PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Saadulaev (ranked 2950 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Tanquinho (ranked 8078 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saadulaev
vs
Tanquinho

183 cm
25
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shamil Saadulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilberto Tanquinho!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saadulaev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Tanquinho gets caught napping as Saadulaev dives in and scores a takedown. Tanquinho manages to retain guard.

Tanquinho working for submissions but it's allowed Saadulaev to get to half guard.
Saadulaev blocks the strikes from Tanquinho.
Tanquinho throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Saadulaev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tanquinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tanquinho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saadulaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saadulaev lands a nice short elbow.
Saadulaev blocks the strikes from Tanquinho.
Saadulaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanquinho on the ground.
Saadulaev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tanquinho landing strikes from the bottom.
Saadulaev content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanquinho missing with punches from the bottom.
Saadulaev controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tanquinho actively working from the bottom here.
Saadulaev tries to pass to full mount but Tanquinho defends it.

Tanquinho looking for submissions off his back.
Tanquinho taking some punishment here, with Saadulaev in his half guard.

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.
Tanquinho tries to get to full guard but Saadulaev has control of the leg.
Tanquinho punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saadulaev lands a nice short elbow.
Saadulaev content to control rather than advance.
Saadulaev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tanquinho for as long as he can get away with.
Tanquinho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Saadulaev jumps into side control!
Saadulaev taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadulaev continues to stall.
Saadulaev landing strikes.
Tanquinho being controlled for a moment.
Tanquinho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saadulaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tanquinho wants to get back to his feet but Saadulaev drags him back down.
Tanquinho tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Saadulaev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tanquinho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tanquinho taking a bit of punishment here - Saadulaev scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadulaev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tanquinho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saadulaev tries to stand but Tanquinho is controlling his head.
Saadulaev prevents Tanquinho from escaping the position.
Saadulaev tries to stand but Tanquinho is controlling his head.
Saadulaev landing strikes.
Tanquinho is looking to reverse the position.
Saadulaev controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saadulaev scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saadulaev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Saadulaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tanquinho flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tanquinho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanquinho wants to get back to his feet.
Saadulaev controlling the pace.

Saadulaev is trying to work for a kimura but Tanquinho is defending well.
Saadulaev is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saadulaev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamil Saadulaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saadulaev is nestled in close to Tanquinho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tanquinho misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Tanquinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saadulaev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Saadulaev drops an elbow to the side of Tanquinho's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tanquinho is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Saadulaev is tapping! Great win for Tanquinho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gilberto Tanquinho!