PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim has chosen Batibot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tenenbaum
vs
Lim

176 cm
29
183 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Antoni Lim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenenbaum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lim throws a push kick but Tenenbaum slaps the foot to one side.
Tenenbaum throws a big shot that misses.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Tenenbaum wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenenbaum circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim takes a swing at Tenenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Antoni Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Tenenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
Lim slips under a jab from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lim as he jumps to the side.
Lim lands a jab-cross combination.
Lim scores with a jab. Tenenbaum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Antoni Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenenbaum cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenenbaum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim throws the left hand but Tenenbaum avoids the punch easily.
Tenenbaum jabs Lim right on the nose. Lim blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a series of punches but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Tenenbaum throws a nice looking combination but Lim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lim lands a head shot.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tenenbaum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tenenbaum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Tenenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tenenbaum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Lim throws a series of strikes that have Tenenbaum backpedaling.
Tenenbaum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tenenbaum's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Lim.
Tenenbaum throws a looping overhand right but Lim ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lim.
Tenenbaum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tenenbaum drops his hands momentarily and Lim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tenenbaum shoots for a double leg takedown but Lim sprawls well. He's pushed Tenenbaum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenenbaum moves in looking to clinch but Lim pushes him off.
Lim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tenenbaum at a distance.
Tenenbaum ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Lim.
Lim dips to his left and cracks Tenenbaum with an uppercut!
Tenenbaum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
Lim throws a hook but Tenenbaum blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim throws a body punch but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim pushes Tenenbaum away with a front kick.
Lim stalks Tenenbaum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tenenbaum's face. Tenenbaum staggers backwards, shaken.
Tenenbaum throws a solid leg kick but Lim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum throws a series of punches but Lim avoids them all with ease.
Lim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenenbaum blocks a low kick nicely.
Tenenbaum is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum walks into a straight right hand from Lim.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Tenenbaum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Lim dominated that round.
That's time! Tenenbaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tenenbaum.
Lim throws a leg kick but Tenenbaum checks it.
Horrible takedown by Tenenbaum or perhaps it was just good defense by Lim which made him look bad.
A big right from Lim misses.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tenenbaum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tenenbaum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tenenbaum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Antoni Lim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenenbaum. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim looks to land a combination but Tenenbaum avoids it well.
Lim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenenbaum throws a one two combo.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim blocks a jab.
Tenenbaum avoids the head kick by Lim.
Tenenbaum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenenbaum fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antoni Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim throws a lazy head kick

so Tenenbaum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tenenbaum postures up.
Lim pulls Tenenbaum in close to prevent any damage.
Lim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tenenbaum is one step ahead there.
Tenenbaum looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Antoni Lim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tenenbaum misses with a body punch
and Lim counters with a body kick that stops Tenenbaum in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim misses with a two punch combination.
Lim blocks a jab.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tenenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Lim misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lim.
Tenenbaum thuds a left hand into Lim's body.

Lim gets caught napping as Tenenbaum dives in and scores a takedown. Lim manages to retain guard.
Lim looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tenenbaum trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lim working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Antoni Lim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lim scores with a head kick. Tenenbaum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tenenbaum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tenenbaum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lim wants to get back to striking at distance but Tenenbaum won't allow it.
Tenenbaum misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Lim drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim is trying to hold Tenenbaum in close to prevent damage but Tenenbaum has managed to pass into half guard.
Tenenbaum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lim keeps working.
Tenenbaum is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lim moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum won't allow Lim to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
Tenenbaum postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Royal Tenenbaum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tenenbaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lim misses with a double jab
and Tenenbaum counters with a head kick.
Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenenbaum was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tenenbaum in his tracks.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenenbaum circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tenenbaum lands the left hand.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Lim. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenenbaum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lim on the side of the head.
Lim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tenenbaum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lim swings for the body but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tenenbaum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenenbaum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Tenenbaum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lim to the mat! Lim manages to get full guard.
Tenenbaum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tenenbaum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lim can't keep his opponent in guard - Tenenbaum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tenenbaum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tenenbaum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tenenbaum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tenenbaum trying to pass the guard but Lim defending well.
Tenenbaum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lim wants to control but Tenenbaum is keeping busy.
Lim is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim wants to control but Tenenbaum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tenenbaum prevents Lim from improving his position.
Tenenbaum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lim is looking for a sweep. Tenenbaum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tenenbaum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tenenbaum is looking to take a break and control but Lim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lim is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tenenbaum wants to control but Lim is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tenenbaum trying to control from half guard but Lim is working away.

