PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tataglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lithe Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tataglia
vs
Tarzan

190 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Tataglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lithe Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarzan.
Lithe Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarzan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tataglia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tarzan tries to avoid it but Tataglia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tarzan to the ground. Tarzan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tataglia stuffs the takedown attempt from Tarzan. Tarzan gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Tataglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lithe Tarzan.
Tataglia moves in looking to clinch but Tarzan pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tataglia.

Tarzan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tataglia sprawls well initially but Tarzan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tataglia controlling the position well.

Tarzan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tarzan is stalling here. Tataglia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tarzan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tataglia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan gets back to half guard.
Tarzan is trying to maintain the position but Tataglia is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tarzan looking for a kimura from the bottom but Tataglia passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarzan tries to buck Tataglia off but Tataglia is having none of it.
Tarzan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarzan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tataglia is positioning himself well to prevent Tarzan advancing to mount.

Tarzan seems to be working for a kimura but Tataglia defends the submission attempt.
Tarzan is trying to control. Tataglia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tataglia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarzan.
Tarzan is trying to control. Tataglia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarzan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tataglia is trying to control but can't.

Tarzan seems to be working for a kimura but Tataglia defends the submission attempt.

Tataglia is defending against the submission attempts here by Tarzan.

Tarzan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tataglia defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lithe Tarzan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tarzan closes the distance and clinches up with Tataglia, looking for a takedown. Tarzan pushes Tataglia against the cage but Tataglia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Tataglia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Tataglia is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarzan wants to control but Tataglia is keeping busy.
Tarzan tries to get to full guard but Tataglia has control of the leg.
Tataglia is pressing down on Tarzan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tarzan is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tataglia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tarzan can't escape the position.

Tataglia looking to secure an arm triangle but Tarzan defends it well.
Tataglia looking to ground and pound but Tarzan is blocking nicely.
Tarzan regains half guard.
Tarzan wants to improve his position but Tataglia is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tataglia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tarzan looking for submissions off his back.
Tataglia wants to free his trapped foot but Tarzan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tarzan is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarzan actively working from the bottom here.
Tataglia trying to mount his opponent but Tarzan defends it.

Tataglia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tarzan sees it coming and defends easily.

Tarzan with the active half guard here but Tataglia passes nicely into side control.

Tataglia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tataglia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tarzan tries to improve position but can't.
Tarzan struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tataglia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Tataglia as Tarzan shoots in.

Tataglia moves into the clinch.

Tataglia breaks from the clinch.
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Tataglia circles away easily

and Tataglia counters with a single leg into guard. Tarzan didn't expect that.

Tarzan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tataglia doesn't defend quickly enough and Tarzan has managed to lock this one up! Can Tataglia escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tarzan on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lithe Tarzan!