PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ely Scrubs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, oh, he's rocking two gold belts, shiny. This should be fireworks!

Tavares
vs
Scrubs

173 cm
25
150 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
159 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Aspire Clothing

Reaper Combatwear
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ely Scrubs!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Scrubs tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Scrubs moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Scrubs misses with a body shot.
Tavares lands a nice hook to Scrubs's body. Scrubs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scrubs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scrubs throws an overhand right that lands on Tavares's shoulder, as Tavares tries to avoid the shot.
Scrubs slips under a jab.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scrubs lands with a hook. Tavares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Scrubs off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Tavares.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scrubs.
Scrubs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scrubs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scrubs misses with a body shot
and Tavares counters with a left and a right that stings Scrubs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scrubs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tavares with a body shot.
Scrubs catches Tavares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scrubs misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrubs throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares throwing a counter right hand but Scrubs manages to avoid it.
A big left from Tavares misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scrubs! But no joy.
Scrubs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Scrubs cracks Tavares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tavares slips under a jab from Scrubs.
Tavares misses with a low kick.

Scrubs clinches.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Scrubs.
Tavares scores with a shoulder strike.

Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scrubs scores with a nice head shot.
Tavares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scrubs if he has to take too many more of those.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrubs was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares throws a hook but Scrubs avoids it easily.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Scrubs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scrubs misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares throws a lazy uppercut
and Scrubs counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Scrubs.
Tavares is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Scrubs's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scrubs moves away.
Scrubs slips a straight right by Tavares.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scrubs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Scrubs.
Tavares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.

Scrubs instigates a clinch.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Scrubs has the dominant position.
Scrubs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scrubs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Scrubs prevents a body shot from Tavares.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scrubs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.

Tavares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares working a defensive guard here.

Tavares is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Scrubs rolls with it to try and escape but Tavares cranks on the arm and Scrubs is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristian Tavares!
Cristian Tavares retains his lightweight title!
Cristian Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.