PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Bruce Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tasapaksu
vs
Li

195 cm
27
275 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
264 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Resistance
Seven Sins™

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Li closes the distance and clinches.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tasapaksu throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tasapaksu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Tasapaksu is predictable there
and Li counters with a thumping low kick.
Tasapaksu looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li misses with the combination.

Li rushes Tasapaksu and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.

It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Tasapaksu tries to tie him up.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasapaksu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li is trying to break free.
Tasapaksu scores with a nice hook to the head.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Li gets a clinch.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Bruce Li's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tasapaksu blocks it with crossed arms.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Bruce Li's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Tasapaksu, against the cage.
Tasapaksu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasapaksu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Tasapaksu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but Tasapaksu blocks it.
Tasapaksu avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasapaksu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li looks gassed!
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.

Bruce Li's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Tatti Tasapaksu retains his heavyweight title!