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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enamorado Bandito (ranked 23502 p4p, 2432 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 705 p4p, 311 weight class). Enamorado Bandito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enamorado Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarlah.
Nice sprawl there from Bandito as Tarlah shoots in.
Tarlah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bandito avoids it really well and circles away.
Bandito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tarlah.
Tarlah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandito closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bandito lands in his opponent's guard.
Bandito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah looking for a sweep. Not yet Tarlah, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tarlah keeping full guard, as Bandito tries to pass.
Bandito not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bandito preventing the sweep.
Bandito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bandito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bandito preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tarlah swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandito.
Bandito has managed to clinch.
Bandito is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bandito stalling against the cage.
Bandito dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tarlah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Enamorado Bandito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balink Tarlah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bandito avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tarlah prevents the takedown attempt.
Tarlah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tarlah working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandito is looking to regain half guard here but Tarlah keeps moving and retains side control.
Tarlah grinds an elbow into Bandito's temple.
Tarlah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bandito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bandito is looking to regain half guard here but Tarlah keeps moving and retains side control.
Bandito dodges the ground and pound from Tarlah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah in side control, throwing shots but Bandito defends.
Tarlah working the head and body with strikes.
Tarlah working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandito is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarlah connects with a decent elbow.
Bandito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tarlah working away.
Bandito is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlah working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarlah in side control, throwing shots but Bandito defends.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balink Tarlah will probably get the nod.
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.
Tarlah wants to clinch.
Bandito is looking to clinch.
Tarlah tries to bum rush Bandito with a series of wild strikes but Bandito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarlah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Tarlah tries to get set, Bandito tries to push him back and clinch up but Tarlah manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bandito appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tarlah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enamorado Bandito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balink Tarlah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandito sets himself, and Tarlah steps forward looking for the clinch! Bandito avoids it this time.
Bandito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandito misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tarlah.
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.
Tarlah shoots in but no luck this time.
Bandito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tarlah.
Bandito fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tarlah sprawls well initially but Bandito persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bandito has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bandito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Balink Tarlah has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tarlah is controlling an arm, preventing Bandito from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bandito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tarlah bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bandito working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarlah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarlah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandito controls Tarlah momentarily but Tarlah frees himself.
Bandito is controlling Tarlah's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlah is in close to Bandito's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enamorado Bandito dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bandito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tarlah but Tarlah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bandito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bandito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandito drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tarlah sprawls and moves away.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown but Bandito shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito shoots in and gets a takedown into Tarlah's guard.
Bandito sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bandito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarlah is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bandito controls the pace.
Tarlah has Bandito pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bandito tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarlah is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bandito clinches with his opponent.
Bandito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tarlah up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bandito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bandito seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tarlah cracks Bandito with a nice body shot.
Bandito gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tarlah regains guard.
Bandito being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah trying to control the position.
Bandito controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarlah looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bandito controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bandito is looking to advance position but Tarlah has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tarlah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Tarlah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tarlah lands with some strikes.
Bandito is rocked!
Tarlah prevents Bandito from getting the reversal.
Oh Bandito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarlah unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bandito wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tarlah celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
A very excited looking Balink Tarlah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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