabasco throwing shots but ThaMuss is blocking nicely.
Tabasco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks ThaMuss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ThaMuss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tabasco.
Tabasco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ThaMuss defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Tabasco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tabasco 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Tabasco!
A relieved looking Joe Tabasco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.