PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moana Tautua (ranked 4811 p4p, 6164 weight class) and Barak Of Trellheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tautua
vs
Of Trellheim

177 cm
25
158
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
150
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moana Tautua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barak Of Trellheim!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tautua misses with a body shot.
Of Trellheim shoots in looking for a takedown but Tautua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Of Trellheim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Of Trellheim's coach down at Kierkegaard was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Of Trellheim's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jab, jab by Tautua - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tautua misses the target.
Of Trellheim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tautua stuffs the takedown attempt from Of Trellheim. Of Trellheim gets slowly back to his feet.

Tautua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Of Trellheim is looking to escape.
Tautua keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Of Trellheim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tautua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tautua is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tautua preventing the sweep.

Of Trellheim looking for a guillotine here but Tautua defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tautua is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Of Trellheim wants to sweep but no luck.
Tautua looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Of Trellheim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moana Tautua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barak Of Trellheim.
Tautua avoids a kick to the body.
Tautua misses with a low kick as Of Trellheim jumps back.
Tautua's corner calls for a 1-2. Tautua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tautua circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tautua counters with a nice double leg into side control. Of Trellheim won't be happy with that.
Tautua happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Of Trellheim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tautua is staying tight to Of Trellheim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Of Trellheim tries to buck Tautua off but Tautua is having none of it.
Tautua is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Of Trellheim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Of Trellheim tries to bench press Tautua off him but Tautua keeps the position.
Tautua moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tautua misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tautua controlling from side mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Tautua instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moana Tautua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Of Trellheim dives in and grabs Tautua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tautua pushes down on Of Trellheim's head and hops out.
Of Trellheim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tautua tries to avoid it but Of Trellheim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tautua to the ground. Tautua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barak Of Trellheim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of Trellheim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moana Tautua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barak Of Trellheim.

Tautua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Trellheim, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Trellheim is trying to drag Tautua to the mat but Tautua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tautua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Of Trellheim's brow.
Tautua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Of Trellheim pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Of Trellheim or perhaps it was just good defense by Tautua, which made it look bad.
Of Trellheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tautua manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Of Trellheim on his heels. He'll look to pass Of Trellheim's guard now, I'm sure.
Of Trellheim is wriggling around but Tautua manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Trellheim wants to improve his position but Tautua is controlling well.
Tautua with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Of Trellheim moves into full guard.
Tautua sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Trellheim scores with a nice shot.
Of Trellheim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tautua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Trellheim fails to land the takedown.

Of Trellheim gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tautua is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tautua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Trellheim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tautua controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tautua has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tautua.
Of Trellheim looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Trellheim, not yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Tautua misses.
Tautua misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moana Tautua dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tautua missing with a left hand there. Of Trellheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tautua throws an overhand right that lands on Of Trellheim's shoulder, as Of Trellheim tries to avoid the shot.
Of Trellheim lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tautua throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tautua. Of Trellheim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tautua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Trellheim.

Tautua forces Of Trellheim back against the cage and clinches.

Tautua has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Of Trellheim clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Of Trellheim right now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Trellheim trying to control the hands but Tautua won't let him.
Tautua controlling the position well here. Of Trellheim rolled but Tautua kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tautua continues to hold on tight.

Of Trellheim is having to fend off submission attempts from Tautua, who is looking to sink in the choke. Tautua doesn't have the hooks in though and Of Trellheim manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Trellheim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Of Trellheim trying to control but Tautua is working from the bottom.
Of Trellheim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tautua haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Tautua is looking for a triangle but Of Trellheim pushes his legs off easily.
Tautua is controlling Of Trellheim's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tautua keeping moving, preventing Of Trellheim from controlling successfully.
Of Trellheim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tautua wants to sweep here but Of Trellheim controlling him for the moment.
Of Trellheim is looking to work some ground and pound but Tautua has wrist control.
Of Trellheim trying to control but Tautua is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tautua is controlling Of Trellheim's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Of Trellheim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tautua but Tautua pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Of Trellheim looks for a takedown but Tautua sprawls well.
Of Trellheim has a takedown stuffed.
Moana Tautua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barak Of Trellheim.
Of Trellheim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tautua sprawls well. Tautua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Of Trellheim gets slowly back to his feet.

Tautua feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Of Trellheim is looking to stand back up but Tautua counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Of Trellheim.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tautua sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moana Tautua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tautua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moana Tautua!