PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco comes into the arena with soundtrack to my life blaring out of the sound system. Adis Tankov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Branco
vs
Tankov

182 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dillon Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tankov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Branco fails with the takedown.
Dillon Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tankov lands a head kick. Branco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Dillon Branco has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tankov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tankov scores with a kick to the body.
Branco is breathing heavily.
Tankov scoring well with a low kick there.

Tankov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tankov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tankov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tankov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Branco's defenses.
Branco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tankov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tankov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tankov lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tankov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tankov is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adis Tankov.

Tankov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Branco, pushing him back against the cage.
Tankov holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Tankov manages to break the clinch.

A head kick lands from Tankov that sends Branco to the canvas. Branco tries to scramble back to his feet but Tankov brings him back down into side control.

Tankov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tankov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Branco to the ground! Tankov dives into full mount looking to finish!

Branco is rocked!
Branco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tankov on the ground.

Tankov looking to isolate an arm here. Branco doesn't see it coming and as Tankov extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tankov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adis Tankov!