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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner 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.
Tanner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tanner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Tanner won't allow Bravo to sweep him here.
Tanner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tanner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tanner tries to stand but Bravo is controlling from the bottom.
Bravo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanner wants to get up but he can't break Bravo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanner sitting in guard here, content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George Tanner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Tanner.
Bravo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bravo wants to clinch but Tanner slips to the side
and Tanner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bravo's guard now.
Tanner stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Bravo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tanner's guard.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Tanner is not content to let Bravo control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tanner is looking to escape.
Tanner wants to control but Bravo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is desperately trying to improve his position but Bravo has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanner tries to improve his position but instead Bravo has taken his back!
Bravo is looking to control Tanner but Tanner is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tanner looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tanner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner gets back to full guard.
Bravo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Bravo passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Tanner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bravo lands a head kick!
Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bravo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanner is one step ahead there.
Tanner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tanner tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
Tanner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanner is looking to work some ground and pound but Bravo has wrist control.
Tanner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because George Tanner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tanner drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Tanner jumps into guard, dragging Bravo to the mat.
Tanner tries to strike from the bottom.
Bravo trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Bravo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luis Bravo.
Bravo gets caught napping as Tanner dives in and scores a takedown. Bravo manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.
Bravo trying to keep a closed guard but Tanner is proving a slippery customer.
Tanner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Tanner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravo.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Tanner circles away easily
and Tanner counters with a shoot takedown. Bravo fights it but they end up in guard.
Tanner stands and steps away. Bravo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bravo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tanner tries to avoid it but Bravo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tanner to the ground. Tanner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Bravo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravo.
Tanner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tanner lands in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Tanner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bravo gets caught flat footed, as Tanner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tanner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tanner trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Bravo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
George Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bravo is keeping the position for now.
Bravo is striking from the bottom but Tanner uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Bravo is keeping the position.
Tanner stands up from Bravo's guard - Tanner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tanner as Bravo shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tanner as he jumps to the side.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner has Bravo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tanner pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bravo tumbling to the mat - Tanner dives into Bravo's guard.
Tanner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bravo working a defensive guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because George Tanner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bravo swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner misses with a leg kick.
Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bravo.
George Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Bravo.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch but Tanner moves away
and Tanner counters with a takedown into side control.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Tanner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tanner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bravo struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Tanner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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