PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flatline Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meike Poika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom comes to the cage accompanied by blood blood blood blood. This should be fireworks!

Tom
vs
Poika

179 cm
20
229 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flatline Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meike Poika!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poika swings widly with a right hand
and Tom counters with a straight right hand.
Meike Poika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tom staying out of range there.
Poika rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poika throws out the jab.
Poika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tom blocks a jab.
A combination from Poika does no damage.
Poika swings widly with a right hand

and Tom moves into the clinch.
Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Tom scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tom.
Tom really is a fat lump.
Poika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tom.
Tom connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Meike Poika has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika is trying to force a seperation but Tom has the dominant position.
Tom lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Poika looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Tom.
Tom has Poika pressed against the cage, preventing Poika from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poika can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Tom has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poika has had enough of the clinch but Tom keeps him there for the moment.
Tom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poika working hard to break the clinch.
Poika wants to break free but Tom has control.
Tom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Tom.
Poika wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poika tries to break free but Tom pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Tom.
Tom lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tom.
A hook to the body from Tom.
Poika looks winded!
A short right from Tom.
Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poika wants to get back to striking at distance but Tom won't allow it.

Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poika rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poika throws a poor cross that misses

and Tom moves into the clinch.
Tom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tom lands a nice uppercut.
Tom lands a right hand.
Tom lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Poika breaks from the clinch.
Poika throws the left hand but Tom avoids the punch easily.
Poika misses with a left hand
and Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tom closes the distance and clinches.
Tom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tom lands with a left to the head.
Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tom.
A body shot lands from Tom.
Tom lands with a short shot to the head.
Poika has had enough of the clinch but Tom keeps him there for the moment.
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tom.
Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tom.
Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poika's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poika takes a shot to the head.
Tom connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika working hard to break the clinch.
Tom lands an uppercut.
Poika wants to break free but Tom has control.
Poika wants to get back to striking at distance but Tom won't allow it.
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom misses with a knee strike.
Tom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poikas head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tom.
Tom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poika or not.
A short left from Tom.
Tom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poika lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Poika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poika is trying to break free.
Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flatline Tom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meike Poika'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.

Poika misses with a lunging right hand
and Tom counters with a straight right hand.
Poika throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tom counters with a leg kick.
Poika throws a jab when Tom was well out of range.
Poika misses with a lunging right hand
and Tom counters with an inside leg kick.
Poika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poika takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tom here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tom lands a nice shot that snaps Poika's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Poika.

It looks like Flatline Tom has been cut.
Tom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Poika. Those never looked like landing.
Tom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tom thumps Poika with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika misses with a lunging right hand
and Tom counters with a good low kick that Poika was not able to check.
Tom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poika doesn't seem bothered though.
Tom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poika misses with a hook
and Tom counters with a low kick, right behind Poika 's knee.
Poika throws an off balance right hand
and Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poika swings for the body but Tom moves out of range.
Poika might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tom lands a nice hook to Poika's body. Poika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Poika.
Poika swings widly with a right hand
and Tom counters with a leg kick.
Poika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tom can pounce on him.
Poika misses with a double jab
and Tom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poika is breathing heavily.
Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tom slips under a jab from Poika.
Poika misses with a left hand
and Tom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poika has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Poika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tom works the jab nicely.
Meike Poika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poika steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tom. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Tom tenderised Poika's leg. Poika is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poika misses with a hook. Tom ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Tom.
Tom throws a leg kick which misses Poika's front leg but catches the back leg as Poika tries to avoid it.
Poika throws a lazy uppercut
and Tom counters with a nice body shot.
Tom lands a nice looking body kick.
Poika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poika rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tom scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poika's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tom throws a leg kick which misses Poika's front leg but catches the back leg as Poika tries to avoid it.
Tom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poika throws out a loose jab but Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Poika.
A swing and a miss from Poika.
Poika swings widly with a right hand
and Tom counters with a nice body kick.
Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tom is looking to clinch but Poika is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poika tries to bum rush Tom with a series of wild strikes but Tom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika throws an off balance right hand
letting Tom counter with a right hand.
Poika throws the left hand but Tom avoids the punch easily.
Poika misses with a wild combination.
Tom pushes Poika away with a front kick.
Tom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poika is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tom.
Poika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tom.
Tom throws a leg kick which misses Poika's front leg but catches the back leg as Poika tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poika misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tom counter with a right hand.
Poika misses with a hook to the body
and Poika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flatline Tom dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poika steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tom. That one must have hurt.
Poika throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tom counters with a good low kick that Poika was not able to check.
Tom thows a body kick. Poika tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Poika misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poika swings widly with a right hand
and Tom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Flatline Tom is winning the standup battle so far.
Poika misses with a lunging right hand
and Tom counters with a solid body kick.
Poika scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poika misses with a right hand

and Tom counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tom.
Tom lands a nice elbow.
Tom lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tom taking a breather.
Tom pushes Poika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tom.
Tom lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tom.
Flatline Tom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Poika can't break the clinch.
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poika can do to turn this around?
Tom trying to control the position but instead, Poika has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tom into the cage.
Tom prevents Poika from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tom gets through Poika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tom on the inside.
Poika takes a shot to the head.
Tom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tom lands an elbow that stopped Poika in his tracks for a moment.
Tom lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poika's defenses.

That has opened up Meike Poika's cut even more.
Tom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tom lands an elbow inside that Poika shrugs off.
Tom lands with a left to the head.
Tom lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tom.
A short right from Tom on the inside.
A short right from Tom.
Tom pushes Poika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poika is trying to break the clinch but Tom is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Tom.
Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tom wants to stall.
Poika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poika has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tom.
Tom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poika's efforts to push away.
Tom lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom lands with a short shot to the head.
Tom lands with a left to the head.
Tom lands a knee to the body.
Tom digs a right hand underneath Poika's ribcage. Poika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poika tries to break free but Tom pushes him back against the cage.
Tom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Tom.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tom.
Tom pushes Poika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tom gets through Poika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poika wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tom.
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tom lands with a right to the head.
Tom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tom lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Tom.
Tom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meike Poika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Tom.
Tom lands a right hand.
Tom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Tom lands with a light punch inside.
Tom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flatline Tom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tom lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flatline Tom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tom 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flatline Tom!
Our winner, Flatline Tom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.