PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Orakpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Orakpo
vs
Tasapaksu

191 cm
26
272 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Orakpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Orakpo closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orakpo throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tasapaksu dodges an elbow strike from Orakpo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orakpo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tasapaksu's brow.
Orakpo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orakpo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Tasapaksu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tasapaksu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orakpo throws an elbow but it misses.
Orakpo takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Marcus Orakpo has been cut.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow just above Orakpo 's eye.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orakpo's defenses.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orakpo misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orakpo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tasapaksu's brow.
Tasapaksu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orakpo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tasapaksu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tasapaksu.
Orakpo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tasapaksu avoids the elbow strike from Orakpo, against the cage.
Tasapaksu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orakpo managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Orakpo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orakpo's defenses.

Marcus Orakpo's cut is getting worse.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orakpo misses with an elbow strike.
Orakpo managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Orakpo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu blocks an elbow strike from Orakpo.
Tasapaksu looking to throw knees to the head but Orakpo is blocking nicely.
Tasapaksu has Orakpo pushed against the cage.
Tasapaksu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Orakpo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tasapaksu trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu blocks an elbow strike from Orakpo.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.

Marcus Orakpo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu stalling in the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow just above Orakpo 's eye.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
Tasapaksu misses with a knee to the head.
Tasapaksu tries to land knees in the clinch but Orakpo avoids the damage to the body.
Orakpo misses with an elbow strike.
Tasapaksu trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.

Jeez, Marcus Orakpo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tasapaksu avoids the elbow strike from Orakpo, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orakpo is breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Tasapaksu to work.
Orakpo takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Orakpo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatti Tasapaksu!