PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Tachia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samurai Moonwalker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tachia
vs
Moonwalker

186 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Tachia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samurai Moonwalker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tachia throws a wild body kick that Moonwalker sees coming a mile off.
Moonwalker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samurai Moonwalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tachia scores with a leg kick.
Tachia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tachia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moonwalker looks gassed!
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!
Tachia throws a shot from downtown. Moonwalker moves away and avoids it.
Tachia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tachia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tachia.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tachia.
Tachia taking a breather here.
Tachia wants to control but Moonwalker is keeping him busy.
Moonwalker is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tachia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moonwalker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tachia throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tachia is looking to take a break and control but Moonwalker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moonwalker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tachia tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moonwalker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tachia to score with a decent uppercut.
Moonwalker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moonwalker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moonwalker shoots and misses
and Tachia counters with a thumping low kick.
Lyoto Tachia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.
Tachia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tachia tries to clinch up.
Moonwalker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tachia counters with an inside leg kick.
Tachia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonwalker moves away.
Moonwalker dodges the punch combination from Tachia.
Tachia is looking to slow Moonwalker down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Tachia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tachia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tachia throws a series of punches but Moonwalker avoids them all with ease.
Tachia misses with a head kick.
Moonwalker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tachia. Tachia obviously looking to wear him down.
Tachia lands an overhand right.
Tachia drops Moonwalker with a left right combo! Tachia follows him down to the ground into side control.

Moonwalker is rocked!

Tachia stands up and beckons Moonwalker to his feet.
Moonwalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Tachia finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tachia misses with a series of wild punches.
Tachia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moonwalker seems to have recovered his senses.
Tachia stuns Moonwalker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tachia lands with an uppercut that bounces Moonwalker off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tachia feints and then cracks Moonwalker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moonwalker down.
Tachia lands with a nice body kick.
Tachia scores with a jab. Moonwalker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tachia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tachia.
Tachia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moonwalker has time to react.
Tachia with a jab.
A solid body kick from Tachia.
Tachia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tachia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tachia throws a leg kick which misses Moonwalker's front leg but catches the back leg as Moonwalker tries to avoid it.
Tachia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Tachia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tachia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonwalker moves away.
Tachia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tachia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moonwalker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tachia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tachia misses with a double jab.
Moonwalker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tachia counters with a thumping low kick.
Moonwalker misses with a takedown
and Tachia counters with a straight right hand.
Tachia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tachia.
Lyoto Tachia is winning the standup battle so far.
Tachia lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker takes one to the side of the head.
Tachia cracks Moonwalker with an uppercut from hell and Moonwalker crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tachia's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Tachia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tachia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moonwalker can do to turn this around?

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moonwalker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tachia passes into half guard.
Tachia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tachia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tachia tries to control but Moonwalker wriggling away.
Moonwalker tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tachia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Moonwalker is looking to improve his position but Tachia isn't that keen on the idea.
Moonwalker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tachia controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moonwalker working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tachia controlling his opponent.
Tachia prevents Moonwalker from getting the reversal.
Tachia wants to control the pace but Moonwalker is squirming around nicely.
Tachia controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moonwalker is squirming around, avoiding Tachia's attempts to control the action.
Moonwalker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tachia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moonwalker defending well though.
Moonwalker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tachia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moonwalker on the ground.

Moonwalker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Moonwalker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tachia pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Tachia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tachia misses with a wild body shot.
Tachia cracks the inside of Moonwalker's front leg.
Moonwalker shoots and misses
and Tachia counters with a solid body kick.
Moonwalker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tachia to score with a decent uppercut.
Tachia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tachia lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tachia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tachia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tachia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moonwalker. That did some damage!
Tachia throws a shot to the body.
Tachia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moonwalker's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tachia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tachia throws out the jab.
Moonwalker misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tachia lands with a straight right. Moonwalker didn't see that one coming.
Tachia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moonwalker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moonwalker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tachia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moonwalker thinking.
Lyoto Tachia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.
A head kick misses from Tachia.
Moonwalker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tachia is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Moonwalker.
Tachia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moonwalker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tachia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tachia connects with a body shot.
Tachia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tachia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tachia misses with a head kick.
Tachia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moonwalker takes a step back to recover.
Moonwalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Tachia is just out of range.
Tachia thuds his right hand into Moonwalker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tachia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tachia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moonwalker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tachia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moonwalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tachia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tachia.
A low kick from Moonwalker is predictable there
and Tachia counters with a straight right hand.
Tachia is looking to clinch but Moonwalker is avoiding it.
Moonwalker shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moonwalker misses with a takedown attempt
and Tachia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moonwalker thinking.
No joy there for Tachia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lyoto Tachia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moonwalker fails with the takedown
and Tachia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tachia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tachia lands the left hand.
Jab by Tachia.
Moonwalker has his takedown stuffed
enabling Tachia to counter with a crisp jab.
Samurai Moonwalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tachia to score with a decent uppercut.
Tachia lands a jab-cross combination.
Moonwalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Tachia is just out of range.
Moonwalker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tachia, right into the meat.
Moonwalker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tachia, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tachia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tachia lands with an overhand left.
Tachia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tachia.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Tachia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tachia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Tachia!