PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teovie Anino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Tagalog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Tagalog has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teovie Anino's chin.

Anino
vs
Tagalog

150 cm
26
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teovie Anino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Tagalog!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagalog checks the leg kick.
Tagalog looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tagalog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anino.
Kevin Tagalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tagalog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anino somewhat.
Anino shoots in but Tagalog avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Anino closes the distance and clinches.
Tagalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Anino.
Tagalog wants a takedown but no success here.
Tagalog wants a takedown but no success here.
Tagalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Anino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anino is trying to push Tagalog away but Tagalog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anino tries for a takedown but Tagalog manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teovie Anino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anino manages to pull guard.
Anino manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Anino looking for a guillotine from mount but Tagalog is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagalog is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tagalog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anino looking to control but Tagalog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Anino with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Anino controlling the pace for now.
Anino punching from mount but Tagalog doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anino tries to control but Tagalog wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tagalog is desperately trying to improve his position but Anino has a good base and remains in mount.
Anino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anino throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anino unloads with some shots from mount but Tagalog bucks and avoids them well.
Anino misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tagalog is looking to escape.

Anino is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anino.

Anino clinches up with Tagalog and pushes him back against the cage.

Anino pulls guard.
Tagalog throws an elbow that misses. Anino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tagalog's guard. Nice move by Anino!

Anino decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anino tries for a takedown but Tagalog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tagalog swivels and escapes.
Tagalog avoids the head kick by Anino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tagalog as he jumps to the side.
Anino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anino checks a leg kick.

Anino clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anino moves out of range of the body kick from Tagalog.
Tagalog misses with a wild combination.
Tagalog should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Anino darts in and clinches Tagalog up against the cage.

Anino ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Anino no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Anino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tagalog!
Anino trying to control but Tagalog is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tagalog is desperately trying to improve his position but Anino has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anino blocks Tagalog's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teovie Anino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tagalog gets tackled into the cage by Anino. Anino maintains the clinch.

Anino ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Anino no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Anino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tagalog flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anino trying to control from half guard but Tagalog is working away.
Anino takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tagalog tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anino has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Anino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tagalog is looking to escape.
Tagalog is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anino sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anino unloads with some shots from mount but Tagalog bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tagalog can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tagalog is squirming around, avoiding Anino's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Anino there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anino thowing shots but they're missing.
Anino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anino throws some wild stikes that Tagalog manages to avoid easily.
Anino controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anino thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Anino is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tagalog to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tagalog shrugs it off.
Anino unloading with bombs!
Anino controlling from mount.
Anino looking to control but Tagalog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anino throwing strikes here but Tagalog is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Anino trying to control but Tagalog is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagalog flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tagalog tries to hold on but Anino postures up.
Anino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anino controlling from mount.
Anino misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anino controlling his opponent.

Anino looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Anino controlling from the full mount.
Tagalog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anino looking to control but Tagalog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

Anino has control of Tagalog's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tagalog regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teovie Anino dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Anino lands a jab to Tagalog's midsection.
Tagalog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Anino lands a left and a right that send Tagalog crashing to the mat, dazed. Anino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tagalog is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tagalog tries to keep at a distance but Anino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tagalog is still on wobbly legs! Can Anino finish him?
Anino is looking for a takedown.

Anino jumps guard and drags Tagalog to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anino trying to control the position here.
Anino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tagalog strikes from the bottom but Anino passes into mount!
Anino looking to ground and pound but Tagalog is blocking nicely.
Anino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anino punching from mount but Tagalog doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anino misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagalog tries to hold on but Anino pushes him away.

Anino has control of Tagalog's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tagalog regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Anino working for a guillotine from mount but Tagalog is in no mood to give up.
Tagalog is wriggling around trying to escape.

Anino working for a submission but Tagalog is keeping him at bay.
Anino throwing strikes here but Tagalog is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Anino is working for a guillotine from mount but Tagalog frees his head quite easily.
Tagalog tries to control Anino's body but Anino pushes him off. Tagalog squirms to his side and now Anino has his back!

Tagalog is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Anino looking to break Tagalog's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tagalog remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Anino will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Tagalog defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anino's arms.

Anino is persistently looking for the submission but Tagalog is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tagalog manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anino's guard. Nice work there by Tagalog.

Anino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tagalog is aware though and is defending well.
Anino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tagalog decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tagalog blocks a head kick by Anino.
Tagalog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anino is able to avoid easily.
Anino tries for a takedown but Tagalog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Anino rushes Tagalog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tagalog seems to have recovered his senses.
Anino has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tagalog after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teovie Anino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tagalog is working for takedown but Anino is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tagalog pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tagalog can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagalog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Tagalog. No joy for Anino on that attempt.
Tagalog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tagalog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tagalog avoids a kick to the body.
Anino looks for a takedown but Tagalog sprawls well.
Anino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tagalog pinned against the cage. Tagalog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Tagalog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tagalog stuffs the takedown attempt from Anino. Anino gets slowly back to his feet.
Tagalog tries to score with a low kick but Anino moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tagalog misses with a double jab
and Anino counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Kevin Tagalog has been cut.

Anino darts in and clinches Tagalog up against the cage.
Tagalog misses with some punches.
Anino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tagalog misses with a knee to the head.
Anino lands a left hand.
Tagalog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tagalog gets underhooks to prevent Anino's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anino is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tagalog is defending well.
Tagalog is looking for a takedown.
Kevin Tagalog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teovie Anino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tagalog misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teovie Anino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anino 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teovie Anino!
Teovie Anino decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.