PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shi comes to the cage accompanied by Skyrim Dragon Fighting Music. Tito Tabaghak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shi
vs
Tabaghak

188 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
29
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiang Shi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Tabaghak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabaghak throws a jab but it's blocked by Shi.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tabaghak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tabaghak managing to block the knees to the body from Shi.
Shi misses with an elbow strike.
Tabaghak working aggressively here.
Shi landing knees to the head.
Shi lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tito Tabaghak has been cut.
Shi looking to throw knees to the head but Tabaghak is blocking nicely.
Shi looking to throw knees to the head but Tabaghak is blocking nicely.
Tabaghak can't find room to land a body shot as Shi controls the action.

Shi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shi motions for Tabaghak to come forward. Shi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Tabaghak rushes Shi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tabaghak tries to land knees in the clinch but Shi avoids the damage to the body.
Tabaghak missing with knees to the body.
Shi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tabaghak blocks it with crossed arms.
Shi managing to block the knees to the body from Tabaghak.
Shi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tabaghak misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shi avoids it.

Shi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shi thows a body kick. Tabaghak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shi misses with a body kick.
Jiang Shi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shi lands with a kick to the temple. Tabaghak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
A big left from Tabaghak misses.
Tabaghak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Shi clinches up against the cage.
Shi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tabaghak scores with a shot to the side of Shi's head.
Shi misses with an elbow strike.
Tabaghak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shi blocks it with crossed arms.
Shi tries to land a knee to the head but Tabaghak blocks with his arms.
Shi lands a nice elbow.
Shi tries a knee to the head but Tabaghak blocks it.

Shi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tabaghak connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi throws a head kick but Tabaghak moves out of range.

Tabaghak clinches up with Shi and pushes him back against the cage.
Shi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Shi breaks the clinch.
Shi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tabaghak looks winded!
Tabaghak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shi.
Tabaghak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Shi does no damage.
Shi misses with a body kick.
Tabaghak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tabaghak's calf.
Shi connects with an inside leg kick.
Shi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabaghak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shi.
Shi cracks the inside of Tabaghak's front leg.
Shi scores with a spinning back kick!

Tabaghak gets tackled into the cage by Shi. Shi maintains the clinch.
Shi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!

Shi manages to break the clinch.
Tabaghak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shi.
Tabaghak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shi connects with a solid leg kick.
Shi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shi scoring well with a low kick there.
Tabaghak blocks a head kick by Shi.
Shi throws a front kick that sends Tabaghak stumbling back into the cage.

Shi has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shi lands a knee to the body.
Shi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tabaghak blocks it with crossed arms.
Shi tries a knee to the head but Tabaghak blocks it.
Shi crunches a lovely knee into Tabaghak's ribcage.
Shi with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Tito Tabaghak's cut even more.
Tabaghak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Shi has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Tabaghak goes down! Shi pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Tabaghak is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big shot lands for Shi! That's hurt Tabaghak! Will he recover? Shi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiang Shi!
An out of breath Jiang Shi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.