PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Tats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulle Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tats
vs
Jose

187 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pavel Tats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kulle Jose!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose connects with a body shot.
Kulle Jose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tats drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Pavel Tats has been cut.
Tats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Jose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jose misses with a hook

and Tats counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tats trying to control the pace.

Tats escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kulle Jose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose looks to score with a jab to the body but Tats is just out of range.
Tats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jose throws out the jab.
Tats tries to land a front kick but Jose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tats.
Jose with a jab.
Tats lands with a right hand.
Jose misses with an uppercut.
Jose swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose throws a shot from downtown. Tats moves away and avoids it.
Tats shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jose looks to land a right hand but Tats moved out of range.
Jose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tats keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose.
Jose misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose throws a hook but Tats avoids it easily.
Tats walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tats dives in and grabs Jose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jose pushes down on Tats's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tats misses with a body kick.
Jose with a hook.
Jose looks to land a left hand but Tats moved out of range nicely.
Jose throws a body shot but no joy.
Jose misses with a lunging right hand

and Tats counters by moving into the clinch.
Jose working aggressively here.
Tats is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jose pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Tats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tats is looking for a takedown.
Tats blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tats looking for a takedown.
Jose working aggressively here.
Tats drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tats has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tats misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jose.
Jose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jose throws out the jab.
Jose lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jose misses with a body shot

and Tats counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose is looking to control Tats's arms but Tats gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jose has his back to the cage.
Tats blocking some punches.
Tats looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kulle Jose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Tats's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Jose scores with a four punch combination!
Jose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tats counters with a big head kick but Jose shrugs it off.
Jose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tats counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tats.

Jose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tats moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavel Tats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jose throws a right hand that misses

and Tats counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tats.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tats gets to his feet - Jose follows without any prompting.
Tats works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tats counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Jose.
Jose misses with an uppercut

and Tats counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tats.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose working aggressively here.

Jose manages to break the clinch.
Jose avoids the head kick by Tats.
Jose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tats.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jose. Tats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose throws a right and a left that Tats avoids nicely.
Tats keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose.
Tats moves out of range as Jose strikes.
Jose misses with a combination
and Tats counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jose is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tats avoids the body shot from Jose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose punishes Tats's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose connects with a right hand. Tats shakes it off.
Jose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jose. Tats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Jose.
Jose misses with a lunging right hand

and Tats counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose tries a body shot but Tats blocks it.
Jose lands a left hand.
Jose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tats pulls guard successfully.
Jose wants to control from the top but Tats keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jose stands up from Tats's guard - Jose perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose scores with a jab to the head.
Jose scores with a hook.
Tats fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tats shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jose sprawls well. Jose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tats gets slowly back to his feet.
Tats throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tats lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jose circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose misses with a right hand
and Tats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tats ducks under a wild hook from Jose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jose. Tats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tats counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jose. Tats does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tats keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose.
Tats throws a right hand that Jose ducks under and follows up with a left that Jose also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kulle Jose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Tats's cut.
That's time! Tats's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tats's head.
Tats shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jose pinned against the cage. Jose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jose throws a body punch but Tats moves out of range.
Jose misses with a left hand
and Tats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Jose coming out on top.
Jose cracks Tats with a good jab.

Tats is rocked!
and Jose counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tats! He's just covering up as Jose starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kulle Jose!