|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 1598 p4p, 194 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 3231 p4p, 341 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
35
168 lbs
19 - 20 - 1 |
|
174 cm
34
167 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac moves in looking to clinch but Elkemenchi pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Elkemenchi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tarlac, as that shot connected.
Tarlac moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tarlac has managed to clinch.
Tarlac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarlac. That's going to slow Elkemenchi down.
Tarlac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elkemenchi under the eye.
Tarlac swinging wildly here.
Tarlac with a hook.
Elkemenchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Elkemenchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tarlac connects with a body shot that sends Elkemenchi's belly button to the back.
Elkemenchi throws a hook but Tarlac avoids it easily.
Tarlac's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tarlac duly obliges.
Tarlac doesn't manage to clinch there - Elkemenchi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elkemenchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarlac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarlac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elkemenchi.
Tarlac tries to clinch up but Elkemenchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarlac closes the distance and clinches.
Elkemenchi manages to break the clinch.
Tarlac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tarlac.
Elkemenchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarlac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Elkemenchi backs up against the cage.
Tarlac tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Elkemenchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkemenchi throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elkemenchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkemenchi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tarlac on his heels. He'll look to pass Tarlac's guard now, I'm sure.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes from guard but Tarlac blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarlac is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlac wants to stand up but Elkemenchi is controlling him.
Elkemenchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarlac is retaining full guard.
Elkemenchi stops Tarlac from standing up.
Elkemenchi looking to sit in guard and control but Tarlac gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarlac is looking to stand up but Elkemenchi won't let him.
Elkemenchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tarlac would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is looking to stand up but Tarlac isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarlac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tarlac wanted to stand there but Elkemenchi had control of the position.
Tarlac gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tarlac tries to work over Elkemenchi's front leg with a kick but Elkemenchi checks it.
Tarlac scores with a sloppy right hand. Elkemenchi should have avoided that one.
Tarlac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarlac tries to clinch but Elkemenchi is having none of it.
Tarlac scores with a nice right hand.
Tarlac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarlac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elkemenchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tarlac looks for the body kick but Elkemenchi saw that one coming.
A big right from Tarlac misses.
Elkemenchi has a takedown stuffed.
As Elkemenchi backs off Tarlac throws a huge counter combo but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it all.
Tarlac is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tarlac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elkemenchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Elkemenchi tries to move into range but Tarlac moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tarlac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elkemenchi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tarlac on his heels. He'll look to pass Tarlac's guard now, I'm sure.
Tarlac manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkemenchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elkemenchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarlac slips under a jab from Elkemenchi.
Tarlac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac 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.
Tarlac moves in looking to clinch but Elkemenchi pushes him off.
Elkemenchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tarlac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Tarlac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarlac, right into the meat.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch but Elkemenchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elkemenchi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tarlac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tarlac lands a jab to the head.
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Tarlac misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarlac throws a combination that misses
and Elkemenchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tarlac as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Elkemenchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elkemenchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
Tarlac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tarlac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elkemenchi.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elkemenchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elkemenchi half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Elkemenchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Elkemenchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tarlac blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarlac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarlac getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elkemenchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarlac.
Tarlac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.
Elkemenchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarlac.
Elkemenchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Elkemenchi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac scores with a jab. Elkemenchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tarlac is looking to break free of the clinch but Elkemenchi has double underhooks.
Elkemenchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Tarlac won't allow it.
Elkemenchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarlac swinging wildly here.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch but Elkemenchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elkemenchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tarlac connects with a right hand. Elkemenchi shakes it off.
Elkemenchi misses the shot to the body.
Tarlac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elkemenchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tarlac lands with a cross.
Tarlac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elkemenchi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarlac circles away.
Tarlac feints a counter leg kick.
Elkemenchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tarlac tries to bum rush Elkemenchi with a series of wild strikes but Elkemenchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elkemenchi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tarlac lands a two punch combo.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Elkemenchi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi stands and throws Tarlac's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Elkemenchi landing strikes.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position but Tarlac is working away.
Elkemenchi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tarlac down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elkemenchi working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tarlac, who protects the arm well.
Elkemenchi landing strikes.
Elkemenchi is putting a hurting on Tarlac here, landing some big shots from side control.
Elkemenchi is looking to take a break and control but Tarlac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarlac wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Elkemenchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarlac keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tarlac keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Elkemenchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarlac moves away.
Tarlac lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elkemenchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tarlac to score with a decent uppercut.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch but Elkemenchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarlac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Elkemenchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elkemenchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac tries to clinch but Elkemenchi moves out of range.
Tarlac gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tarlac keeping moving, preventing Elkemenchi from controlling successfully.
Elkemenchi passes Tarlac's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Elkemenchi there.
Tarlac is not content to let Elkemenchi control the position.
Evgeni Elkemenchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elkemenchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tarlac looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elkemenchi 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.
Elkemenchi wants to pass the guard but Tarlac is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tarlac pushes Elkemenchi off looking to stand but Elkemenchi dives back in and keeps control.
Elkemenchi 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.
Tarlac has one foot on Elkemenchi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tarlac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Elkemenchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Elkemenchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tarlac scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarlac scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elkemenchi in his tracks.
Elkemenchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tarlac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tarlac throws a right hand that Elkemenchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Elkemenchi also avoids with ease.
Elkemenchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tarlac is looking to clinch.
Elkemenchi dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
Tarlac doesn't manage to clinch there - Elkemenchi circles away.
Tarlac moves away from the strike by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi throws a hook to the side of Tarlac's head but Tarlac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarlac tries to clinch but Elkemenchi moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elkemenchi.
A big left from Elkemenchi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tarlac.
Tarlac thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Elkemenchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac forces Elkemenchi back against the cage and clinches.
Tarlac breaks the clinch.
Elkemenchi misses with a wild combination.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkemenchi cracks Tarlac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tarlac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Elkemenchi closes the distance and clinches up with Tarlac, looking for a takedown. Elkemenchi pushes Tarlac against the cage but Tarlac circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vladimir Tarlac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tarlac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tarlac winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Tarlac!
Our winner, Vladimir Tarlac, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
