PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Tarlic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou Cifer Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cifer Jr
vs
Tarlic

200 cm
24
264 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herb Tarlic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cifer Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Tarlic, looking for a takedown. Cifer Jr pushes Tarlic against the cage but Tarlic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Cifer Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cifer Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Tarlic keeping moving, preventing Cifer Jr from controlling successfully.
Tarlic is trying to control the position but Cifer Jr postures up.
Cifer Jr wants to pass the guard but Tarlic is keeping the position.
Tarlic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cifer Jr has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cifer Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tarlic has escaped the position, nice work there.
An elbow from Cifer Jr crashes against the mat.
Tarlic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cifer Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Cifer Jr 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cifer Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarlic defending well though.
Cifer Jr is thwarting Tarlic's attempts to control the position.

Cifer Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tarlic defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cifer Jr stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tarlic for as long as he can get away with.
Cifer Jr with the ground and pound but Tarlic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cifer Jr wants to control from the top but Tarlic keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cifer Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tarlic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Lou Cifer Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tarlic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cifer Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Tarlic fights it but they end up in guard.
Tarlic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cifer Jr controls the pace.
Cifer Jr throws a strike but Tarlic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cifer Jr managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Cifer Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tarlic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cifer Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarlic throws a body punch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.

Tarlic clinches up against the cage.
Cifer Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cifer Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarlic has him pressed against the cage.

Cifer Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown
and Tarlic counters with a one-two to the body.

Cifer Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tarlic!
Cifer Jr tries to control but Tarlic wriggling away.
Cifer Jr landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cifer Jr wants to control the pace but Tarlic is squirming around nicely.
Tarlic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cifer Jr trying to control but Tarlic is having none of it.
Tarlic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cifer Jr landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cifer Jr is stalling here but it's allowed Tarlic to get half guard.
Cifer Jr thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tarlic to regain full guard.
Cifer Jr throws a strike but Tarlic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarlic is looking to advance position but Cifer Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Lou Cifer Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarlic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cifer Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cifer Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tarlic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tarlic taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cifer Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cifer Jr with a couple of short strikes.

Tarlic is rocked!
Cifer Jr postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Tarlic is out cold - huge knockout for Cifer Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lou Cifer Jr!