PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tandi Barsolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Angelo
vs
Barsolo

168 cm
23
156 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

150 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tandi Barsolo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barsolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Angelo pushes Barsolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Barsolo avoids a wild elbow strike from Angelo.
A knee to the head by Angelo.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Angelo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo blocks an elbow strike.
Angelo blocks the elbow strike.
Angelo blocks the elbow strike.
Angelo managing to block the knees to the body from Barsolo.
Barsolo blocks the elbow strike.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barsolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Barsolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelo managing to block the knees to the body from Barsolo.
Angelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barsolo avoids the elbow strike from Angelo, against the cage.
Angelo blocks the elbow strike.
Barsolo avoids a wild elbow strike from Angelo.
Angelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelo misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsolo won't want to take too many of those.
Barsolo looks gassed!
Angelo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Angelo.
Angelo avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
Angelo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Angelo lands a knee to the head.
Angelo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelo lands an elbow inside.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barsolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barsolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Barsolo throws an elbow but misses.
Angelo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barsolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelo blocks an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelo.
Barsolo blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelo throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo scores with a knee to the head.
Angelo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barsolo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelo.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barsolo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Angelo avoids it.
Angelo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but Barsolo blocks with his arms.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barsolo's defenses.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
Angelo dodges an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo stops a takedown attempt from Barsolo.
Angelo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Angelo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Angelo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barsolo's face.
Angelo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo blocks an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barsolo avoids a wild elbow strike from Angelo.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barsolo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barsolo misses with an elbow over the top.
Angelo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo looking to throw knees to the head but Barsolo is blocking nicely.
Barsolo trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo trying to land knees to the body.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barsolo's face.
Angelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but Barsolo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barsolo takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Angelo landing knees to the head.
Angelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but Barsolo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barsolo misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barsolo.
Angelo throws an elbow but it misses.
Angelo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Angelo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Angelo clinches with his opponent.
Angelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michael Angelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Angelo misses with a knee strike.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Barsolo shrugs off.
Barsolo tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelo avoids the damage to the body.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelo.
Angelo missing with knees to the body.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Barsolo shrugs off.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barsolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Barsolo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelo.
Barsolo lands an elbow just above Angelo 's eye.

It looks like Michael Angelo has been cut.
Barsolo misses with an elbow over the top.
Angelo looking to throw knees to the head but Barsolo is blocking nicely.
Barsolo misses with an elbow strike.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo scores with a knee to the head.
Barsolo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Angelo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelo.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barsolo misses with an elbow strike.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
Barsolo throws an elbow but it misses.
Angelo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barsolo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barsolo misses with an elbow strike.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but Barsolo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barsolo avoiding damage as Angelo throws knees to the body.
Barsolo dodges an elbow strike from Angelo.
Barsolo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angelo is defending well for now.
Angelo lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Barsolo misses with an elbow over the top.
Angelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelo.
Angelo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barsolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelo landing knees to the head.
Barsolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barsolo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelo.
Angelo avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
Barsolo missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barsolo throws an elbow but misses.
Angelo trying to land knees to the body.
Angelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Barsolo.
Barsolo dodges an elbow strike from Angelo.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but Barsolo blocks it.
Angelo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo looking to throw knees to the head but Barsolo is blocking nicely.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barsolo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Angelo's brow.
Barsolo avoids a wild elbow strike from Angelo.
Barsolo throws an elbow but it misses.
Barsolo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barsolo throws an elbow but it misses.
Barsolo blocks an elbow strike.
Barsolo trying to land knees to the body.
Angelo dodges an elbow strike from Barsolo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barsolo's brow.
Angelo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barsolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Angelo avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
Barsolo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo throws an elbow but it misses.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Barsolo misses with a knee to the head.
Barsolo missing with knees to the body.
Angelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Barsolo.
Barsolo missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelo blocks an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Angelo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barsolo's brow.
Angelo misses with an elbow strike.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Barsolo shrugs off.
Angelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo blocks an elbow strike from Barsolo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelo dodges an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Angelo scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelo misses with an elbow over the top.
Angelo throws an elbow that misses.
Angelo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Angelo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Angelo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Barsolo closes the distance and pushes Angelo back into the cage.
Angelo working Barsolo over with knees to the body.
Barsolo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelo.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but Barsolo blocks with his arms.
Angelo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barsolo throws an elbow but misses.
Barsolo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Angelo misses with an elbow strike.
Barsolo blocks the elbow strike.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barsolo blocks an elbow strike.
Barsolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barsolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Barsolo shrugs off.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but Barsolo blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo landing knees to the head.
Angelo throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelo throws an elbow but misses.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo blocks the elbow strike.
Angelo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angelo tries to land knees in the clinch but Barsolo avoids the damage to the body.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo pushes off an throws an elbow but Barsolo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but Barsolo blocks with his arms.
Barsolo is working for takedown but Angelo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barsolo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barsolo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Angelo's brow.
Angelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barsolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
Barsolo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barsolo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barsolo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelo trying to land knees to the body.
Barsolo blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo tries to land knees in the clinch but Barsolo avoids the damage to the body.
Barsolo lands an elbow just above Angelo 's eye.

Barsolo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barsolo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Angelo tries to get to full guard but Barsolo has control of the leg.
Angelo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Angelo tries to get out of the position.
Angelo is looking to control Barsolo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Angelo avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barsolo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Angelo is not content to let Barsolo control the position.
Barsolo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo prevents Angelo from standing back up.
Barsolo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angelo defending well though.
Barsolo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barsolo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barsolo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barsolo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barsolo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tandi Barsolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barsolo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Barsolo is looking for a kimura but Angelo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barsolo to get the leverage.
Michael Angelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barsolo connects with a nice short shot to Angelo's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tandi Barsolo.
I think Angelo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Angelo!