PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Happy Lucky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tilibra Tamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lucky
vs
Tamano

179 cm
26
188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

198 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Happy Lucky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tilibra Tamano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lucky.

Tamano drives through with a takedown into Lucky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tamano trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lucky wants to sweep here but Tamano controlling him for the moment.
Lucky pulls Tamano in close to prevent any damage.
Lucky wants to sweep here but Tamano controlling him for the moment.
Tamano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lucky is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tamano on the ground.
Lucky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamano.
Lucky looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucky, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucky wants to stand up but Tamano is controlling him.
Tamano throwing strikes from guard but Lucky blocks nicely.
Tamano forces his way into half guard.
Tamano is thwarting Lucky's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamano is looking to stall here but Lucky recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tamano stopping the sweep attempt from Lucky.
Tamano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lucky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucky seems keen to control Tamano's posture.
Tamano is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucky has wrist control.
Lucky throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tamano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucky is controlling Tamano's posture.
Tamano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tamano tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucky is retaining full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Happy Lucky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Tamano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tamano is working away from the top position though.
Lucky tries to roll over but Tamano keeps him under control.
Tamano is nestled in close to Lucky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucky controlling the position well.
Lucky wants to get back to full guard.
Tamano with the ground and pound but Lucky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tamano stands up over Lucky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tamano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lucky wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamano trying to control but Lucky is working from the bottom.
Lucky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tamano is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucky has wrist control.
Tamano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamano chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tamano manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tamano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lucky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lucky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lucky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tamano is looking for a triangle but Lucky pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tilibra Tamano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lucky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lucky working the ground and pound.
Lucky lands some shots froms side control.
Lucky controls the position from side control.
Tamano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tamano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lucky is looking for a sweep. Tamano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamano.
Ground and pound from Tamano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamano throwing shots but Lucky is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamano throwing shots but Lucky is blocking nicely.
Tilibra Tamano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lucky gets full guard.
Lucky is pulling down on Tamano's head to control his posture.
Lucky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tamano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lucky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lucky lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucky lands with a punch from half guard.
Tamano moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tamano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lucky landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tamano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Tamano working for a triangle but Lucky defends it easily.
Lucky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lucky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tamano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lucky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Lucky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tamano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lucky has managed to get both his arms back between Tamano's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucky distracts Tamano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Lucky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tamano is breathing heavily.

Tamano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lucky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Tamano has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lucky is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tamano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lucky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tamano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lucky advances to mount.
Tamano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucky frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Lucky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Lucky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tamano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tamano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

It looks like Tilibra Tamano has been cut.
Tamano prevents Lucky from getting the reversal.
Tamano thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tamano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lucky?
Lucky throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tamano. What's that going to do exactly?
Lucky wants to hold on but Tamano pushes him away.
Tamano raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Tamano there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lucky tries to hold on but Tamano pushes him away.
Tamano throws some wild stikes that Lucky manages to avoid easily.
Tamano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lucky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lucky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamano with good strikes from the mount here!
Lucky is working to get back to half guard.
Tamano thowing shots but they're missing.
Lucky gets back to half guard.
Tamano thows a huge punch but Lucky dodges it nicely.
Lucky keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lucky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tamano wants to work for an arm triangle but Lucky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lucky wants to control but Tamano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tamano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucky manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lucky controlling from the full mount.
Tamano is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucky controlling from the full mount.
Tamano tries to lock up and control but Lucky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tamano throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lucky. What's that going to do exactly?
Lucky unloading with bombs!
Tamano is bucking up trying to escape but Lucky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That has opened up Tilibra Tamano's cut even more.
Tamano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lucky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lucky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucky sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tamano gets back to full guard.
Lucky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tamano looking for submissions off his back.
Tamano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Happy Lucky.
I think Lucky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!