PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tabatabai (ranked 1304 p4p, 150 weight class) and Cesar Colnago (ranked 1370 p4p, 155 weight class). Cesar Colnago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tabatabai
vs
Colnago

195 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
248 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Fanatic Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tabatabai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Colnago!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tabatabai clinches up against the cage.
Colnago prevents a body shot from Tabatabai.
Colnago blocks a body shot from Tabatabai.
Colnago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabatabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabatabai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colnago tries to break free but Tabatabai pushes him back against the cage.
Tabatabai lands with a short shot to the head.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabatabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Colnago on the inside.
Tabatabai misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colnago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tabatabai misses with a punch to the body.
Tabatabai tries to throw a body punch but Colnago avoids it by throwing Tabatabai back against the cage.
Colnago misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tabatabai.
Colnago struggles to land a body shot inside as Tabatabai controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colnago.
Tabatabai scores with a shot to the side of Colnago's head.
Tabatabai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tabatabai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colnago blocking some punches.
Tabatabai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tabatabai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tabatabai tries to throw a body punch but Colnago avoids it by throwing Tabatabai back against the cage.
Colnago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colnago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colnago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colnago has had enough of the clinch but Tabatabai keeps him there for the moment.
Colnago working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colnago.
Tabatabai throws a head punch that misses.
Colnago pushes Tabatabai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Colnago struggles to land a body shot inside as Tabatabai controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colnago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Colnago misses with a punch to the body.
Tabatabai can't find room to land a body shot as Colnago controls the action.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabatabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabatabai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colnago scores with a shot to the side of Tabatabai's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabatabai misses with a body punch.
Colnago blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Colnago as the two fighters clinch.
Tabatabai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Colnago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colnago misses with an uppercut. Tabatabai saw that one coming.
Tabatabai tries to counter by clinching up but Colnago breaks away and moves out of range.
Colnago scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Colnago.
Tabatabai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A shot to the liver by Colnago. Beautiful body shot.
Tabatabai is breathing heavily.
Colnago missing with a left hand there. Tabatabai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colnago swats away the attempt to clinch by Tabatabai.
Colnago misses the jab.
Tabatabai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tabatabai throws a lazy uppercut

and Colnago counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tabatabai! Colnago lets Tabatabai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like John Tabatabai has been cut.
Tabatabai just misses with a punch to the body.
Colnago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tabatabai.
Tabatabai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colnago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colnago looks to land a left hand but Tabatabai moved out of range nicely.
Colnago stuns Tabatabai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tabatabai has managed to clinch.
Tabatabai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colnago lands a hook that snaps the head of Tabatabai backwards.
Colnago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colnago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colnago lands a shot to the body.
Tabatabai tries a body shot but Colnago blocks it.
Colnago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabatabai lands a hook that snaps the head of Colnago backwards.
Colnago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colnago lands with a right to the head.
Colnago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Colnago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colnago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tabatabai to score with a decent uppercut.
Tabatabai throws out a loose jab but Colnago uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Colnago misses.
Colnago punishes Tabatabai's body with a nice straight punch.
Tabatabai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colnago throws out the jab.

Colnago feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tabatabai sprawling to the canvas! Tabatabai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Colnago finish him?!

Tabatabai is rocked!
Colnago cracks Tabatabai with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cesar Colnago! Cesar Colnago retains his heavyweight title!
Cesar Colnago seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.