PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moana Tautua (ranked 2114 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Bruce Liam (ranked 233 p4p, 355 weight class). Liam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Moana Tautua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tautua
vs
Liam

177 cm
26
158
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
147
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conquer

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moana Tautua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Liam!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tautua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tautua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liam now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tautua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liam's head.
Tautua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Tautua misses with a lunging right hand
and Liam counters with a nice body kick.
Tautua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tautua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liam moves away.
Tautua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tautua connects with a body shot that sends Liam's belly button to the back.

Tautua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tautua tries to score with some ground and pound. Liam controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tautua taking a breather here.
Tautua trying to control the action but Liam is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam tries to bench press Tautua off him but Tautua keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Liam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tautua throws a strike aimed at the side of Liam's head but Liam avoids it well.
Liam is pushing Tautua's head away, looking to escape. Tautua manages to hold on to the position though.
Tautua has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Liam is looking to improve his position but Tautua isn't that keen on the idea.
Tautua misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tautua wants to finish this one by submission but Liam is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tautua.

Tautua looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Liam squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tautua punching from mount but Liam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tautua tries to control but Liam wriggling away.
Tautua content just to control the position here.
Liam is squirming around, avoiding Tautua's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tautua misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tautua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Liam wants to control but Tautua is having none of it.
Tautua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tautua throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liam because Tautua loaded up on that one.

Tautua is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Liam has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tautua punching from mount but Liam doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tautua content just to control the position here.
Liam is looking to improve his position but Tautua isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tautua looking to isolate an arm here. Liam doesn't see it coming and as Tautua extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tautua!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moana Tautua!
Moana Tautua very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.