PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes into the arena with The Joker blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Klein's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tamad
vs
Klein

184 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

167 cm
27
132 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Klein!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klein to score with a decent uppercut.
Klein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klein looks to clinch
and Tamad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klein misses with a head kick.
Tamad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klein tries a head kick but it misses.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Tamad lands a jab-cross combination.
Tamad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tamad lands with an uppercut that bounces Klein off the cage and back into range.

Klein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Klein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klein has Tamad pressed against the cage, preventing Tamad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tamad manages to break the clinch.
Tamad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klein throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tamad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Tamad scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad is looking to slow Klein down with leg kicks.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Klein.
Tamad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klein wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klein fails to land with a series of punches.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Klein.
Klein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Klein drops his hands momentarily and Tamad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tamad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
Klein throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Klein tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein misses with a right hand
and Tamad counters with a nice leg kick.
Klein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tamad feints and then cracks Klein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klein down.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klein if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klein takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Klein misses.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Klein.
Klein tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klein tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
That kick from Tamad tenderised Klein's leg. Klein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klein's calf.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tamad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klein's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Tamad finds it's target.
Klein tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tamad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klein misses with an elbow over the top.
Klein looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad swings wildly with an uppercut but Klein uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Tamad scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tamad's brow.

Klein manages to break the clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tamad keeps the fight on the outside.
Klein takes one on the button.
Tamad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tamad lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klein. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad lands a nice shot that snaps Klein's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klein tries to clinch but Tamad moves away
and Tamad counters with a left and a right that stings Klein.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tamad tests Klein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klein moves to clinch but Tamad breaks away
and Tamad counters with a good low kick that Klein was not able to check.
Klein throws a right and a left that Tamad avoids nicely.
Juan Tamad is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamad throws a shot to the body.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Klein has closed the distance and engaged Tamad in a clinch.
Tamad is looking to break free of the clinch but Klein has double underhooks.
Tamad misses with a punch to the body.

Tamad breaks from the clinch.
Klein tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klein tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Tamad lands with a straight right. Klein didn't see that one coming.
Klein takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad tests Klein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tamad tries to bum rush Klein with a series of wild strikes but Klein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Tamad gets tackled into the cage by Klein. Klein maintains the clinch.

Tamad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Tamad finds it's target.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klein's sensitive parts.
Klein wants to clinch up but Tamad keeps it at a distance.
Tamad cracks Klein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad lands a front kick.
Tamad lands with a right hand.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Klein is just out of range.
Klein is looking to clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein misses with a hook
and Tamad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klein's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klein 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.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tamad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klein eats them both and turns towards Tamad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Tamad moves into the clinch.
Tamad lands with a right to the head.

Tamad breaks the clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Tamad connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tamad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klein.
Tamad lands a leg kick that knocks Klein off balance momentarily.
Tamad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klein to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klein fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad cracks a nice hook into Klein's ribs.
Tamad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamad jabs Klein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klein wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a head shot.
Klein looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klein has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamad scores with a punch to the head.
Tamad with a jab.
Klein looks to clinch
and Tamad counters with a nice leg kick.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Klein is just out of range.
Tamad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad lands a body shot.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tamad slips a jab and a cross from Klein.
Tamad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Klein closes the distance and pushes Tamad back into the cage.
Tamad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Klein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Klein breaks from the clinch.
Tamad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klein's calf.
Klein is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Klein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klein tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a stiff right hand.
Klein misses with a head kick.
Klein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamad.
Klein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamad. Tamad obviously looking to wear him down.
Klein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tamad can pounce on him.
That kick from Tamad tenderised Klein's leg. Klein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klein throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Tamad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tamad digs a good hook to Klein's body.
Tamad is looking to slow Klein down with leg kicks.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Tamad catches Klein right on the button with a cross.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tamad scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Klein.
Tamad scores with a jab to the head.
Tamad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad scores with a nice head shot.
Tamad misses with a combination
and Klein counters with a left and a right that stings Tamad.
Tamad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klein backs up against the cage.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klein.
Klein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klein's calf.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a nice looking body shot.
Klein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Klein.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamad misses with a wild combination.
Tamad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Klein moves out of range easily.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamad.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klein momentarily.
Klein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamad. Tamad obviously looking to wear him down.
Tamad keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamad slips a jab from Klein.
Klein throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klein takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Tamad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klein doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Klein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Mickey Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Klein.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tamad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Our winner, Juan Tamad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.