PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Bonelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Tallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonelli comes to the ring accompanied by I wont Back Down-Eminem ft. P!nk. Tallo has chosen DJ Distance-Mistral as his entrance music. Manuel Tallo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Bonelli
vs
Tallo

186 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Fight Club Clothing™

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

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 Amsterdam, Pietro Bonelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manuel Tallo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tallo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bonelli tries to get to full guard but Tallo has control of the leg.
Tallo tries to pass to full mount but Bonelli defends it.
Tallo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Tallo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonelli sees it coming and defends easily.
Tallo wants to free his trapped foot but Bonelli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tallo is looking to take a break and control but Bonelli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tallo is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonelli is defending against the submission attempts here by Tallo.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonelli with a poor takedown

and Tallo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tallo slips nicely into half guard.
Bonelli won't allow Tallo to pass to mount.
Bonelli trying to control from the bottom.
Bonelli misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bonelli is not content to let Tallo control the position.
Bonelli trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallo is looking to pass Bonelli's guard but actually Bonelli recovers to full guard.
Tallo is pushing down on Bonelli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonelli is fighting to maintain full guard but Tallo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tallo is looking to advance position but Bonelli won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonelli is trying to stand up here but Tallo is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tallo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bonelli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tallo.
Tallo looks gassed!
Bonelli tries to get to full guard but Tallo has control of the leg.
Tallo wants to take a breather but Bonelli is having none of it.

Tallo is trying to work for a kimura but Bonelli is defending well.

Tallo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bonelli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bonelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tallo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bonelli!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Tallo dominated that round.
That's time! Bonelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bonelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tallo.
Tallo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bonelli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tallo!
Bonelli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Bonelli is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tallo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tallo!
Tallo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonelli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tallo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallo advances to half guard.
Tallo passes the guard and advances to mount!

Tallo looking for a guillotine from mount but Bonelli is having none of it.

Bonelli defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tallo.

Tallo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tallo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Manuel Tallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tallo wants to control the pace but Bonelli is squirming around nicely.
Tallo prevents Bonelli from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallo trying to control but Bonelli is having none of it.

Tallo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tallo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tallo is trying to take his opponent's back.

Tallo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Tallo has hold of Bonelli's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bonelli manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonelli is wriggling around trying to escape.

Tallo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bonelli to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bonelli shrugs it off.

Tallo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tallo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manuel Tallo!