PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tavares
vs
Tango

190 cm
36
240 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

225 cm
31
300 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Spartan Nutrition

Machine Fight Gear
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wango Tango!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares lands a lovely overhand right.

Tango tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tango trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Tango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tango tries to stall but Tavares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tango misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tavares misses with some punches.
Tango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tango lands a nice elbow.
Tango swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tango tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tango controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares digs a right hand into Tango's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tango's gas tank.
Tavares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares avoiding damage as Tango throws knees to the body.
Tavares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tango avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Tango.
Tavares avoiding damage as Tango throws knees to the body.
Tavares lands a body shot.
Tango looks winded!
Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavares lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Tavares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares pushes Tango against the cage. Tavares is working some dirty boxing. Tavares pushes off with a quick right hook! Tango goes down! Tango tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tavares moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares retains his super heavyweight title!
Thiago Tavares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.