PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2084 p4p, 236 weight class) and Drapton Heed (ranked 2736 p4p, 295 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tarlah
vs
Heed

179 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
27
157 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

SKULLFCK Sportswear

Threads of HARDCORE

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drapton Heed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heed misses the body punch
and Tarlah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heed throws an off balance right hand

and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tarlah throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarlah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarlah controls the pace.
Tarlah lands a couple of digs.
Tarlah is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarlah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarlah is working Heed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tarlah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tarlah 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.
Tarlah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tarlah advances to half guard.
Tarlah frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarlah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarlah punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah controlling from the full mount.
Tarlah raining down shots from the mount!
Tarlah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Heed looks a forlorn figure.
Tarlah landing strikes from the mount.
Tarlah content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah raining down shots from the mount!
Tarlah working Heed over with strikes here.
Tarlah throwing strikes here but Heed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Heed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tarlah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tarlah looking to finish Heed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heed!
Tarlah dominating with strikes here.
Tarlah controlling the position easily from mount.
Tarlah is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Heed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlah lands a nice shot to the head.
Tarlah content just to control the position here.
Tarlah lands a couple of good shots and Heed has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Heed takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Tarlah punishes Heed with strikes from the back mount.
Tarlah throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tarlah controlling the position well here. Heed rolled but Tarlah kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tarlah avoids the body shot from Heed.
Tarlah slips a straight right by Heed.
An attempted straight right counter from Tarlah misses the target.
Tarlah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heed misses with a right hand

and Tarlah counters with a single leg into guard. Heed didn't expect that.
Tarlah chips away with some ground and pound.
Tarlah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tarlah lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tarlah works over Heed with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarlah controls the pace.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarlah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarlah controls the pace.
Tarlah stands up over Heed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tarlah is stalling in the full guard.
Tarlah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tarlah works over Heed with some ground and pound from guard.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tarlah pushes down on Heed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tarlah winds up and cracks Heed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tarlah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tarlah working Heed over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed has hold of Tarlah's hands but Tarlah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tarlah controlling the pace.
Tarlah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heed can do to turn this around?
Tarlah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tarlah passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Heed is breathing heavily.
Tarlah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah lands a nice shot to the head.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tarlah unloading with bombs!
Tarlah scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heed?
Tarlah with a couple of short strikes.

Heed is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Heed is still in real trouble! Can Tarlah finish him?
Tarlah landing strikes from the mount.
Tarlah lands a nice shot to the head.
Tarlah postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Heed badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tarlah around the waist but Tarlah pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tarlah is the winner by TKO! Tarlah jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
Our winner, Balink Tarlah, 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.