PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatov has chosen Superunknown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Waul
vs
Tatov

203 cm
29
265 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

201 cm
23
296 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatov throws a low kick but Waul avoids it.
Tatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tatov misses with a body shot

and Waul counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatov.

It looks like Paul Waul has been cut.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Tatov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waul lands with a short shot to the head.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatov tries to land a knee to the head but Waul blocks with his arms.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatov has a couple of punches blocked by Waul.
Tatov lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Waul as the two fighters clinch.
Tatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatov looks gassed!
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
Waul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waul.
Waul throws a head punch that misses.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Waul pushes Tatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Waul.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waul presses Tatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul gets through Tatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Waul lands a left hand.
Waul lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Waul.
Tatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waul is working Tatov over against the cage.
Waul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
Waul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
Waul swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatov blocking some punches.
Tatov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Waul is working Tatov over against the cage.
Waul lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waul.
Waul cracks Tatov with a nice body shot.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Waul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
Waul working aggressively here.
Waul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waul lands with a short shot to the head.
Waul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Waul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Waul on the inside.
Waul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waul lands a nice shot to the body.
Waul lands with a left to the head.
Waul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waul.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tatov stalling in the clinch but Waul improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Waul fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waul.
Tatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waul lands a nice uppercut.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waul is working Tatov over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Waul.
A hook to the body from Waul.
Waul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Waul.
Waul cracks Tatov with a nice body shot.
Waul is working Tatov over against the cage.
Tatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waul scores with a shoulder strike.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Waul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waul lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waul.
Waul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waul managing to block the knees to the body from Tatov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatov.
Waul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Waul fails to land.
Waul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatov.
Waul misses with some punches.
Tatov misses with some punches.
Tatov misses with the head strike.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Tatov.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Tatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waul.
Nice body punch from Waul - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Waul fails to land.
A hook to the body from Waul.
A hook to the body from Waul.
Waul lands a body shot.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul scores with a shot to the side of Tatov's head.
Waul lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
Waul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatov working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatov.
Waul lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Waul.
Waul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
Waul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatov.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waul lands a right hand.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Waul.
Tatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatov has a couple of punches blocked by Waul.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Waul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waul lands a left hand.
Waul pushes Tatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waul works on Tatov's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul scores with a shot to the side of Tatov's head.
Tatov takes a shot to the head.
Waul lands with a right to the head.
Waul lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.
Tatov lands a body punch.
Tatov is leaning against Waul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Waul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Waul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tatov misses with a body shot.

Waul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Waul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatov.
Waul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatov can do to turn this around?
Waul scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.
Tatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Tatov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waul is defending well for now.
Waul can't find room to land a body shot as Tatov controls the action.
Waul swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waul lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Waul.
Tatov blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waul scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatov tries a body shot but Waul blocks it.
Paul Waul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Waul pushes Tatov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Waul.
Tatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Waul - that landed with a thud.
Waul prevents a body shot from Tatov.
Waul working aggressively here.
Waul works on Tatov's body with a couple of short punches.
Waul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waul lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Waul as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Waul.
Waul works on Tatov's body with a couple of short punches.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
Waul lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Waul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Waul.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waul lands a body shot.
Tatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Waul controls his hands.
Waul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Waul.
A right hook to the body lands for Waul.
Waul lands with a left to the head.
Waul lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Waul fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Waul throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatov.
Waul digs a right hand underneath Tatov's ribcage. Tatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waul lands an uppercut.
Waul lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Tatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatov scores with a hook to the body.
Tatov scores with a shoulder strike.
Waul misses with some punches.
Tatov blocks an uppercut.
Tatov blocking some punches.
Tatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waul.
Good body shot from Tatov.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Tatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waul backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatov.
Tatov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatov presses Waul against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tatov.
Waul misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wauls head.
Tatov is trying to stall.
Tatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waul working aggressively here.
Tatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatov is stalling here.
Tatov lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tatov.
A left hand lands to the body for Waul.
Good body shot from Tatov.
Tatov scores with a hook to the body.
Tatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Waul backwards.
Waul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Waul blocks the elbow strike.
Tatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waul lands a shoulder strike.
Tatov is working Waul over against the cage.
Tatov lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waul or not.
Tatov lands with a left to the head.
Waul takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tatov scores with a shoulder strike.
Waul avoids a wild elbow strike from Tatov.
Tatov is leaning against Waul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Waul backwards.
Tatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatov lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waul backwards.
Waul misses with some punches.
Tatov pushes Waul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatov.
Tatov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waul misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatov.
Tatov lands a body shot.
Waul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatov scores with a shot to the side of Waul's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Tatov as the two fighters clinch.
Tatov is working Waul over against the cage.
Tatov lands a good knee to the midsection. Waul won't want to take too many of those.
Waul swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatov digs a right hand underneath Waul's ribcage. Waul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Waul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Waul's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tatov gets a clinch.
Waul working aggressively here.
Waul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waul blocks a body shot from Tatov.
Waul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waul lands a nice uppercut.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Waul.
Waul lands with a right to the head.
Tatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
Tatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waul misses with a punch on the inside.
Waul blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Waul.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waul.
A shot in the inside from Waul.
Waul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatovs head.
Nice body punch from Waul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waul throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Waul.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waul misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatov takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Waul.
Tatov misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Waul.
A nice left hand lands by Waul.
Waul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Waul.
Waul working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Waul.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Waul scores with a shot to the side of Tatov's head.
Waul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatov prevents a body shot from Waul.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tatov - that landed with a thud.
Tatov lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Waul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatov avoiding damage.
Waul lands a shoulder strike.
Waul lands a left hand.
Waul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Waul scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatov prevents a body shot from Waul.
Waul lands a body punch.
Tatov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatov.
Tatov lands with a left to the head.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waul misses with a punch to the body.
Tatov lands with a light punch inside.
Waul tries to work over Tatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatov lands with a right to the head.
Waul struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatov controls his hands.
Waul tries a body shot but Tatov blocks it.
Waul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatov or not.
Tatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatov works on Waul's body with a couple of short punches.
Paul Waul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Tatov.
Tatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waul up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor Tatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waul letting Tatov take a breather here.
Tatov looking to stall.
Tatov working aggressively here.
Tatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tatov.
Tatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatov lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tatov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatov's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waul as Tatov tries to tie him up.
Tatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatov lands an uppercut.
Tatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatov lands a knee to the body.
Tatov scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tatov.
Tatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Tatov scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Tatov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatov.
Tatov lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Tatov.
Well Waul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Waul!