PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugo Tangcalagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bush
vs
Tangcalagan

180 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jugo Tangcalagan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Tangcalagan circles away.

Tangcalagan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bush manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tangcalagan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tangcalagan stops Bush from standing up.
Tangcalagan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tangcalagan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tangcalagan landing with the ground and pound.
Tangcalagan pushes down on Bush's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tangcalagan lands strikes from half guard.
Tangcalagan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tangcalagan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tangcalagan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tangcalagan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bush is looking to escape.
Bush trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tangcalagan lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tangcalagan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bush trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tangcalagan on the ground.
Tangcalagan with the ground and pound from mount.
Tangcalagan landing strikes from the mount.
Tangcalagan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tangcalagan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bush hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tangcalagan working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like George Bush has been cut.
Bush is in a horrible position here. Tangcalagan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bush is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bush is breathing heavily.
Bush in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Bush that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tangcalagan is landing with some decent strikes but Bush is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Bush is rocked!

George Bush's cut is getting worse.

Tangcalagan is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Tangcalagan extends the arm and Bush is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jugo Tangcalagan!