PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 3318 p4p, 326 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 2553 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarlah
vs
Henry

179 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Kore Fight Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tarlah gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tarlah defends it well.
Tarlah on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Balink Tarlah has been cut.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Tarlah slips the punch.

Tarlah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah controls the position.
Tarlah in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tarlah controls the position.
Tarlah in side control, throwing shots but Henry defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tarlah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Henry looking for a sweep but Tarlah has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tarlah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tarlah with shots to the head and body - Henry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry wants to control but Tarlah is having none of it.
Tarlah thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tarlah breaks from Henry's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah lands a big shot there that rocks Henry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Henry is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah lands a big shot to the head and Henry winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated John Henry had this to say: 'Hang down your head John Henry'.