PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 4250 p4p, 2936 weight class) and Zhandouji Quantou (ranked 455 p4p, 346 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tarlah
vs
Quantou

179 cm
43
180
29 - 25 - 0

180 cm
23
184
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhandouji Quantou!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quantou tries for a takedown but Tarlah circles away easily
and Tarlah counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Tarlah as Quantou shoots in.
Tarlah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Quantou sprawls and moves away.
Quantou tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tarlah defends well and Quantou ends up having to push Tarlah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhandouji Quantou.
Quantou fails with the takedown

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quantou won't be happy with that.
Tarlah working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah 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 Quantou's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quantou tries to bench press Tarlah off him but Tarlah keeps the position.
Tarlah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quantou keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quantou trying to remain calm as Tarlah controls from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quantou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quantou on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tarlah working the ground and pound.
Quantou being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah'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.
Further stalling from Tarlah.
Tarlah connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quantou some visible discomfort.
Tarlah trying to control the position but Quantou is working away.
Quantou struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Quantou is letting Tarlah control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Quantou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quantou tries to buck Tarlah off but Tarlah is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Quantou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tarlah controlling from side mount.
Quantou is looking for a sweep.
Tarlah working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quantou tries to improve position but can't.
Quantou struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Tarlah stalls from top position.
Tarlah working the body and head with strikes.
Quantou is trying to escape the position but Tarlah is controlling the position.
Tarlah grinds an elbow into Quantou's temple.
Tarlah wants to control but Quantou is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quantou is looking for a sweep.
Tarlah in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Quantou is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
That's time! Tarlah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quantou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tarlah swivels and escapes.
Quantou shoots in but Tarlah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Quantou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhandouji Quantou.
Quantou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarlah pushing down on Quantou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah wants to control but Quantou is keeping him busy.
Tarlah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tarlah prevents Quantou from improving his position.
Quantou felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tarlah slows the pace down in half guard.
Quantou wants to control but Tarlah is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Tarlah trying to control the action but Quantou is working from the bottom.
Tarlah prevents Quantou from improving his position.
Tarlah trying to mount his opponent but Quantou defends it.
Quantou wants to control but Tarlah is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quantou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tarlah counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quantou misses with a takedown
and Tarlah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quantou.
Quantou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tarlah defends it nicely.
Quantou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tarlah's waist but Tarlah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quantou off to one side.
It looked like Tarlah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quantou.
Quantou misses with a takedown attempt
and Tarlah counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quantou shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarlah tries to sprawl out of it but Quantou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarlah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quantou shoots in for a double leg but Tarlah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quantou shoots and misses
and Tarlah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quantou shoots and misses
and Tarlah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quantou is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quantou shoots and misses
and Tarlah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quantou misses with a takedown
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quantou thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balink Tarlah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Quantou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tarlah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tarlah slows the pace down in half guard.
Tarlah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tarlah connects with a nice short shot to Quantou's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quantou is looking to get back to full guard here but Tarlah has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tarlah just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tarlah.
Quantou is looking to reverse the position.
Quantou is trying to get back to his feet.
Tarlah working the ground and pound.
Tarlah slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quantou tries to improve position but can't.
Tarlah is looking to take a break and control but Quantou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarlah controls the position from side control.
Quantou is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tarlah remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah trying to control the action but Quantou is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quantou tries to bench press Tarlah off him but Tarlah keeps the position.
Quantou is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tarlah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quantou keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quantou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tarlah defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Tarlah. No joy for Quantou on that attempt.
Tarlah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Quantou fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarlah to the ground. Quantou is now in Tarlah's guard.
Tarlah keeping moving, preventing Quantou from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balink Tarlah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarlah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balink Tarlah!
Our winner, Balink Tarlah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.