PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tamlin
vs
Action

185 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
197 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Action!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action tries to clinch but Tamlin is having none of it.
Action fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Action walks into a jab.
Action is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Action tries to clinch there but Tamlin circles away.

Tamlin darts in and clinches Action up against the cage.
Tamlin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Action looking for a takedown.
Action trying to control the position but instead, Tamlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Action into the cage.
Tamlin blocks an elbow strike from Action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tamlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Action dives in and grabs Tamlin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamlin pushes down on Action's head and hops out.
Brick Tamlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Action.
Action tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tamlin counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Tamlin.
Action gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tamlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Action misses with a takedown

and Tamlin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Action looks gassed!
Well, if Tamlin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tamlin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tamlin passes to side control.
Tamlin prevents Action from escaping the position.
Tamlin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Action's shoulder. That is not cool.
Action tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Action is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tamlin cracks Action with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Action seems a little lost for a moment, as Tamlin dominates the positioning.
Action takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tamlin controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Action takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamlin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Action is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tamlin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brick Tamlin.
Tamlin cracks Action with an open hand slap.
Tamlin thuds a left hand into Action's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Action shoots and misses

and Tamlin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Action is trying to control but can't.
Tamlin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tamlin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tamlin wants to pass to mount but Action is defending the position.
Well, if Tamlin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamlin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamlin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamlin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tamlin scores a takedown into full mount!
Action can't escape the position.
Tamlin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tamlin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Action manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tamlin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamlin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Action for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tamlin not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brick Tamlin.

Action shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tamlin is trying to defend but Action finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tamlin is trying to get back to full guard.

Tamlin kicks off Action and gets to his feet.
Rock Action is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Action ducks right into an uppercut from Tamlin.
Action with a poor takedown

and Tamlin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Action's guard.
Action is breathing heavily.

Action working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tamlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tamlin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tamlin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamlin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tamlin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Action swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamlin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Action wants to stand up but Tamlin is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tamlin connects with a couple of short punches.
Tamlin pushing down on Action's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tamlin lands a nice short elbow.
Tamlin trying to advance position but Action counters by regaining guard.
Tamlin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Action looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tamlin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Action has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tamlin has managed to get both his arms back between Action's legs - danger averted.
Tamlin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Action trying to control from the bottom.
Tamlin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamlin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tamlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tamlin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Action tries to clinch up

and Tamlin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tamlin stalling.
Action pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Tamlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Action needs to keep his hands up - Tamlin had a free shot at his head there.

Tamlin gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Tamlin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tamlin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Action is trying to get back to half guard.
Brick Tamlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamlin lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin working the ground and pound.
Tamlin working the head and body with strikes.
Action struggling a bit here.
Action takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamlin slows the pace down.
Tamlin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Action down.
Tamlin is staying tight to Action's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Action is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tamlin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tamlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Action can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tamlin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Action with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Action looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Action looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tamlin controlling the pace.
Tamlin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Action in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Action tries to buck Tamlin off but he can't manage it.
Tamlin controlling from mount.
Action takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Action tries to lock up and control but Tamlin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rock Action has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamlin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tamlin with good strikes from the mount here!
Tamlin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tamlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Action on the ground.
Tamlin cracks Action with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tamlin controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Action is desperately trying to improve his position but Tamlin has a good base and remains in mount.
Tamlin controlling from the full mount.
Action flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tamlin scoring with strikes but Action is staying in there.
Tamlin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brick Tamlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamlin unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tamlin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamlin!