PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodor The Hound (ranked 6386 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 6291 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Hound
vs
Tua

194 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodor The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for The Hound with that takedown attempt.
Tua is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Hound takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Theodor The Hound has been cut.
The Hound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Hound throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.
The Hound works Tua's body with a nice hook.
The Hound misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tua wants to counter with a clinch but The Hound pushes him away.
The Hound fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodor The Hound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hound shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Hound or perhaps it was just good defense by Tua, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tua clinches.
The Hound blocks a body shot from Tua.
The Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands a body punch.
The Hound is breathing heavily.
Tua scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tua.
Tua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Hound backwards.

The Hound is rocked!
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Hound blocks an uppercut.
Tua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Hound wants to take the fight to the mat but Tua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on The Hound's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tua.
Oh The Hound is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tua creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks The Hound out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tua!