PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody needs nobody. Tony Tango is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Henry
vs
Tango

180 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Tango!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tango darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tango with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tango lands strikes from half guard.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Tango is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tango stops Henry from getting back to his feet.
Tango is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tango winds up and cracks Henry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henry tries to roll over but Tango keeps him under control.
Henry is trying to stand up here but Tango is controlling him well.

Henry is defending against the submission attempts here by Tango.
Tango seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Henry wants to clinch.

Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry throws a jab when Tango was well out of range.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tango rushes Henry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Tango.
Tango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .
Tango tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tango fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tango trying to land knees to the body.
Tango wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Tango fails to pull guard.
Come on Tango - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tango drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyler Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Tango.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Tango counters with a good, hard body kick but Henry shrugs it off.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Tango has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Tango rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.

Tango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry misses with a double jab

and Tango counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tango.
Tango lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tyler Henry has been cut.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Tango.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tango.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry .

Tango jumps guard.
Tango lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henry !

Tango has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Henry is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Tango!