PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xoa Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tan has chosen Tapau as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lim
vs
Tan

170 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bloodlust Horde Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xoa Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cory Tan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Tan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Tan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tan lands a shoulder strike.

Tan breaks the clinch.
Tan throws a good cross that connects.
Tan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lim misses with a jab to the body
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tan walks into a stiff left hand from Lim.

Lim gets tackled into the cage by Tan. Tan maintains the clinch.
Lim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tan pushes Lim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan gets through Lim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lim prevents a body shot from Tan.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Tan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lim breaks the clinch.
Tan throws the left hand but Lim avoids the punch easily.
Tan connects with a body shot that sends Lim's belly button to the back.

Tan moves into range and clinches up with Lim.
Tan lands a shoulder strike.
Tan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lim misses with some punches.
Tan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lim tries to break free but Tan pushes him back against the cage.
Lim has had enough of the clinch but Tan keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tan.

Tan breaks the clinch.
Tan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Lim is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tan scores with a nice strike.

Lim is rocked!

It looks like Xoa Lim has been cut.
Lim circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tan. Lim falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Tan!
During a confident post fight interview, Cory Tan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.