PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mocha Latte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vauvan teko homma. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Macale
vs
Latte

173 cm
26
177 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mocha Latte!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Macale cracks Latte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Macale scores with a hook.
Macale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Latte jabs at Macale's body.
Macale looks to score with a jab to the body but Latte is just out of range.
Macale lands a really nice looking cross but Latte seems unphased.
Macale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Macale swings for the body but Latte moves out of range.
Macale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Latte throws a lazy right hand but Macale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Latte.
Nice jab there from Macale.
Latte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Latte swats away the attempt to clinch by Macale.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Latte looks to land a right hand but Macale moved out of range.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Latte fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale with a jab.
A jab from Macale misses.
Latte swings for the body but Macale moves out of range.
Macale moves out of range as Latte strikes.
Macale throws a hook but Latte blocks it.
Latte takes one to the chin there.
Macale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Latte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macale tries to clinch but Latte moves out of range.
Macale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Latte.
Latte digs a good hook to Macale's body.

Macale has closed the distance and engaged Latte in a clinch.
Latte tries to score a body lock takedown but Macale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Macale gets through Latte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Latte blocks an uppercut.

Latte gets control of Macale's arms and successfully pulls guard. Latte will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Latte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Macale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Macale controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Latte throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Macale escapes and throws Latte's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Macale gets to mount! Latte was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Macale is looking to stand but Macale has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Latte tries to reverse the position but Macale maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale wants to stand but Latte is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Latte is desperately trying to improve his position but Macale has a good base and remains in mount.

Macale get's back to his feet.
Latte just misses with a punch to the body.
Macale tries to clinch up.
Latte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macale.

Latte feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Macale is trying to keep Latte in close.
Macale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Latte postures up.
Latte wants to control from the top but Macale keeps moving.
Macale wants to sweep but no luck.
Macale trying to control the position.
Macale is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Macale looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiao Macale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Macale tries to clinch but Latte is having none of it.
Macale moves out of range as Latte strikes.
Macale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Latte throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Macale. No joy for Latte on that attempt.
Macale misses with a body shot
and Latte counters with a nice body shot.
Macale throws a series of strikes that have Latte backpedaling.
Latte misses with a wild body shot.
Latte misses the shot to the body.
Latte misses with a wild body shot.
Macale throws a hook but Latte avoids it easily.
Macale throws a looping overhand right but Latte ducks down to avoid it.
Latte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Latte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Macale rather than just go for the knockout.
Latte looks to land a left hand but Macale moved out of range nicely.
Macale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macale misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Latte misses
and Macale counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Macale.
Latte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Latte takes a swing at Macale's ribcage but misses.
Macale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macale.
Macale misses with a straight right.
Latte takes a swing at Macale's ribcage but misses.
Macale lands a nice looking body shot.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macale misses with a wild combination.
Macale throws a lazy right hand but Latte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Macale tries to clinch up.
Latte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Latte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Macale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Macale wants to clinch up but Latte keeps it at a distance.
Macale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Latte throws out a loose jab but Macale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macale takes a swing at Latte's ribcage but misses.
Latte misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latte just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Latte misses.
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macale. Latte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Latte clobbers Macale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macale throws a looping overhand right but Latte ducks down to avoid it.
Latte misses with an uppercut.
Macale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Macale tries to bum rush Latte with a series of wild strikes but Latte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macale wants to clinch up but Latte keeps it at a distance.
Macale avoids the body shot from Latte.
Macale misses with a combination
and Latte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macale thinking.
A jab from Macale misses.
Tiao Macale is winning the standup battle so far.
Macale throws a body punch but Latte moves out of range.
Latte swats away the attempt to clinch by Macale.
Macale thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latte throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Macale to counter with a crisp jab.
Macale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Macale loads up on a big right hand but Latte slips the punch.
Macale misses with a hook.
A big right from Macale misses.
Macale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Latte feints and as Macale raises his hands in defense, Latte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Macale keeping moving, preventing Latte from controlling successfully.
Macale being controlled here, momentarily.
Latte looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latte looking to sit in guard and control but Macale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Macale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Latte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macale pushes down on Latte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Latte has his hands clasped together around Macale's back. He's all about the action.
Latte wants to get back to full guard but Macale has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiao Macale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Latte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Latte gets the takedown into side control.
Latte is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Macale will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Macale can't do much from the bottom here.
A control attempt from Macale but he's now mounted!
Macale is squirming around, avoiding Latte's attempts to control the action.

Latte swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Macale is now in Latte's guard. A big mistake from Latte there, giving up the dominant position!
Macale looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale is working hard here to advance position.
Macale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Latte is looking to sweep but instead, Macale has passed into half guard.
Latte trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Latte looking for a kimura from the bottom but Macale passes into side control!
Latte struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Latte tries to bench press Macale off him but Macale keeps the position.
Latte manages to get back to half guard.
Latte trying to hold on to Macale's head to control him but Macale postures up.
Latte is looking for a sweep. Macale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Latte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Latte trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Macale manages to pass to mount!
Macale fails to advance to Latte's back.
Latte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale fails to move to back control.
Macale works his way to his opponent's back.
Latte tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Macale controlling the position easily from mount.
Latte is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Latte is trying to reverse the position but instead Macale has taken his back - oops!
Latte tries to roll but Macale sticks to his back.
Mocha Latte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macale not allowing Latte to control his hands.
Tiao Macale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Latte turns into Macale and is now in his guard.
Macale is pulling down on Latte's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Latte trying to control but Macale is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiao Macale.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!