PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warrior's Dance. Tavarius has chosen It Dont Come Easy as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hazzard
vs
Tavarius

178 cm
31
185 lbs
15 - 22 - 0

186 cm
34
201 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarius scores with a body shot.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavarius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hazzard tries to clinch

and Tavarius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tavarius.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hazzard wants to get back to his feet but Tavarius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hazzard keeping moving, preventing Tavarius from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazzard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tavarius passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard wants to get back to his feet but Tavarius drags him back down.
Tavarius controls the position.
Hazzard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tavarius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tavarius moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius is looking to take a break and control but Hazzard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rikki Tavarius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hazzard looks to clinch

and Tavarius counters with a shoot takedown. Hazzard fights it but they end up in guard.
Hazzard keeping full guard, as Tavarius tries to pass.
Tavarius stops Hazzard from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius looking to sit in guard and control but Hazzard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tavarius has a closed guard, preventing Hazzard from standing up.
Tavarius controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bio Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a wild combination.
Hazzard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazzard closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tavarius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tavarius.
Tavarius looking to sit in guard and control but Hazzard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hazzard is looking to stand up but Tavarius won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rikki Tavarius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tavarius circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tavarius counters with a single leg into guard. Hazzard didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tavarius stands and throws Hazzard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tavarius trying to control the action but Hazzard is working from the bottom.
Tavarius tries to advance to mount but Hazzard denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard is pushing Tavarius's head away, looking to escape. Tavarius manages to hold on to the position though.
Tavarius is trying to ground and pound but Hazzard uses the momentary lack of control by Tavarius to regain half guard.
Hazzard is trying to stand back up but Tavarius is controlling him
Hazzard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hazzard kicks Tavarius off and gets back to his feet.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Hazzard fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavarius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavarius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hazzard tries to clinch there but Tavarius circles away.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Tavarius keeps it at a distance.
Tavarius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hazzard.
Some wild striking there from Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tavarius counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hazzard's guard now.
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!
Tavarius prevents Hazzard from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius wants to control from the top but Hazzard keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bio Hazzard just wasn't active enough.

Hazzard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tavarius, pushing him back against the cage.
Hazzard scores with a shoulder strike.
Hazzard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavarius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Hazzard swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Tavarius blocks a body shot from Hazzard.
Tavarius blocks the elbow strike.
Tavarius misses with a punch to the body.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tavarius avoids the elbow strike from Hazzard, against the cage.
I was talking to Hazzard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.
Tavarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavarius avoids the damage to the body.
Tavarius managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavarius avoiding damage as Hazzard throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tavarius's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarius blocks an elbow strike.
Tavarius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazzard backwards.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavarius avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bio Hazzard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hazzard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazzard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tavarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but Tavarius blocks with his arms.
Hazzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius tries for a takedown but Hazzard manages to get underhooks.
Tavarius gets through Hazzard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hazzard tries a body shot but Tavarius blocks it.
Hazzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tavarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavarius avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavariuss head.
Hazzard misses with a knee to the head.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tavarius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hazzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hazzard fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius dodges the punch combination from Hazzard.
Tavarius tests Hazzard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavarius dodges the punch combination from Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavarius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Tavarius.
Tavarius swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to clinch up but Tavarius circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavarius lands a jab to Hazzard's midsection.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Tavarius keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavarius keeps the fight on the outside.
Hazzard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bio Hazzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Tavarius moves away

and Tavarius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hazzard is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarius not doing much here.
Oh Hazzard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rikki Tavarius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hazzard looks to clinch

and Tavarius counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Hazzard out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Rikki Tavarius!
Rikki Tavarius thanked the fans post fight for their support.