PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Arcinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by Armin van Buuren - Sail. Gino Arcinas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patricio Tavares's chin.

Tavares
vs
Arcinas

175 cm
26
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
31
169 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patricio Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Arcinas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcinas shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tavares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arcinas misses with a head kick.
Arcinas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Arcinas tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arcinas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tavares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arcinas takes a knee right on the jaw!

Arcinas jumps guard and drags Tavares to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Arcinas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tavares passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tavares stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Arcinas clinches.
Arcinas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patricio Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Arcinas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tavares.
Arcinas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tavares is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tavares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arcinas.
Arcinas is trying to pull guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tavares lands a knee to the head.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Tavares to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arcinas blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tavares will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arcinas up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tavares for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tavares connects with a knee to the head.
Tavares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arcinas's face.
Tavares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arcinas's face.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arcinas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Tavares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Arcinas is blocking nicely.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arcinas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tavares walks away with a smile on his face. Arcinas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tavares clinches with his opponent.

Arcinas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tavares uses from the top position.

Arcinas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Arcinas has his foot on Tavares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tavares works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tavares wants to get up but he can't break Arcinas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arcinas looking for subs off his back but Tavares has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Arcinas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tavares pulls his head out easily.

Arcinas looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Arcinas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tavares pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patricio Tavares dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Arcinas keeps the fight on the outside.

Tavares has managed to clinch.
Arcinas is trying to pull guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Patricio Tavares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares is stalling here.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tavares just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patricio Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Arcinas.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arcinas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arcinas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arcinas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tavares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arcinas's face.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.
Arcinas is breathing heavily.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares with a knee to the head.
Tavares stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tavares just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arcinas jumps guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tavares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arcinas's face.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares holds him up against the cage and eventually Arcinas drops back down to his feet.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arcinas stalling against the cage.
Arcinas throws a head punch that misses.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tavares prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tavares.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavares connects with a knee to the head.
Arcinas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
Arcinas wants to take the fight to the mat but Tavares manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tavares lands a knee 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!
Arcinas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arcinas is trying to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling him.
Arcinas fails to pull guard.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
Tavares connects with a knee to the head.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.
Arcinas trying to control the position but instead, Tavares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arcinas into the cage.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares slows down the pace here.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Arcinas blocks with his arms.
Arcinas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tavares walks away with a smile on his face. Arcinas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Arcinas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tavares, pushing him back against the cage.
Arcinas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arcinas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tavares walks away with a smile on his face. Arcinas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Arcinas moves into the clinch.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tavares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Arcinas blocks it.
Arcinas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arcinas jumps guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arcinas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arcinas jumps guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arcinas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tavares just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arcinas tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arcinas throws an elbow but it misses.
Tavares connects with a knee to the head.
Tavares dodges an elbow strike from Arcinas.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Arcinas blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Arcinas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Tavares avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tavares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patricio Tavares dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Arcinas shoots for a takedown but Tavares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavares lands with a kick to the ribs.

Arcinas tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Arcinas is blocking nicely.
Tavares lands a knee to the head.

Arcinas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Arcinas looking for subs off his back but Tavares has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tavares moves nicely into side control.
Arcinas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arcinas is trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arcinas on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares takes a little break here. Arcinas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Arcinas regains half guard.
Tavares passes to full mount!
Tavares looking to control and managing it successfully.

Tavares is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Arcinas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arcinas is trying to reverse the position but instead Tavares has taken his back - oops!
Gino Arcinas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arcinas is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tavares controlling the positon.
Arcinas is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arcinas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Arcinas can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Arcinas tries to roll but Tavares sticks to his back.
Arcinas rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Arcinas looking for a kimura from the bottom but Tavares passes into side control!
Arcinas stops Tavares from passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares gets to mount! Arcinas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patricio Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tavares, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Tavares!
A victorious Patricio Tavares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.