PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tasapaksu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Dice Thunderborn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tasapaksu
vs
Thunderborn

195 cm
33
275 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

220 cm
25
276 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)
Brute

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dice Thunderborn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunderborn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunderborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Thunderborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunderborn misses with a looping left.
Thunderborn throws a shot from downtown. Tasapaksu moves away and avoids it.
Thunderborn ducks under a wild hook from Tasapaksu.
A swing and a miss from Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but Thunderborn is having none of it.
Tasapaksu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thunderborn slips under a jab.
Thunderborn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tasapaksu can pounce on him.
Tasapaksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tasapaksu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunderborn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunderborn throws out a loose jab but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderborn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunderborn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tasapaksu manages to avoid it.
Tasapaksu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tasapaksu ducks under a wild hook from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut.
Thunderborn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thunderborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tasapaksu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tasapaksu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasapaksu misses with a looping left.
Dice Thunderborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunderborn. Tasapaksu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunderborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Tasapaksu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tasapaksu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tasapaksu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thunderborn's calf.
Tasapaksu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thunderborn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tasapaksu lands a head shot.
Thunderborn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunderborn misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn connects with a crisp jab.
Tasapaksu connects with a solid leg kick.
Tasapaksu throws a hook but Thunderborn avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn takes a swing at Tasapaksu's ribcage but misses.
Thunderborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tasapaksu connects with a jab.
Donk. Tasapaksu catches Thunderborn right on the button with a cross.

Tasapaksu clinches up with Thunderborn and pushes him back against the cage.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand underneath Thunderborn's ribcage. Thunderborn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thunderborn blocks an elbow strike.
Thunderborn managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Thunderborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunderborn looks to throw the jab but Tasapaksu is out of range.
Tasapaksu connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunderborn dodges the punch combination from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a body punch but Thunderborn moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunderborn's sensitive parts.
Tasapaksu jabs Thunderborn right on the nose. Thunderborn blinks but takes it well.
Thunderborn cracks Tasapaksu with a good jab.
Thunderborn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tasapaksu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tasapaksu moves in looking to clinch but Thunderborn pushes him off.
Thunderborn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thunderborn checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up.
Thunderborn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tasapaksu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tasapaksu staying out of range there.
Tasapaksu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tasapaksu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tasapaksu cracks Thunderborn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thunderborn throws the left hand but Tasapaksu avoids the punch easily.
Tasapaksu is looking to slow Thunderborn down with leg kicks.

Tasapaksu moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tasapaksu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thunderborn's brow.
Thunderborn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunderborn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tasapaksu pushes off an throws an elbow but Thunderborn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thunderborn blocks an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn wants to break free but Tasapaksu has control.
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as Thunderborn controls the action.
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!
Thunderborn is trying to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling him.

Thunderborn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu throws a big shot that misses.
Tasapaksu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunderborn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tasapaksu lands a jab.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasapaksu doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunderborn circles away.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch
and Thunderborn counters with a straight right hand.
Thunderborn missing with a left hand there. Tasapaksu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunderborn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tasapaksu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunderborn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Thunderborn.
Thunderborn throws the left hand but Tasapaksu avoids the punch easily.
Thunderborn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunderborn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thunderborn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tasapaksu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunderborn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tatti Tasapaksu is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunderborn throws a low kick, looking for Tasapaksu's leg but Tasapaksu calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Tasapaksu finds it's way through Thunderborn's defenses.
Thunderborn misses with a looping right.
Tasapaksu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunderborn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tasapaksu misses with a shot to the body
and Thunderborn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn lands a jab to Tasapaksu's midsection.
Thunderborn moves away from the strike by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu misses with a wild body shot.
Tasapaksu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunderborn misses with a low kick.
Tasapaksu staying out of range there.
Thunderborn ducks under a wild hook from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunderborn's head.
Thunderborn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tasapaksu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunderborn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tasapaksu. That did some damage!
Thunderborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tasapaksu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thunderborn looks to land a right hand but Tasapaksu moved out of range.
Tasapaksu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunderborn to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunderborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu feints and then cracks Thunderborn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunderborn down.

Tasapaksu has closed the distance and engaged Thunderborn in a clinch.
Thunderborn tries to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tasapaksu obliges.
Thunderborn is breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
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 Tatti Tasapaksu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tasapaksu throws a right and a left that both miss.

It looks like Dice Thunderborn has been cut.
Tasapaksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderborn moves out of range of the strikes.

Tasapaksu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thunderborn, pushing him back against the cage.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Thunderborn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tasapaksu throws a front kick aimed at Thunderborn's knee but Thunderborn avoids it well.
Tasapaksu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tasapaksu 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 Thunderborn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunderborn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up.
Thunderborn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thunderborn throws a body punch but Tasapaksu moves out of range.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunderborn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Thunderborn.
Tasapaksu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunderborn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn lunges at Tasapaksu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tasapaksu's hand.
Tasapaksu thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunderborn throws a big shot that misses.
Tasapaksu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tasapaksu wants to clinch.
Thunderborn connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunderborn circles away.
Thunderborn ducks right into an uppercut from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu 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.
Thunderborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Tasapaksu.

Tasapaksu forces Thunderborn back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunderborn tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.
Tasapaksu taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tasapaksu obliges.
Thunderborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunderborn avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Thunderborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu tries to land knees in the clinch but Thunderborn avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunderborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thunderborn avoids it.
Tasapaksu is leaning against Thunderborn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a body punch.
Tasapaksu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thunderborn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunderborn wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Tasapaksu as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thunderborn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasapaksu lands a nice uppercut.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thunderborn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tasapaksu.
Thunderborn avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Thunderborn avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunderborn can do to turn this around?
Tasapaksu connects with a knee to the head.
Tatti Tasapaksu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Thunderborn is rocked!
Thunderborn is pressed against the cage. Tasapaksu pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Thunderborn! Two more big strikes from Tasapaksu and Thunderborn crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Tatti Tasapaksu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.