PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 558 p4p, 14 weight class) and Big Dog (ranked 582 p4p, 25 weight class). Dog has chosen The 2 Bears - Bear Hug as his entrance music. Big Dog will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tua
vs
Dog

178 cm
34
235 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

194 cm
34
270 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dog!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua .

Dog clinches up with Tua and pushes him back against the cage.
Tua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dog pushes off an throws an elbow but Tua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Dog stalls.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog is stalling here.
A short left from Tua .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.

Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
Tua misses with the combination.
Tua misses with a right hand
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Dog throws out a counter right but Tua avoids it with no problem.

Tua darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Tua blocks a body shot from Dog.
Dog unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dog takes a swing at Tua 's ribcage but misses.
Dog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tua misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dog pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dog has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dog duly obliges.
A jab from Tua misses.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog scores with a nice head shot.
Dog cracks Tua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tua tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dog does no damage.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Nice jab there from Tua .
Tua connects with a high kick.
Tua tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.

Dog cracks Tua with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tua looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dog finish him?

Tua is rocked!

It looks like David Tua has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Oh Tua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tua seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tua wants to clinch.

Dog lands a big head kick that sends Tua tumbling to the mat! Dog takes a step backwards and waves Tua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua looks for the body kick but Dog saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Tua .
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dog's sensitive parts.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Tua counters with an inside leg kick.
Dog throws a body kick that misses
and Tua counters with a good, hard body kick but Dog shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Tua 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tua misses with an uppercut
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
A jab from Dog misses.
Tua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dog misses.
Dog drops his hands momentarily and Tua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tua misses with a low kick as Dog jumps back.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Dog is out of range.
Dog lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dog in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua lands with a thumping leg kick.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog counters with a nice leg kick.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dog misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua lands a nice looking body kick.
Tua throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Tua avoids the body shot from Dog.
Tua dodges the punch combination from Dog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dog has managed to clinch.
Tua blocks the elbow strike.
Tua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dog's efforts to push away.
Tua blocks the elbow strike.

Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tua tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua .
Dog avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog gets through Tua 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tua lands an uppercut.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua prevents Dog from breaking the clinch.

Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Dog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dog moves away from the strike by Tua .
Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Dog slips under a jab.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog motions for Tua to come forward. Dog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog thows a leg kick but Tua checks it
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dog looks to land a combination but Tua avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Tua .
A low kick from Tua misses
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Tua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tua at a distance.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick.
Tua misses with an uppercut
and Dog counters with a low kick, right behind Tua 's knee.
Dog misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Dog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tua tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog scores with a sloppy right hand. Tua should have avoided that one.
Dog throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tua misses with an attempted mid kick.

Dog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tua misses with some punches.
Tua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Tua 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Dog misses with a hook
and Tua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Dog lands but Tua takes it in his stride.
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tua .
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Tua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Dog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Tua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Dog moved out of range nicely.
Tua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Tua misses its target.
Tua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dog takes one to the chin there.
Tua misses with a kick to the body.

Tua gets a clinch.
Dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tua s head.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Big Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog lands a hook that snaps the head of Tua backwards.

Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tua throws a wild body kick that Dog sees coming a mile off.
Dog misses with a body kick.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Tua 's front leg but catches the back leg as Tua tries to avoid it.
David Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Dog lands a jab.
Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog works over Tua 's head and body with a nice combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dog - that will leave a mark!
Tua missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Dog tries to land a leg kick but Tua saw it coming and moves away.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tua lands a big right hand that sends Dog crashing to the mat! Tua stays standing though and waves Dog back to his feet!

Dog is rocked!
Dog wants to stay close but Tua steps back to make room for something. Dog seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Tua and Dog drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Tua !
A very excited looking David Tua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Big Dog was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager sucks! He doesn't know how to set sliders!'.