PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunray Spike (ranked 166 p4p, 3 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 175 p4p, 4 weight class). Spike comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Sunray Spike had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Spike
vs
Tua

199 cm
35
263 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

178 cm
35
235 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua cracks Spike with a good jab.
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Spike takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua .
Spike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spike lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Sunray Spike has been cut.
Tua throws the left hand but Spike avoids the punch easily.
Tua lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tua 's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tua misses with a hook. Spike ducked under it nicely.
Spike appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spike takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spike throws a low kick but Tua avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Tua .
Spike sizes up Tua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Spike moves out of range easily.
Tua just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSpike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Tua misses
and Spike counters with a nice body shot.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Spike blocks the low kick.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Spike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Spike circles away.
Spike has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Spike circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua ! But no joy.
Spike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua tries a head kick but it misses.
Spike misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Spike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua throws a jab when Spike was well out of range.
Spike misses with a body shot
and Spike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Spike - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua misses with a leg kick
and Spike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Tua pushes Spike up against the cage in a clinch.
Tua lands with a light punch inside.
Tua prevents a body shot from Spike.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Tua manages to break the clinch.
Spike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Spike.
Tua throws a body punch but Spike moves out of range.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Spike slips the punch.
Tua throws a low kick but Spike moves out of range easily.
Spike throws a looping overhand right but Tua ducks down to avoid it.

Spike lands a left and a right that send Tua crashing to the mat, dazed. Spike thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tua is rocked!

It looks like David Tua has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch there but Spike circles away.
Spike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tua wants to slow Spike down by chopping away at his legs.
Spike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spike avoids the head kick by Tua .
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Spike tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Spike.
Tua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spike.
Tua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spike in his tracks.
Tua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Spike on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tua tries to score with a low kick but Spike moves his leg out of the way.
Tua throws a lazy body kick
and Spike counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spike misses the jab.
Tua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tua 's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tua 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spike misses with a body shot.
Spike throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tua stuns Spike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spike blocks a head kick by Tua .
Spike ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Tua will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spike.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tua throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Tua misses.
David Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua .
It seemed like Tua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spike. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spike counters with a straight right hand.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Spike is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Spike on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a leg kick but Spike sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Spike thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spike scores with the left hand. Tua knows he should have avoided that one.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Spike's ribs.
Tua tries to clinch but Spike is having none of it.
Spike has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tua .
Spike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tua throws a wild body kick that Spike sees coming a mile off.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Spike pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tua takes the fight into the clinch.
Spike tries to break the clinch but Tua is controlling the position.
Spike working aggressively here.
Spike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua stalling in the clinch.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua is working Spike over against the cage.

Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Spike is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Spike ducks down to avoid it.
Spike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spike cracks Tua with an open hand slap.
Spike misses the shot to the body.
Spike misses with a wild combination.
Spike moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spike misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tua .
Tua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spike connects with a looping right hand.
Spike stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spike moves forwards but Tua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spike keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Spike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Spike's shoulder, as Spike tries to avoid the shot.
Tua throws a hook but Spike blocks it.
Spike tried to counter with a leg kick but Tua avoided it.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Spike ducks down to avoid it.
Tua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spike.
Spike looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spike takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spike lands a jab to the nose.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses
and Spike counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua fakes the leg kick and cracks Spike in the body.
Tua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Tua closes the distance and clinches.

Spike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua misses with a kick to the body.
Spike is looking to counter punch.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spike.
Spike blocks a head kick by Tua .
Spike appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spike lands with a nice combination. Tua backs away looking to recover.
Spike stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tua slips a straight right by Spike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunray Spike dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Spike just misses with a punch to the body.
Spike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Spike misses.
Spike takes a swing at Tua 's ribcage but misses.
Spike stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Spike scores with a four punch combination!
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Spike takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua .
Tua misses with a looping right.
Spike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua looks for the body kick but Spike saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Spike on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spike misses with an uppercut.
Tua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua tries to work over Spike's front leg with a kick but Spike checks it.
Tua scores with a body shot.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spike.
Tua connects with an inside leg kick.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spike is able to avoid easily.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spike lands a body shot.
Spike scores with a nice right hand.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Tua darts in and clinches Spike up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tua .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tua prevents a body shot from Spike.
Spike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Spike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua connects with a leg kick. Spike looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tua wants to slow Spike down by chopping away at his legs.
Spike is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Tua looks to move away, Spike throws a big counter combo but Tua just gets out of the way.
Spike thumps Tua with a low kick.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Spike makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tua 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to move into range but Spike moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tua misses with a leg kick

and Spike counters with a nice right hand that sends Tua toppling to the canvas! Tua scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Spike finish him?!
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Spike finish him?
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Spike comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tua falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tua was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sunray Spike!
In his post fight interview, Sunray Spike started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.