PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Huayna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Tank has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Huayna
vs
Tank

172 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Huayna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Tank!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Huayna. No joy for Tank on that attempt.
Tank looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tank gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huayna advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huayna stands up.
Tank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Huayna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Huayna lands an elbow inside that Tank shrugs off.

It looks like Hank Tank has been cut.

Huayna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Huayna feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huayna working some strikes from top position.
Huayna slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Huayna seems content to control.

Huayna decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huayna throws a leg kick which misses Tank's front leg but catches the back leg as Tank tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huayna rushes Tank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huayna is stalling here.
Huayna gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Huayna turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Huayna controls the position.
Huayna's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Huayna seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tank for as long as he can get away with.

Huayna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tank is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huayna working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank tries to improve position but can't.
Huayna looks up at the clock and then as Tank takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Huayna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tank trying to remain calm as Huayna controls from the top position.

Huayna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tank is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huayna's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tank works his way to full guard. Good work.
Huayna trying to control the position from guard on top but Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tank wants to stand but Huayna is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huayna slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huayna looking to pass the guard.

Tank working for a triangle but Huayna defends it easily.
Huayna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tank is trying to keep Huayna in close.
Tank doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Huayna pushing down on Tank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huayna tries to pass to full mount but Tank defends it.
Tank missing with punches from the bottom.

Huayna stands up from half guard.
Huayna throws a right and a left that both miss.

Huayna moves into the clinch.
Huayna lands a nice elbow.
Tank is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Huayna gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Julian Huayna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Tank.
Huayna landing knees to the body.
Huayna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Huayna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tank shoots and misses
and Huayna counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huayna throws a right hand that Tank ducks under and follows up with a left that Tank also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Huayna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Tank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tank with a poor takedown

and Huayna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tank won't be happy with that.
Huayna lands some shots froms side control.
Huayna has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tank!
Tank is desperately trying to improve his position but Huayna has a good base and remains in mount.
Huayna controlling from the full mount.
Huayna moves to the back position.
Tank is trying to get back to his feet but Huayna has full control of the position and if anything, Tank has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tank is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huayna controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huayna has the hooks in. Tank is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tank covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Tank tries to roll but Huayna sticks to his back.

Tank won't enjoy being in this position. Huayna looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Tank is tapping - it's over boys! Huayna picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julian Huayna!