PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 739 p4p, 3877 weight class) and Drapton Heed (ranked 90 p4p, 424 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tarlah
vs
Heed

179 cm
30
171
11 - 4 - 0

173 cm
31
157
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

PWNAGE

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Drapton Heed!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Heed misses.
Heed throws a body punch but Tarlah moves out of range.
Heed takes a swing at Tarlah's ribcage but misses.
Tarlah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heed has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tarlah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Heed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drapton Heed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heed misses with a wild body shot.

Tarlah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tarlah working Heed over with strikes.
Tarlah throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Heed to regain full guard.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarlah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah throwing strikes but missing.
Tarlah landing with the ground and pound.
Tarlah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tarlah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarlah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heed is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heed looking for a sweep. Not yet Heed, not yet.
Tarlah with a nice head shot there.
Tarlah throws a big right hand that misses.
Heed trying to keep a closed guard but Tarlah is proving a slippery customer.
Heed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tarlah chips away with some ground and pound.
Tarlah throws a strike but Heed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Heed wants to stand but Tarlah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed wants to stand and escape but instead Tarlah has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Tarlah wants to control from the top but Heed keeps moving.
Tarlah is looking to advance position but Heed has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Heed wants to stand but Tarlah is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Tarlah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tarlah wants to hold on but Heed pushes him away.
Heed wants to get back to his feet but Tarlah is holding on tight.
Tarlah sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed wants to get back to his feet.
Tarlah wants to improve his position but Heed is controlling well.
Tarlah trying to hold on to Heed's head to control him but Heed postures up.

Heed decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drapton Heed will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Heed throws a right hand that misses

and Tarlah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tarlah.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Heed keeps moving.
Tarlah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarlah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heed's head.
Tarlah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarlah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah pushing down on Heed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tarlah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tarlah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heed's head.
Heed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tarlah.
Heed regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tarlah.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarlah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarlah postures up in Heed's guard and throws a big left but Heed blocks it.
Tarlah throwing strikes from guard but Heed blocks nicely.
Heed keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarlah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tarlah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarlah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tarlah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarlah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tarlah passes to side control.
Tarlah throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tarlah throws a strike aimed at the side of Heed's head but Heed avoids it well.
Heed is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarlah connects with a decent elbow.
Tarlah gets to mount! Heed was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarlah lands a nice shot to the head.
Tarlah lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balink Tarlah dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tarlah drives through with a takedown into Heed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarlah lands a couple of elbows.
Tarlah trying to control but Heed is working from the bottom.
Tarlah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Heed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah advances to half guard.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Tarlah there.
Tarlah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tarlah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tarlah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tarlah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tarlah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tarlah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heed wants to get back to full guard.
Tarlah trying to control from half guard but Heed is working away.
Tarlah thows a huge punch but Heed dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tarlah lands a nice short elbow.
Tarlah is pressing down on Heed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heed is holding on for now.
Tarlah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tarlah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarlah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heed can do to turn this around?
Tarlah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tarlah is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tarlah feints and as Heed raises his hands in defense, Tarlah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tarlah throwing strikes from guard but Heed blocks nicely.
Tarlah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heed keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Tarlah chips away with some ground and pound.
Tarlah trying to control but Heed is working from the bottom.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tarlah connects with a couple of short punches.
Tarlah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tarlah landing with the ground and pound.
Heed being controlled here, momentarily.
Tarlah trying to control but Heed is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balink Tarlah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tarlah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.