PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Taint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatih Tekke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taint comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Taint
vs
Tekke

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dickie Taint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fatih Tekke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tekke slips a jab and a cross from Taint.
Taint fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Taint does no damage.
Taint misses with a looping left.
Tekke throws a right hand that Taint ducks under and follows up with a left that Taint also avoids with ease.
Tekke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tekke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taint throws a nice looking combination but Tekke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tekke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taint.
Taint misses with a low kick.
Tekke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taint.
Tekke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tekke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tekke misses with a double jab.
Taint lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tekke at a distance.
Taint misses with the combination.
Tekke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tekke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taint counters with a one-two to the body.
Tekke keeps the fight on the outside.
Tekke misses with a combination
and Taint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tekke stuffs the takedown attempt from Taint. Taint gets slowly back to his feet.
Taint is breathing heavily.
Taint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taint tries to close the distance and clinch but Tekke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tekke!
Tekke scores with a three punch combo!
Tekke throws a series of punches but Taint moves out of range.
Tekke lands with a nice combination. Taint backs away looking to recover.

Tekke rushes Taint and presses him up against the cage.

Tekke breaks the clinch.
Tekke misses with a series of wild punches.
Tekke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tekke misses with a two punch combination.
Taint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tekke lands a jab-cross combination.
Tekke throws a right hand that Taint ducks under and follows up with a left that Taint also avoids with ease.
Tekke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tekke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tekke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tekke throws a one two combo.
Fatih Tekke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tekke misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekke throws a right and a left that Taint avoids nicely.
Fatih Tekke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taint swinging wilding here.
Tekke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Taint is rocked!
Tekke misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Taint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tekke misses with a series of wild punches.
Tekke throws a series of punches but Taint avoids them all with ease.
Tekke misses with the combination.
Taint seems to have got his legs back now.
Tekke throws a nice looking combination but Taint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tekke tries to bum rush Taint with a series of wild strikes but Taint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tekke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tekke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tekke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A right-left combo lands from Tekke.
Tekke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tekke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taint slips a jab and a cross from Tekke.
Tekke lands a two punch combo.
Tekke looks to land a combination but Taint avoids it well.
A punch combination from Tekke misses.
Tekke misses with a two punch combination.
Tekke throws a combination. Taint tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tekke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tekke throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tekke checks a leg kick.
Tekke throws a combination. Taint tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tekke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tekke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taint counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Fatih Tekke has been cut.
Taint is looking to clinch.
Taint throws a right and a left that Tekke avoids nicely.
Taint catches Tekke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Tekke is rocked!

Tekke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tekke is still on wobbly legs! Can Taint finish him?

Taint breaks from the clinch.

Taint scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tekke on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Taint decides to stand back up. Taint steps back and let's Tekke get back to his feet.
Taint fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tekke to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tekke looks to clinch but Taint throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tekke taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dickie Taint!