PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Dexteria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannen's entrance music is 1885 Theme. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Tannen
vs
Dexteria

190 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dexteria!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen shoots in for a takedown but Dexteria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dexteria scores with a hook.
Dexteria tries a low kick but Tannen avoids it.
Dexteria takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Dexteria moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dexteria.
Dexteria leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dexteria.
Tannen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dexteria walks away with a smile on his face. Tannen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dexteria scoring well with a low kick there.
Tannen tries for a takedown but Dexteria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Tannen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dexteria just misses with a punch to the body.
Tannen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dexteria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dexteria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tannen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tannen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexteria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tannen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dexteria tries to clinch but Tannen is having none of it.

Tannen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tannen with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tannen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dexteria is working to get back to half guard.
Tannen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tannen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dexteria is trying to escape the mount.
Tannen working the ground and pound effectively.
Tannen lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Tannen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Dexteria keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tannen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dexteria's face.
Tannen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dexteria's face.
Dexteria is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dexteria takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tannen working Dexteria over with strikes here.
Tannen scoring with strikes but Dexteria is staying in there.
Tannen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dexteria looks a forlorn figure.
Tannen lands a big elbow.

Dexteria is rocked!
Tannen is landing with some decent strikes but Dexteria is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dexteria tries to hold on but Tannen postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dexteria is in a horrible position here. Tannen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dexteria can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dexteria is still in real trouble! Can Tannen finish him?
Tannen working the ground and pound effectively.
Dexteria seems to have recovered his senses.
Dexteria is trying to escape the mount.
Tannen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tannen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tannen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tannen landing shots from mount.
Tannen breaks from Dexteria's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tannen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Tannen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen lands a big elbow - Dexteria is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dexteria is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Buford Tannen!