PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Everton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikaro Tano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Everton
vs
Tano

196 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Everton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikaro Tano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tano shoots and misses

and Everton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tano keeping moving, preventing Everton from controlling successfully.
Tano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Everton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tano is proving hard to escape from.

Tano working for submissions but it's allowed Everton to get to half guard.
Tano is looking to control Everton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tano avoid being mounted?
Everton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Everton wants to take a breather but Tano is having none of it.
Everton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tano.
Everton tries to pass to full mount but Tano defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tano is looking to control Everton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tano avoid being mounted?
Tano is not content to let Everton control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tano has his takedown stuffed

and Everton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Everton.
Everton wants to control from the top but Tano keeps moving.
Everton wants to stand but Tano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tano looks gassed!
Everton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tano is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Everton looking to pass the guard.
Everton connects with a couple of short punches.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tano is working an open guard so Everton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Everton shoots in for a takedown but Tano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Everton is trying to defend but Tano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Everton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tano wants to stand but Everton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Everton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Everton throws a head kick that half lands.
Everton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Everton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tano was covering up waiting for the punch and Everton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tano keeping full guard, as Everton tries to pass.
Everton trying to control but Tano is working from the bottom.
Everton is in close to Tano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everton content to stall in guard here.

Tano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Everton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Everton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Everton is pushing down on Tano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tano is fighting to maintain full guard but Everton has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tano is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Everton has latched onto it... Big trouble! Everton pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Tano is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Everton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Everton!