PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarzan Moreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moreira
vs
Tze Long

177 cm
26
146 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarzan Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tze Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Moreira wants to clinch
and Tze Long counters with a one-two to the body.
Moreira misses with a body shot.
Moreira tries to clinch but Tze Long is having none of it.
Moreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreira wants to clinch up but Tze Long keeps it at a distance.
Moreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tze Long throws a one two combo.
Tze Long lands with a hook. Moreira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Moreira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tze Long.
Moreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Tze Long controls his hands.
Moreira misses with some punches.
Moreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Moreira.
Moreira lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Moreira - that landed with a thud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tze Long has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tze Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tze Long has a couple of punches blocked by Moreira.
Moreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreira lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Moreira.
Moreira scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Moreira.
Moreira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tze Long or not.
Tze Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tze Longs head.
Moreira pushes Tze Long back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tze Long is rocked!
Moreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tze Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreira finish him?
Moreira lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Moreira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tze Long misses with a body punch.
Moreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreira.
A short right from Moreira on the inside.
Tze Long fails to pull guard.
A short right from Moreira on the inside.
Tze Long trying to control the position but instead, Moreira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tze Long into the cage.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreira lands a big right hand that drops Tze Long! The killer instinct kicks in and Moreira finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Moreira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarzan Moreira!
Tarzan Moreira bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.