PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zongtang Tso II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tso II
vs
George

191 cm
18
237 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zongtang Tso II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George scores with a jab to the head.
Tso II definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

George pushes Tso II up against the cage in a clinch.
Tso II fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Zongtang Tso II has been cut.
George misses with some punches.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
George lands a right hand.
Tso II blocks the elbow strike.
Tso II tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
A short left from Tso II.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso II scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Tso II is blocking nicely.
Tso II lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Tso II misses with a short punch on the inside.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Tso II tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tso II goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Tso II.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso II working aggressively here.
Tso II misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
George misses with the head strike.
George tries to throw a body punch but Tso II avoids it by throwing George back against the cage.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tso II.
Tso II misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tso II lands a shoulder strike.
Tso II tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George gets through Tso II's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tso II blocks an elbow strike.
George working aggressively here.
Tso II misses with a punch on the inside.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tso II tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George digs a right hand into Tso II's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tso II's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso II misses with a punch to the body.
Tso II takes a shot to the head.
Tso II misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tso II takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tso II misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tso II avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from George.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tso II can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tso II.
Tso II prevents a body shot from George.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
George missing with knees to the body.
Tso II misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Tso II.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tso II avoids it.
Tso II tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tso II has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George working aggressively here.
Tso II can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Tso II blocking some punches.
George working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, George throws an elbow but misses.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tso II avoids the elbow strike from George, against the cage.
Tso II lands a nice shot to the body.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tso II tries a body shot but George blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George presses Tso II against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George misses with some punches.
George misses with some punches.
Tso II blocking some punches.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tso II scores with a nice hook to the head.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tso II.
Tso II tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tso II lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tso II avoids the elbow strike from George, against the cage.
Tso II misses with the head strike.
Tso II has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Tso II tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tso II misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tso II lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

George moves into range and clinches up with Tso II.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Tso II avoids the damage to the body.
Tso II misses with a short punch on the inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with an elbow strike.
Tso II misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
Tearrius George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tso II throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Tso II goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Tso II struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
Tso II blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George blocks an uppercut.
Tso II can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Tso II lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tso II backwards.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tso II dodges an elbow strike from George.
George blocking some punches.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso II swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Tso II 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.
Tso II throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tso II.
Tso II managing to block the knees to the body from George.
Tso II blocking some punches.
Tso II misses with a punch on the inside.
George blocking some punches.
Tso II blocks an elbow strike.
Tso II letting George take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso II tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Tso II back against the cage.
Tso II misses with the head strike.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tso II blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tso II lands a nice uppercut.
George trying to land knees to the body.
Tso II lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso II scores with a hook to the body.
George is breathing heavily.
George working aggressively here.
George misses with some punches.
Tso II misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso II swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tso II.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tso II.
With the fighters up against the cage, George throws an elbow but misses.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso II uses good head movement to avoid it.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tso II lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tso II blocks an elbow strike.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso II tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tso II backwards.
George blocks a body shot from Tso II.
George misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George stalling in the clinch but Tso II improves position.
George blocks an uppercut.
Tso II swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George tries a knee to the head but Tso II blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tso II.
George blocking some punches.
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!
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso II blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tso II.
Tso II lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tso II dodges an elbow strike from George.
Tso II blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tso II throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tso II throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tso II wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
Tso II ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Tso II lets loose with a powerful body kick. George will feel that in the morning.
Jab from George.
George looks to land a left hand but Tso II moved out of range nicely.
Tso II tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tso II steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
George misses with a wild combination.
As George tries to get set, Tso II tries to push him back and clinch up but George manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tso II closes the distance but George moves to the side
and George counters with a two punch combo.
Tso II throws a jab when George was well out of range.
George throws a front kick aimed at Tso II's knee but Tso II avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso II lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
George misses with a body shot.
George throws a hook to the side of Tso II's head but Tso II sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tso II takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Tso II lands with a nice body punch.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tso II throws a half hearted mid kick.
George throws a shot from downtown. Tso II moves away and avoids it.
Tso II slips a straight right by George.
A head kick misses from George.

George instigates a clinch.
Tso II throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Tso II misses with a body punch.
George misses with the head strike.
George prevents a body shot from Tso II.
Tso II misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zongtang Tso II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tso II lands a body shot in the clinch.
George is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Tso II misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tso II avoids it.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Tso II leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tso II misses with a hook from the clinch.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tso II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso II tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso II doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tso II throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Tso II leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tso II fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George tries to work over Tso II's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tso II.
Tso II working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Tso II.
George misses with a body punch.
A short right from Tso II on the inside.

The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tso II goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tso II throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George working aggressively here.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tso II presses George against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tso II avoiding damage as George throws knees to the body.
Tso II tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tso II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tso II tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George is looking to control Tso II's arms but Tso II gets an underhook and turns him. Now George has his back to the cage.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Tearrius George is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
Tso II blocking some punches.
Tso II softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George blocks a body shot from Tso II.
Tso II tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tso II on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tso II as George tries to tie him up.
A short right from Tso II on the inside.
George blocks an uppercut.
George lands a body shot.
Tso II tries a body shot but George blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zongtang Tso II showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tearrius George!
A very excited looking Tearrius George made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.