PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Tangcalagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into the arena with Baby, I Love Your Way blaring out of the sound system. Adrian Tangcalagan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Clark
vs
Tangcalagan

178 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shelby Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Tangcalagan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tangcalagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tangcalagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tangcalagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark is looking to clinch.
Clark is looking to clinch but Tangcalagan is avoiding it.

Clark clinches.
Tangcalagan slowing the pace effectively.
Tangcalagan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tangcalagan lands a nice uppercut.

Tangcalagan manages to break the clinch.
Clark throws a head kick but Tangcalagan moves out of range.

Tangcalagan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tangcalagan is in Clark's guard.
Tangcalagan connects with a couple of short punches.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tangcalagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangcalagan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clark doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tangcalagan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adrian Tangcalagan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clark looks for a takedown but Tangcalagan sprawls well.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tangcalagan sprawls well. Tangcalagan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clark.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelby Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark throws a head kick but Tangcalagan moves out of range.

Tangcalagan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the cage.

Clark has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tangcalagan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Tangcalagan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Clark's arms.
Tangcalagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tangcalagan tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan trying to control the hands but Clark breaks the grip.
Tangcalagan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tangcalagan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Clark manages to pass to mount!
Tangcalagan is trying desperately to improve position.
Tangcalagan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clark tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tangcalagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking to control but Tangcalagan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tangcalagan looks a forlorn figure.
Tangcalagan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clark working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clark 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.
Tangcalagan is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.

Clark working for a submission but Tangcalagan is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangcalagan is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shelby Clark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tangcalagan looking to score a takedown here. Clark is defending well but Tangcalagan drives through and ends up in Clark's guard.
Tangcalagan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clark's head.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Tangcalagan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Clark's guard.
Clark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tangcalagan controls the pace.
Tangcalagan works over Clark with some ground and pound from guard.
Tangcalagan wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.

Clark has his foot on Tangcalagan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tangcalagan works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clark pushes Tangcalagan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tangcalagan scores with a jab.

Tangcalagan instigates a clinch.
Tangcalagan is trying to pull guard but Clark has him pressed against the cage.

Tangcalagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tangcalagan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tangcalagan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clark!
Clark is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tangcalagan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clark looks a forlorn figure.
Clark is desperately trying to improve his position but Tangcalagan has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark regains half guard.
Clark is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark is staying active underneath Tangcalagan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clark controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Clark wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tangcalagan.
Clark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tangcalagan manages to get himself to full guard.
Adrian Tangcalagan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tangcalagan keeping full guard, as Clark tries to pass.
Tangcalagan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tangcalagan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark postures up.
Tangcalagan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark wants to control from the top but Tangcalagan keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tangcalagan feints and as Clark raises his hands in defense, Tangcalagan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clark looking to control but Tangcalagan passes into half guard.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Tangcalagan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ground and pound from Tangcalagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Tangcalagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Clark tries to clinch there but Tangcalagan circles away.

Tangcalagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tangcalagan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tangcalagan preventing the sweep.
Tangcalagan forces his way into half guard.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Tangcalagan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tangcalagan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tangcalagan's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tangcalagan showing good submission defense here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark tries to get the hooks in deep but Tangcalagan pushed the leg off.
Tangcalagan wants to control his opponent's hands but Clark gets his hands free.

Tangcalagan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Clark's arms.
Tangcalagan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tangcalagan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clark's back!
Clark has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Tangcalagan looking for the choke but no joy.
Tangcalagan is trying to stick to Clark's back but Clark is turning into Tangcalagan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tangcalagan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan trying to control the position here.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tangcalagan is keeping the position for now.
Tangcalagan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tangcalagan striking off his back, scoring a few points.

Tangcalagan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tangcalagan, not yet.
Clark pushing down on Tangcalagan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clark is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tangcalagan connecting with a few gentle strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Tangcalagan.
I think Tangcalagan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adrian Tangcalagan!