PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 480 p4p, 893 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 75 p4p, 144 weight class). Tarlac comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project. Lethal has chosen we're off to see the wizard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vladimir Tarlac had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tarlac
vs
Lethal

174 cm
37
167
22 - 9 - 0

190 cm
41
173
29 - 16 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tarlac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarlac throws a right hand that Lethal ducks under and follows up with a left that Lethal also avoids with ease.
Lethal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarlac looks to land a combination but Lethal avoids it well.
Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lethal scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarlac 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.
Tarlac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick from Tarlac misses.
Nice defenses there by Tarlac.
Tarlac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarlac throws a good cross that connects.
Lethal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lethal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarlac can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lethal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Lethal moves out of range.
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Tarlac there.
A lazy left from Lethal finds it's target.
Lethal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tarlac connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Tarlac misses.
A jab from Tarlac misses.
A jab from Tarlac does it's job there.
Tarlac misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lethal blocks the low kick.
Lethal scores with a jab. Tarlac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Lethal avoids them all with ease.
Tarlac connects with a looping right hand.
Tarlac connects with a right hand. Lethal shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Tarlac.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Lethal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarlac doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarlac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarlac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Tarlac is out of range.
Tarlac throws a jab but it's blocked by Lethal.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Lethal moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lethal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lethal lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarlac off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac scores with a leg kick.
Tarlac just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarlac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tarlac slips under a jab from Lethal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lethal throws out a loose jab but Tarlac uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lethal lands a big head kick that sends Tarlac tumbling to the mat! Lethal takes a step backwards and waves Tarlac back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tarlac is rocked!

It looks like Vladimir Tarlac has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Lethal.
Oh Tarlac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarlac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lethal.
Tarlac seems to have got his legs back now.
Lethal scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarlac avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Crack! A monster head kick from Lethal and Tarlac falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lethal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Lethal!
A very excited looking Matt Lethal rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.