We're going to have a standup here because Royal Tenenbaum wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lim wants it to stay on the feet.
Tenenbaum throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tenenbaum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lim throws a nice looking combination but Tenenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lim looks to throw a body kick
and Tenenbaum counters with a leg kick.
Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tenenbaum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royal Tenenbaum clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tenenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Lim lands but Tenenbaum takes it in his stride.
Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tenenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim connects with a body shot.
Lim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lim wants it to stay on the feet.
Lim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Tenenbaum lands a two punch combo.
Tenenbaum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Lim finds it's target.
Tenenbaum throws out a leg kick but Lim moves out of range and Tenenbaum only half commits.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum tries a low kick but Lim avoids it.
Lim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tenenbaum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim lands a jab-cross combination.
Lim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Lim lands a really nice looking cross but Tenenbaum seems unphased.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tenenbaum.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Lim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lim misses with a looping left.
Lim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tenenbaum misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim walks into a straight right hand from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tenenbaum tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tenenbaum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tenenbaum misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a low kick, right behind Tenenbaum 's knee.
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!
A big left from Tenenbaum misses.
Lim throws a right hand that Tenenbaum ducks under and follows up with a left that Tenenbaum also avoids with ease.
Lim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tenenbaum checks it well.
Lim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tenenbaum.
Lim swinging wildly here.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenenbaum throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tenenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lim.

Tenenbaum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tenenbaum scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lim is trying to get back to half guard.
Lim is trying to control Tenenbaum's posture but Tenenbaum avoids it.
Tenenbaum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lim is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tenenbaum throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lim wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Tenenbaum's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tenenbaum in side control, throwing shots but Lim defends.
Lim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tenenbaum off and has taken his back!
Lim keeps control of the position as Tenenbaum tries to break free.
Will Lim go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Tenenbaum's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tenenbaum prevents Lim from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Antoni Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Lim scores with a shot to the body.
Lim feints a jab promting Tenenbaum to slip. Lim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tenenbaum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lim moves out of range as Tenenbaum strikes.
Lim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tenenbaum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tenenbaum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Tenenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.
Tenenbaum tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lim finds it's target.
A left and a right from Lim both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Lim.
Lim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tenenbaum fails with a takedown attempt.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lim duly obliges.
Tenenbaum closes the distance and clinches up with Lim, looking for a takedown. Tenenbaum pushes Lim against the ropes but Lim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Tenenbaum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lim.
Lim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lim throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lim misses with a hook. Tenenbaum ducked under it nicely.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenenbaum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That kick from Lim tenderised Tenenbaum's leg. Tenenbaum is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tenenbaum takes a step back to recover.
Lim connects with a high kick.

Tenenbaum is rocked!
Lim throws a nice looking combination but Tenenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tenenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.
Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lim throws a hook but Tenenbaum blocks it.
Lim throws a low kick, looking for Tenenbaum's leg but Tenenbaum calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim takes a swing at Tenenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Tenenbaum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tenenbaum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lim throws a right and a left that Tenenbaum avoids nicely.
Tenenbaum checks a leg kick nicely.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim throws a head kick that Tenenbaum semi-blocks.
Lim lands with a right hand.
Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tenenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tenenbaum connects with a single shot there.
Tenenbaum staying out of range there.
Tenenbaum throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum is looking to slow Lim down with leg kicks.
Lim throws a head kick but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Tenenbaum slips a jab from Lim.
Tenenbaum slips a jab and a cross from Lim.
Tenenbaum lands a really nice looking cross but Lim seems unphased.
Lim blocks a jab.
Lim throws a push kick but Tenenbaum slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Lim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenenbaum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Tenenbaum moves away and avoids it.
Lim checks a low kick from Tenenbaum.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Lim!
Antoni Lim is the new welterweight champion!