PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taglerino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Antoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Antoine looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Taglerino
vs
Antoine

179 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
158 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Taglerino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Antoine!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taglerino looking to score a takedown here. Antoine is defending well but Taglerino drives through and ends up in Antoine's guard.
Taglerino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taglerino trying to control the position from guard on top but Antoine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antoine wants to get back to his feet but Taglerino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taglerino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Antoine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taglerino off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Antoine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taglerino.
A swing and a miss from Antoine.
Antoine misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Antoine there.
Antoine tests Taglerino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antoine misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Antoine tries to keep at a distance but Taglerino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antoine wants to break the clinch but can't.

Taglerino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taglerino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Taglerino moves into the clinch.
Taglerino throws an elbow that misses.
Taglerino misses with a hook to the ribs.

Taglerino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Taglerino misses.
Taglerino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antoine at a distance.
Antoine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antoine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antoine throws a hook but Taglerino blocks it.
Antoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taglerino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo Antoine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Taglerino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antoine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Antoine.
Antoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taglerino looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Taglerino counter with a right hand.

Taglerino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antoine looks winded!
Taglerino is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taglerino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Taglerino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taglerino is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taglerino winds up and cracks Antoine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taglerino stops Antoine from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taglerino swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antoine! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antoine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antoine misses with a straight left.
Antoine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taglerino.

Taglerino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Antoine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taglerino prevents Antoine from getting back to his feet.
Taglerino with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taglerino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taglerino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Antoine for as long as he can get away with.
Antoine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antoine wants to get back to his feet but Taglerino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Antoine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been informed that Antoine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Antoine lands with an uppercut that bounces Taglerino off the cage and back into range.
Antoine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Taglerino 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.

Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Taglerino ducks down to avoid it.
Taglerino appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taglerino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antoine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taglerino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taglerino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taglerino missing with a left hand there. Antoine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Taglerino.

Taglerino scores with a takedown into Antoine's guard.
Taglerino wants to control from the top but Antoine keeps moving.
Antoine wants to stand but Taglerino is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taglerino cracks Antoine with a solid left hand.
Taglerino working some strikes from top position.
Taglerino cracks Antoine with a solid left hand.
Taglerino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Antoine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taglerino looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Antoine misses its intended target.
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Taglerino ducks down to avoid it.
Taglerino needs to keep his hands up - Antoine had a free shot at his head there.
Antoine misses with a hook. Taglerino ducked under it nicely.
Taglerino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taglerino loads up on a big right hand but Antoine slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taglerino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Antoine is breathing heavily.
Antoine pushes Taglerino away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Taglerino gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Taglerino cracks Antoine with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taglerino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antoine keeps working.
Taglerino in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Antoine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Taglerino has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taglerino connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Antoine some visible discomfort.
Taglerino landing strikes.
Taglerino is looking to take a break and control but Antoine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Taglerino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taglerino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taglerino wants to control for a moment but Antoine uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Antoine is trying to stand back up but Taglerino is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taglerino is keen to just control but Antoine is a slippery customer.
Taglerino is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taglerino lands with a punch from half guard.
Taglerino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antoine defending well though.
Antoine looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taglerino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antoine.
Pablo Antoine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antoine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Taglerino shoots in and bounces Antoine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taglerino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Taglerino dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Antoine looks to land a right hand but Taglerino moved out of range.
Antoine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taglerino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pablo Antoine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antoine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antoine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taglerino walks into a jab.
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Taglerino ducks down to avoid it.
Antoine scores with a jab to the head.
Taglerino moves out of range as Antoine strikes.
Taglerino throwing a counter right hand but Antoine manages to avoid it.
Antoine misses with a straight right.
Taglerino scores with a sloppy right hand. Antoine should have avoided that one.

It looks like Pablo Antoine has been cut.
Taglerino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Antoine.
Taglerino lands with a hook. Antoine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antoine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoine throws a right hand that Taglerino ducks under and follows up with a left that Taglerino also avoids with ease.
Antoine throws a big shot that misses.
Antoine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taglerino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antoine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taglerino in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taglerino fails to land with a series of punches.
Taglerino scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Antoine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antoine.
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Taglerino ducks down to avoid it.
Antoine looks to throw the jab but Taglerino is out of range.
Taglerino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Taglerino drives through with a takedown into Antoine's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Antoine wants to stand up but Taglerino is controlling him.
Taglerino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antoine is keeping the position for now.
Taglerino lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taglerino is stalling in the full guard.
Antoine wants to get back to his feet but Taglerino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Antoine keeping moving, preventing Taglerino from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taglerino throws a big shot that misses.
John Taglerino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Antoine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antoine.
Taglerino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antoine.
Taglerino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antoine throws out the jab.
Antoine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taglerino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taglerino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Antoine tries to keep at a distance but Taglerino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taglerino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taglerino misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taglerino.

Taglerino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antoine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taglerino moves out of range as Antoine strikes.
Antoine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antoine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Taglerino closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Antoine's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taglerino throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taglerino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Antoine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taglerino.
Antoine wants to stand up but Taglerino is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taglerino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antoine keeping moving, preventing Taglerino from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Taglerino.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taglerino, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Taglerino!