PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dranreb Tangcalagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pedro
vs
Tangcalagan

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dranreb Tangcalagan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tangcalagan.
Pedro stuffs the takedown.
Pedro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tangcalagan defends it nicely.
Pedro shoots in for a double leg but Tangcalagan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pedro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tangcalagan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangcalagan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tangcalagan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pedro is trying to defend but Tangcalagan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tangcalagan controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro is trying to get back to full guard.
Tangcalagan wants to pass to mount but Pedro is defending the position.
Tangcalagan is trying to control. Pedro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dranreb Tangcalagan.

Tangcalagan pushes Pedro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pedro.
Pedro tries to score a body lock takedown but Tangcalagan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Tangcalagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedro swats away the attempt to clinch by Tangcalagan.
Pedro tries to clinch but Tangcalagan is having none of it.
Tangcalagan tries to clinch but Pedro moves out of range.
Tangcalagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pedro.
Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tangcalagan lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Joao Pedro has been cut.
Tangcalagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pedro defends it nicely.
Pedro tries to clinch but Tangcalagan is having none of it.

Tangcalagan clinches up against the cage.
Tangcalagan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pedro avoids the damage to the body.
Tangcalagan managing to block the knees to the body from Pedro.
Tangcalagan tries to land a knee to the head but Pedro blocks with his arms.
Pedro fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tangcalagan breaks from the clinch.
Tangcalagan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tangcalagan wants it to stay on the feet.
Pedro is breathing heavily.

Tangcalagan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tangcalagan showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tangcalagan 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.
Tangcalagan slows the pace down in half guard.
Tangcalagan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangcalagan is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dranreb Tangcalagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pedro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tangcalagan moves into the clinch.

Tangcalagan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pedro uses from the top position.
Pedro advances to half guard.
Pedro prevents Tangcalagan from improving his position.
Pedro is keen to just control but Tangcalagan is a slippery customer.
Pedro is thwarting Tangcalagan's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro wants to take a breather but Tangcalagan is having none of it.
Tangcalagan is trying to control but Pedro manages to pass to mount!
Tangcalagan wants to control but Pedro is having none of it.
Tangcalagan is working to get back to half guard.
Tangcalagan is squirming around, avoiding Pedro's attempts to control the action.
Tangcalagan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tangcalagan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tangcalagan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Tangcalagan somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Tangcalagan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pedro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro shoots in but no luck this time.
Pedro closes the distance but Tangcalagan moves to the side

and Tangcalagan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the cage.
Tangcalagan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tangcalagan gets control of Pedro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tangcalagan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tangcalagan is keeping the position for now.
Tangcalagan controls Pedro momentarily but Pedro frees himself.
Tangcalagan wants to sweep but no luck.
Tangcalagan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tangcalagan keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan keeping full guard, as Pedro tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tangcalagan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tangcalagan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tangcalagan shoots in and drives through. Pedro sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro misses with a takedown attempt

and Tangcalagan counters by clinching up.
Tangcalagan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pedro prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dranreb Tangcalagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Pedro's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Tangcalagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Tangcalagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pedro throws a right and a left that Tangcalagan avoids nicely.
Pedro shoots for a double leg takedown but Tangcalagan sprawls well. He's pushed Pedro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pedro shoots in for a takedown but Tangcalagan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tangcalagan tries to clinch but Pedro is having none of it.
Tangcalagan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tangcalagan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tangcalagan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pedro was covering up waiting for the punch and Tangcalagan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tangcalagan wants to control from the top but Pedro keeps moving.
Tangcalagan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tangcalagan trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
Tangcalagan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pedro is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dranreb Tangcalagan.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tangcalagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
Tangcalagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tangcalagan moves into the clinch.
Tangcalagan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Pedro.
Tangcalagan tries to score a body lock takedown but Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedro tries to pull guard but Tangcalagan holds him up against the cage and eventually Pedro drops back down to his feet.

Tangcalagan drags the fight down to the ground.

Tangcalagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pedro is aware though and is defending well.
Pedro postures up in Tangcalagan's guard and throws a big left but Tangcalagan blocks it.
Pedro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tangcalagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tangcalagan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Pedro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro wants to stand but Tangcalagan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to his feet but Pedro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pedro tries to free his leg and advance position but Tangcalagan is retaining full guard.
Joao Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tangcalagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedro's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dranreb Tangcalagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tangcalagan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Dranreb Tangcalagan!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Dranreb Tangcalagan!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Dranreb Tangcalagan!

Dranreb Tangcalagan wins by unanimous decision!