PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taborda comes into the arena with New Noise by Refused blaring out of the sound system. Strife has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tarzan Taborda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tarzan Taborda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Taborda
vs
Strife

195 cm
29
274 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

201 cm
30
289 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tarzan Taborda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cloud Strife!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taborda fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Taborda. No joy for Strife on that attempt.
Strife with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taborda counters with a left to the body.
Strife looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taborda takes a swing at Strife's ribcage but misses.
Strife shoots in for a double leg but Taborda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tarzan Taborda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cloud Strife.
Strife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taborda.
Taborda stuns Strife with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Taborda closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Strife's guard.

Taborda decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strife, up you get!

Taborda sends Strife crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Taborda is motioning to the referee to let Strife up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Strife is rocked!

It looks like Cloud Strife has been cut.
Taborda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strife circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Strife limp body while Taborda jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarzan Taborda!