PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Satele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiv has chosen Animal I have become - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Satele
vs
Tiv

195 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
247 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rai Satele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laxa Tiv!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satele tries to bum rush Tiv with a series of wild strikes but Tiv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satele looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Satele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiv throws a nice looking combination but Satele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiv misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiv misses with a leg kick
and Satele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laxa Tiv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Satele is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satele shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rai Satele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiv feints and then cracks Satele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Satele down.
Tiv tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiv. That's going to slow Satele down.
Satele blocks a head kick by Tiv.
Satele slips a jab and a cross from Tiv.
Tiv lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiv throws a right hand that Satele ducks under and follows up with a left that Satele also avoids with ease.
Tiv thuds his shin into the meat of Satele's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Satele checks a leg kick.
Tiv looks to land a combination but Satele avoids it well.
Tiv throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satele dodges the punch combination from Tiv.
Satele looks for the body kick but Tiv saw that one coming.
Tiv buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiv throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiv throws a head kick but Satele moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tiv misses.
Laxa Tiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiv lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tiv throws a head kick but Satele moves out of range.
Tiv throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiv blocks a head kick by Satele.
Tiv tries to bum rush Satele with a series of wild strikes but Satele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Tiv does no damage.
Tiv throws a series of punches but Satele moves out of range.
Tiv throws a leg kick

and Satele counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tiv!

Satele goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tiv is on top in guard.

Satele throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tiv uses it to pass to side control.
Satele is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tiv decides to stand back up. Tiv steps back and let's Satele get back to his feet.
Tiv misses with a double jab
and Satele counters with a head kick. That will keep Tiv thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Tiv misses
and Satele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiv throws a sloppy head kick and Satele moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Satele.
Tiv's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tiv duly obliges.

It looks like Rai Satele has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiv misses with the combination.
Satele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiv defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Tiv tenderised Satele's leg. Satele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Tiv. Those never looked like landing.
Satele scores with a head kick. Tiv tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tiv throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Satele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiv fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiv walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Satele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiv throws a body punch but Satele moves out of range.
Tiv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv is looking to land body kicks.
Satele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiv fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laxa Tiv dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rai Satele's cut.
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.

Tiv swinging wildly here.
Tiv throws a body kick that misses.
Tiv looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiv misses the jab.
Satele fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tiv avoids it really well and circles away.
Satele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiv circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiv throws a low kick, looking for Satele's leg but Satele calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tiv.
Sloppy strikes from Tiv. Those never looked like landing.
Satele tries to clinch there but Tiv circles away.
Tiv throws a solid leg kick but Satele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiv.
Tiv throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tiv misses
and Satele counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Satele lands a head kick. Tiv smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Satele slips a jab and a cross from Tiv.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tiv lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Satele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Satele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiv looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiv defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Tiv.
Tiv gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Satele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laxa Tiv seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satele tries to clinch up.
Rai Satele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiv throws a right and a left that Satele avoids nicely.
Satele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rai Satele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satele blocks a head kick by Tiv.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiv throws a leg kick but Satele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tiv falls off balance throwing a combination
and Satele counters with a big head kick but Tiv shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiv.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satele fails to land the takedown.
Tiv tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satele was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiv.
Tiv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Satele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiv throws a combination that misses
and Satele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satele wants to clinch up but Tiv keeps it at a distance.
Tiv throws a sloppy head kick and Satele moves out of range easily.
Tiv throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tiv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satele is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiv sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Tiv misses.
Tiv lands a nice shot that snaps Satele's head back.
Tiv swings widly with a right hand
and Satele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tiv really felt that one!
Satele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiv.
Satele blocks a head kick by Tiv.
Satele shoots in but Tiv avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Satele slips a jab from Tiv.
Tiv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satele goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tiv throws a low kick but Satele moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satele misses with a head kick.
Satele missing with a left hand there. Tiv was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satele scores with a push kick.
Tiv moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiv's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tiv duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiv misses with the combination.
Satele closes the distance and clinches up with Tiv, looking for a takedown. Satele pushes Tiv against the cage but Tiv circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Tiv. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiv.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiv scores with a nice body kick.
Tiv feints and then cracks Satele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Satele down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiv.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laxa Tiv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rai Satele's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Satele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiv.
Tiv misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Tiv misses
and Satele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tiv is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tiv throws a nice looking combination but Satele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiv throws the kick towards the body but Satele avoids it.
Satele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiv gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Satele counters with a series of strikes. Tiv will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiv throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiv tries to land a leg kick but Satele saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiv misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satele lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiv takes a step back to recover.
Satele cracks Tiv with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tiv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiv does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Satele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiv sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiv.
Tiv throws a series of strikes that have Satele backpedaling.
Satele tries to clinch there but Tiv circles away.
Tiv swats away the attempt to clinch by Satele.
Tiv throws a jab but it's blocked by Satele.
Satele is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Tiv throws a leg kick that is checked
and Satele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tiv is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiv misses with a combination
and Satele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Satele is defended easily by Tiv.
Satele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiv misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiv misses with a wild combination.
Satele throws a head kick that half lands.
Tiv throws a combination. Satele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiv thows a leg kick but Satele checks it

and Satele counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiv won't be happy with that.
Tiv is trying to buck Satele off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiv is not content to let Satele control the position.

Satele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tiv has escaped the position, nice work there.
Satele wants to control but Tiv is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv is trying to buck Satele off.
Rai Satele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satele wants to control but Tiv is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiv is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Satele is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laxa Tiv is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiv parries the strikes from Satele easily there. Satele is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tiv to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rai Satele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiv has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laxa Tiv!
Laxa Tiv bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.