PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uso Tuamaliki (ranked 4850 p4p, 4269 weight class) and Bovan Almandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bovan Almandov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tuamaliki
vs
Almandov

185 cm
23
182
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uso Tuamaliki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bovan Almandov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuamaliki takes a kick to the side of the head.

Tuamaliki forces Almandov back against the cage and clinches.
Almandov tries to circle away but Tuamaliki has him pinned against the cage.
Almandov dodges an elbow strike from Tuamaliki.
A knee to the head by Tuamaliki.
Our sources have told us that Tuamaliki has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tuamaliki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tuamaliki pushes off an throws an elbow but Almandov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Almandov tries to break the clinch but Tuamaliki is controlling the position.
Almandov tries to break free but Tuamaliki pushes him back against the cage.
Tuamaliki keeps control of Almandov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tuamaliki tries to work over Almandov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuamaliki misses with a body punch.
Tuamaliki tries to throw a body punch but Almandov avoids it by throwing Tuamaliki back against the cage.
Tuamaliki lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Bovan Almandov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almandov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almandov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tuamaliki has Almandov pressed against the cage, preventing Almandov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuamaliki working Almandov over with knees to the body.
Tuamaliki lands a nice knee to the body.
Almandov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuamaliki has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almandov has had enough of the clinch but Tuamaliki keeps him there for the moment.
Tuamaliki misses with a knee strike.
Almandov blocks a body shot from Tuamaliki.
Tuamaliki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Almandov tries to break the clinch but Tuamaliki is controlling the position.
Tuamaliki tries a knee to the head but Almandov blocks it.
Tuamaliki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuamaliki misses with a knee to the head.
Tuamaliki has Almandov pressed against the cage.
Tuamaliki can't find room to land a body shot as Almandov controls the action.
Almandov can't break the clinch.
Almandov working hard to break the clinch.
Almandov wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuamaliki won't allow it.
Tuamaliki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almandov is defending well for now.
Almandov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuamaliki has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuamaliki lands an elbow just above Almandov 's eye.
Tuamaliki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almandov takes an elbow to the temple.
Tuamaliki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almandov's elbow.
Tuamaliki misses with a knee to the head.
Tuamaliki prevents Almandov from breaking the clinch.
Tuamaliki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Almandov looks winded!
Tuamaliki scores with a hook to the body.
Tuamaliki stalling.
Tuamaliki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almandov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tuamaliki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuamaliki digs a right hand underneath Almandov's ribcage. Almandov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tuamaliki missing with knees to the body.
Tuamaliki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tuamaliki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almandov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tuamaliki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almandov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almandov avoiding damage as Tuamaliki throws knees to the body.
Tuamaliki stalls.
Nice elbow from Tuamaliki.
Almandov wants to break free but Tuamaliki has control.
Almandov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tuamaliki lands a nice elbow.
Tuamaliki controlling the action here for a moment.
Tuamaliki tries to work over Almandov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almandov is trying to break the clinch but Tuamaliki is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tuamaliki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almandov is trying to break the clinch but Tuamaliki has him pressed against the cage.
Almandov tries to break the clinch but Tuamaliki is controlling the position.
Tuamaliki landing knees to the head.

Almandov is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuamaliki.
Almandov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tuamaliki finish him?
Tuamaliki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tuamaliki lands a big knee to the head and Almandov goes down! Tuamaliki pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uso Tuamaliki!