PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bukkake Tsunami by Cattle Decapitation. Alexi Taiga had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Taiga
vs
Tomas

201 cm
23
266 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

195 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexi Taiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Tomas misses its intended target.
Taiga slips a jab and a cross from Tomas.
Taiga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Tomas avoids the body shot from Taiga.
Tomas throws a front kick aimed at Taiga's knee but Taiga avoids it well.
Taiga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taiga connects with a single shot there.
Taiga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taiga defending well as Tomas loads up on a big left hand.
Taiga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomas.
A shot to de liver by Tomas. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomas scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Tomas finds it's way through Taiga's defenses.
Taiga is looking to clinch.
Tomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Tonka Tomas has been cut.

Taiga gets a clinch.
A short right from Taiga.
Taiga works on Tomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Taiga lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiga stalling.
Tomas is trying to break the clinch but Taiga is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Taiga.
Taiga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomas or not.
Taiga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomas is trying to break the clinch but Taiga has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taiga throws an elbow but misses.
Taiga is leaning against Tomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomas has a couple of punches blocked by Taiga.
Taiga is pushing Tomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taiga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomas avoids it.
Taiga throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Taiga.
Taiga lands a damaging elbow.
Taiga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taiga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Taiga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taiga.
Tomas looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Taiga.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taiga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomas backwards.
Taiga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomas's defenses.
Taiga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomas's defenses.

That has opened up Tonka Tomas's cut even more.

Taiga manages to break the clinch.
Tomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taiga.
Tomas misses with a two punch combination.
Taiga lands a jab to Tomas's midsection.
Taiga cracks a nice hook into Tomas's ribs.
Taiga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomas. That did some damage!

Tomas tries to keep at a distance but Taiga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tomas can't break the clinch.
Taiga prevents Tomas from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taiga scores with a shot to the side of Tomas's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taiga.
Taiga works on Tomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Taiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taiga lands an elbow that stopped Tomas in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Tonka Tomas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taiga missing with knees to the body.
Taiga lands an elbow that stopped Tomas in his tracks for a moment.
Taiga lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tonka Tomas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Taiga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiga scores with a shot to the side of Tomas's head.
Tomas tries to break the clinch but Taiga is controlling the position.
Taiga working Tomas over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taiga.
Taiga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taiga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonka Tomas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexi Taiga!