PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Africanus
vs
Tua

201 cm
24
290 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakishi Tua!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua lands with a cross.
Tua tries to bum rush Africanus with a series of wild strikes but Africanus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Africanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Africanus.
Tua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Africanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Africanus.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Africanus on the side of the head.
Africanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Tua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Africanus.
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Africanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Africanus is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Tua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Africanus sprawls well. Africanus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tua gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua scores with a jab to the body.
Rakishi Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Africanus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Africanus doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Tua as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua dives in and grabs Africanus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Africanus pushes down on Tua's head and hops out.
Tua throws a body punch but Africanus moves out of range.
Africanus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scipio Africanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Tua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tua showed some decent athleticism there.
Tua tries to stand and escape but Africanus is controlling the position.

Tua gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Africanus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Africanus looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.
Africanus tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Africanus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua closes the distance and clinches up with Africanus, looking for a takedown. Tua pushes Africanus against the cage but Africanus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scipio Africanus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakishi Tua.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Africanus.
Africanus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Africanus ducks down to avoid it.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua misses with the combination.
Tua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Scipio Africanus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Africanus misses with a hook to the body
and Tua counters with a series of strikes. Africanus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Africanus moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Africanus momentarily.
Africanus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Africanus scores with a nice head shot.
Tua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Africanus lands a nice hook to Tua's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Africanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Tua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Africanus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Africanus tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua shoots in looking for a takedown. Africanus tries to sprawl out of it but Tua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Africanus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Africanus scores with a shot to the body.
Tua looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Africanus misses with a double jab.
Africanus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.

Africanus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tua, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Africanus.
Africanus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
Africanus misses with a punch to the body.
Africanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Africanus can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Africanus can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Africanus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Africanus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Africanus tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Africanus back against the cage.
Africanus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Africanus misses with a punch to the body.
Africanus is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakishi Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scipio Africanus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Africanus lands a nice hook to Tua's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Africanus lands a body shot.
Africanus tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Tua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Africanus.
Tua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Africanus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua shoots in for a double leg but Africanus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Africanus throws a combination. Tua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Africanus stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Africanus closes the distance and clinches.
Tua prevents a body shot from Africanus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Africanus throws an elbow but misses.
Tua blocks a body shot from Africanus.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Africanus trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Africanus.
Africanus misses with some punches.
Africanus is pressed up against the cage. Tua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Africanus down to the mat. Africanus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left and a right from Africanus both land. Nice combination.
Tua dodges the punch combination from Africanus.
Tua misses with a double jab
and Africanus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Africanus jabs at Tua's body.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scipio Africanus is winning the standup battle so far.
Africanus scores with a nice strike.
Africanus lunges at Tua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tua's hand.
Tua walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Africanus misses.
Africanus misses with a straight right.
A jab from Tua misses.
Africanus throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Africanus scores with a three punch combo!
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Africanus lands a body shot.
Africanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Africanus.
Africanus lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua misses with a double jab
and Africanus counters with a series of strikes. Tua will be more careful next time no doubt.

Africanus drives through and clinches with Tua against the cage.
Africanus missing with knees to the body.
Africanus gets underhooks to prevent Tua's takedown attempt.
Scipio Africanus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakishi Tua.
Africanus tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Africanus back against the cage.
Africanus tries to work over Tua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Africanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Tua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Africanus tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Africanus can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Africanus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Africanus.
Africanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Africanus.
Africanus tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Africanus works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Africanus tries to work over Tua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Africanus.
Africanus tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Africanus back against the cage.

Tua pulls Africanus into guard.
Africanus wants to get up but he can't break Tua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tua wants to sweep here but Africanus controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua looking to control.
Tua is looking to sweep but instead, Africanus has passed into half guard.
Tua is looking for a sweep. Africanus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Africanus tries to stand and escape but Tua is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua is holding on to half guard well.
Tua wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scipio Africanus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scipio Africanus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tua misses with a combination
and Africanus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Africanus is looking to wear down Tua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Africanus takes a swing at Tua's ribcage but misses.
Tua cracks Africanus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Africanus tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Africanus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Africanus is rocked!
Tua fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Africanus out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rakishi Tua! Rakishi Tua retains his heavyweight title!