PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eduardo
vs
Tank

185 cm
23
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
205 lbs
7 - 13 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Luis Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tank!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo cracks a nice hook into Tank's ribs.
Eduardo shoots and misses

and Tank counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tank.
Eduardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eduardo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eduardo controls Tank momentarily but Tank frees himself.
Tank throws a strike but Eduardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eduardo throwing strikes but missing.
Eduardo postures up in Tank's guard and throws a big left but Tank blocks it.
Eduardo 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank keeping moving, preventing Eduardo from controlling successfully.
Eduardo pushes down on Tank's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tank wants to get back to his feet.
Eduardo is keen to just control but Tank is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eduardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eduardo wants to free his trapped foot but Tank is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eduardo is looking to take a break and control but Tank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eduardo trying to mount his opponent but Tank defends it.

Eduardo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eduardo trying to mount his opponent but Tank defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eduardo in particular looking to stall.
Eduardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eduardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tank is refusing to be controlled, as Eduardo sits in half guard.
Eduardo controlling the action here.

That's four 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.
Eduardo prevents Tank from standing back up.
Tank is staying active underneath Eduardo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

We're going to have a standup here because Luis Eduardo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Eduardo fails with the takedown

and Tank counters with a takedown into side control.
Tank throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tank dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tank shoots in and bounces Eduardo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eduardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eduardo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tank!
Eduardo looking to ground and pound but Tank is blocking nicely.
Eduardo with good strikes from the mount here!
Tank is in a horrible position here. Eduardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eduardo wants to control the pace but Tank is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tank because Eduardo loaded up on that one.
Tank in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mike Tank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eduardo tries to control but Tank wriggling away.

Eduardo looking to secure an arm triangle but Tank defends it well.

Eduardo has control of Tank's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tank regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tank is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank is in a horrible position here. Eduardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like Mike Tank has been cut.

Eduardo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Tank has his hands clasped together but Eduardo breaks the hold and Tank is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Eduardo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Eduardo!