PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zef Tanghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quattro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanghe comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Zef Tanghe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tanghe
vs
Quattro

190 cm
24
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
224 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zef Tanghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quattro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quattro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanghe counters with a nice body shot.
Quattro lands a jab to the head.
Quattro throws a combination that misses
enabling Tanghe to counter with a crisp jab.
Quattro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanghe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Quattro misses.
Quattro tries for a takedown but Tanghe circles away easily
and Tanghe counters with a series of strikes. Quattro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quattro misses the body punch
and Tanghe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanghe slips a jab from Quattro.
Quattro throws a right hand that misses

and Tanghe counters with a head kick that drops Quattro!

Quattro is rocked!
Tanghe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quattro looking for a sweep. Not yet Quattro, not yet.
Quattro is still in real trouble! Can Tanghe finish him?
Tanghe wants to control from the top but Quattro keeps moving.

Quattro working for a triangle but Tanghe defends it easily.
Quattro seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanghe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quattro is keeping the position for now.
Quattro is looking to sweep but instead, Tanghe has passed into half guard.
Tanghe is pressing down on Quattro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quattro is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tanghe wants to take a breather but Quattro is having none of it.
Quattro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quattro is trying to stand up here but Tanghe is controlling him well.
Tanghe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quattro is looking for a sweep. Tanghe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanghe stalling away here and it's allowed Quattro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Tanghe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Quattro has his foot on Tanghe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tanghe works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quattro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanghe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quattro is keeping the position for now.
Tanghe trying to control but Quattro is working from the bottom.
Quattro wants to sweep but no luck.
Tanghe postures up.
Quattro looking for a sweep. Not yet Quattro, not yet.
Quattro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quattro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tanghe's guard.

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.
Tanghe looking to control.
Quattro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tanghe wants to sweep but no luck.
Tanghe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quattro is pushing down on Tanghe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tanghe is fighting to maintain full guard but Quattro has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tanghe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quattro pulls his head out easily.
Tanghe is breathing heavily.
Tanghe wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quattro trying to control the pace.
Quattro lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zef Tanghe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quattro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanghe counters with a thumping low kick.
Quattro swings for the body but Tanghe moves out of range.
Quattro fails with a takedown attempt.
Quattro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanghe manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quattro misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanghe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quattro's knee momentarily.
Good shot there by Quattro.
Tanghe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quattro misses with an uppercut
and Tanghe counters with a good, hard body kick but Quattro shrugs it off.
Quattro is breathing heavily.
Tanghe misses with a looping right.
Quattro defending well as Tanghe loads up on a big left hand.
Quattro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quattro wants to clinch but Tanghe slips to the side
and Tanghe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tanghe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Quattro misses with a shot to the body
and Tanghe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quattro misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanghe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quattro throws an off balance right hand
and Tanghe counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quattro misses with a hook
and Tanghe counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Quattro moves away from the strike by Tanghe.
Quattro avoids the body shot from Tanghe.
Tanghe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quattro checks it well.
Quattro misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanghe counters with a straight right hand.
Tanghe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quattro ducks under a wild hook from Tanghe.
Quattro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanghe counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quattro throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanghe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanghe lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Tanghe slams his shin into Quattro's torso.
Tanghe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tanghe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Tanghe does it's job there.
Quattro throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quattro circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe misses with a body kick.
Tanghe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanghe misses with an uppercut
and Quattro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zef Tanghe is winning the standup battle so far.
Quattro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tanghe looks to score with a jab to the body but Quattro is just out of range.
Tanghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quattro.
Tanghe just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tanghe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quattro misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zef Tanghe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quattro misses with an uppercut. Tanghe saw that one coming.
Quattro blocks the body kick.
Jab from Tanghe.
Tanghe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanghe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quattro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnny Quattro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quattro misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanghe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quattro swings widly with a right hand
and Tanghe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Quattro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quattro checks a low kick from Tanghe.
Quattro ducks right into an uppercut from Tanghe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanghe cracks Quattro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quattro.
Quattro looks to land a combination but Tanghe avoids it well.
Tanghe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quattro fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanghe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quattro can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quattro on the side of the head.
Quattro misses with a body shot.
Tanghe throws a leg kick but Quattro moved away.
Tanghe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quattro. That did some damage!
Johnny Quattro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quattro staying out of range there.
Tanghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanghe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quattro tries to clinch but Tanghe moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe throws a jab when Quattro was well out of range.
Quattro misses with a hook to the body
and Tanghe counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanghe feints a jab promting Quattro to slip. Tanghe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quattro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tanghe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quattro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanghe.
Quattro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanghe counters with a good, hard body kick but Quattro shrugs it off.
Tanghe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zef Tanghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe misses with a two punch combination.
Quattro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanghe counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanghe sizes up Quattro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tanghe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanghe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quattro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanghe counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanghe lands a leg kick that knocks Quattro off balance momentarily.
Tanghe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zef Tanghe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanghe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zef Tanghe!