PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timur Lenk (ranked 4489 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Tanquinho (ranked 9004 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lenk
vs
Tanquinho

169 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Lenk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilberto Tanquinho!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanquinho tries to clinch up
and Lenk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Lenk clinches up against the cage.
Lenk works on Tanquinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Lenk is leaning against Tanquinho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lenk works on Tanquinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Lenk gets through Tanquinho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lenk digs a right hand underneath Tanquinho's ribcage. Tanquinho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanquinho wants to get back to striking at distance but Lenk won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Lenk.
A short right from Lenk.
Tanquinho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lenk controls his hands.
Tanquinho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lenk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanquinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lenk stalls.
A body shot lands from Lenk.
Tanquinho looks winded!
Lenk lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanquinho blocks an elbow strike.
Lenk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lenk digs a right hand into Tanquinho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanquinho's gas tank.
Lenk lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Lenk.
Nice body punch from Lenk - that landed with a thud.
Lenk lands a left hand.
Tanquinho letting Lenk take a breather here.
Lenk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Lenk.
Lenk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanquinho backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lenk.
Good body shot from Lenk.
Tanquinho being controlled against the cage.
Lenk lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lenk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lenk scores with a punch to the head.

Tanquinho is rocked!
Lenk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanquinho momentarily.
Tanquinho is still on wobbly legs! Can Lenk finish him?
Tanquinho gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lenk gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Lenk!
Timur Lenk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.