PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Tacular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Bautista has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pat Tacular's chin.

Tacular
vs
Bautista

190 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Tacular!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Bautista!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Tacular, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tacular fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tacular closes the distance and clinches.
Bautista gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bautista throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bautista pushes Tacular back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tacular lands with a left to the head.
Tacular tries a body shot but Bautista blocks it.
Tacular tries to score a body lock takedown but Bautista shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tacular lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bautista.
Tacular fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bautista.
Bautista lands a nice elbow.
Bautista blocks an elbow strike.
Bautista keeps control of Tacular as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tacular wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tacular misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacular can't get the takedown.
Bautista taking a breather.
Bautista lands a nice elbow.
Bautista is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tacular is keeping busy.
Bautista prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Tacular. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tacular is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bautista is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tacular is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bautista to the mat. Bautista regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.
Bautista is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tacular is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacular cracks Bautista with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tacular accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bautista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tacular's guard.

Bautista drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tacular manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bautista has Tacular in his guard.
Bautista seems keen to control Tacular's posture.
Tacular has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bautista is proving hard to escape from.
Tacular is breathing heavily.
Bautista will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tacular wanted to stand there but Bautista had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacular preventing the sweep.
Bautista looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bautista throws a one two combo.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tacular throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista lands a nice shot that snaps Tacular's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Bautista throws a leg kick which misses Tacular's front leg but catches the back leg as Tacular tries to avoid it.
Tacular takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tacular has time to react.

Tacular is rocked!
Bautista lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Tacular - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bautista!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Bautista!