PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mari Ore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yason Tupaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ore's entrance music is The Pack - My Girl Got A Girl Too. A fine choice. Tupaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Step Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ore
vs
Tupaz

172 cm
24
142 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mari Ore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yason Tupaz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Tupaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tupaz is looking to take a break and control but Ore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tupaz with the ground and pound but Ore uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tupaz stopping the sweep attempt from Ore.
Tupaz wants to control from the top but Ore keeps moving.
Tupaz thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz stays in close to Ore's body and controls the position.
Tupaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tupaz wants to control from the top but Ore keeps moving.
Tupaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yason Tupaz wasn't active enough on the ground.

Tupaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tupaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ore is breathing heavily.
Tupaz is keen to just control but Ore is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tupaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tupaz's back!
Tupaz wants to get back to his feet.

Ore is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tupaz trying to get back to his feet but Ore is in full control for now.
Ore is hanging on to Tupaz's back as he tries to escape.
Tupaz trying to control the action but Ore just sinks the hooks in.
Tupaz trying to get back to his feet but Ore is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tupaz trying to control here.

Ore stands up from half guard.

Ore gets caught flat footed, as Tupaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tupaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tupaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz looking to pass the guard.

Ore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tupaz throwing strikes from guard but Ore blocks nicely.
Ore keeping moving, preventing Tupaz from controlling successfully.
Tupaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tupaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yason Tupaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tupaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mari Ore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tupaz counters with a single leg into guard. Ore didn't expect that.
Tupaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ore throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tupaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tupaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ore's head.
Tupaz wants to control from the top but Ore keeps moving.
Tupaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tupaz wants to pass the guard but Ore is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tupaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ore's head.
Ore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupaz wants to stand but Ore is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tupaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tupaz postures up and lands a big shot to Ore's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ore has a closed guard, preventing Tupaz from standing up.
Ore keeping moving, preventing Tupaz from controlling successfully.
Tupaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tupaz lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ore keeping moving, preventing Tupaz from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Ore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tupaz is aware though and is defending well.

Tupaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tupaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tupaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ore keeping moving, preventing Tupaz from controlling successfully.
Ore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tupaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ore keeping moving, preventing Tupaz from controlling successfully.
Ore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tupaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tupaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tupaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yason Tupaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crunch! Tupaz slams his shin into Ore's torso.
Tupaz throws a front kick that sends Ore stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupaz. Ore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupaz throws a leg kick which misses Ore's front leg but catches the back leg as Ore tries to avoid it.
Tupaz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Tupaz 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.
Tupaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tupaz postures up and lands a big shot to Ore's brow.
Tupaz looking to pass the guard.
Tupaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tupaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tupaz.
Tupaz postures up and lands a big shot to Ore's brow.

Tupaz gets to his feet - Ore follows without any prompting.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tupaz.

Tupaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ore!
Tupaz looking to ground and pound but Ore is blocking nicely.
Tupaz controlling from the full mount.
Yason Tupaz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tupaz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tupaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ore looks a forlorn figure.
Tupaz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tupaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tupaz unloading with bombs!
Tupaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ore is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ore blocking the ground and pound.
Tupaz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tupaz punching from mount but Ore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tupaz looking to finish Ore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ore!
Tupaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tupaz controlling the pace for now.
Tupaz cracks Ore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tupaz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tupaz punching from mount but Ore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yason Tupaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupaz controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yason Tupaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tupaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yason Tupaz!