PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. A fine choice. Sithole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Miss The Misery. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Vee
vs
Sithole

190 cm
35
218 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

187 cm
26
209 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Sun-Tzu
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sithole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sithole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vee at a distance.
Sithole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vee manages to avoid it.
Vee misses with a head kick.
Sithole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sithole misses with a body kick.
Sithole shoots in looking for a takedown. Vee tries to sprawl out of it but Sithole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sithole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vee throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vee.
Sithole throws a lazy right hand but Vee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sithole slips under a jab from Vee.
Nice jab there from Vee.
Sithole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithole.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sithole manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vee takes a swing at Sithole's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Sithole has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sithole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sithole loads up on a big right hand but Vee slips the punch.
Sithole avoids the body shot from Vee.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee jabs Sithole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sithole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sithole scores with a shot to the body.
Vee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tesco Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sithole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vee.
Vee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sithole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vee throws a wild body kick that Sithole sees coming a mile off.
Sithole looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sithole slips under a jab.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.

Vee moves into the clinch.
Sithole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sithole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sithole misses with a head kick.
Vee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sithole throws the left hand but Vee avoids the punch easily.
Sithole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Sithole.
Sithole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sithole with the counter takedown but Vee avoids it easily.
Sithole moves out of range of the body kick from Vee.
Sithole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sithole ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Sithole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sithole scores with a jab. Vee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vee keeps the fight on the outside.
Sithole swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Vee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sithole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sithole thows a leg kick but Vee checks it
letting Vee counter with a right hand.
Vee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Vee misses its intended target.
Sithole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sithole lands a high kick!
Sithole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sithole moves in looking to clinch but Vee pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vee is out of range and Sithole settles back down.
Vee thumps Sithole with a low kick.
Vee throws a one two combo.
Vee stuffs the takedown attempt from Sithole. Sithole gets slowly back to his feet.
Sithole scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sithole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sithole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vee slips under a jab.
Vee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sithole!
Vee slips under a jab from Sithole.
Vee with a jab.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Sithole pushes him off.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sithole.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vee. That's going to slow Sithole down.
Vee tests Sithole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vee misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sithole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vee takes one to the chin there.
Vee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sithole. That's going to slow Vee down.
Nice cross by Sithole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Moses Sithole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sithole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Sithole misses with a looping right.
Sithole lands a nice looking body shot.
Vee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sithole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Sithole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Sithole is rocked!
Sithole gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vee scores with a counter punch that sends Sithole to the canvas! Vee smells blood - he's punishing Sithole with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sithole has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tesco Vee!