PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tanner (ranked 1843 p4p, 237 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 1658 p4p, 214 weight class). Rob Tanner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tanner
vs
Tragedy

192 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tragedy walks into a jab.
Tragedy throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Tragedy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tanner tries to avoid it but Tragedy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tanner to the ground. Tanner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice cross by Tanner.

It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tragedy throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tragedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tragedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Rob Tanner has been cut.
Tragedy has his takedown stuffed
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tragedy lands a nice hook to Tanner's body. Tanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Tragedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Tragedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tragedy shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanner sprawls well. He's pushed Tragedy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rob Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trage Tragedy.
Tanner lands with an uppercut that bounces Tragedy off the cage and back into range.
Tragedy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Tanner with a nice cross.
Tragedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tragedy misses with a straight right.
Tragedy looks to land a combination. Tanner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tragedy misses with a straight right.
Tragedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tragedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tragedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tanner is fending him off so far but Tragedy persists. Nope, Tanner circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tragedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Tanner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tragedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tragedy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanner at a distance.
Tanner is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tragedy throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Tragedy tries for a takedown but Tanner circles away easily
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Tragedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tragedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Tragedy throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tanner misses the target.
Tragedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Tanner throwing a counter right hand but Tragedy manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tragedy.
Tragedy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up Trage Tragedy's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Tragedy missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tragedy.
Tanner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Tragedy misses
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Tragedy misses.
Tanner tries to bum rush Tragedy with a series of wild strikes but Tragedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tragedy works over Tanner's head and body with a nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner throws a right and a left that Tragedy avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Tanner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Tragedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner misses the jab.
Tragedy staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Tragedy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tragedy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tragedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tragedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Tragedy dives in and grabs Tanner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tanner pushes down on Tragedy's head and hops out.
Tanner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tragedy tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tragedy shoots in for a double leg but Tanner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tanner stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rob Tanner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tragedy misses with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tragedy misses with a wild combination.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanner is looking to counter punch.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circling - Tragedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tragedy.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Tragedy.
Tragedy closes the distance and clinches up with Tanner, looking for a takedown. Tragedy pushes Tanner against the cage but Tanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Tanner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tanner misses with a hook. Tragedy ducked under it nicely.
Tragedy misses with a hook
and Tanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanner momentarily.
Tanner moves out of range as Tragedy strikes.
Tragedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Tragedy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

The cut above Trage Tragedy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tragedy misses with a hook.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tragedy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tragedy slips under a jab from Tanner.
A lazy left from Tanner finds it's target.

Tragedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tragedy is keen to just control but Tanner is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tanner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tragedy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tanner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tragedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tragedy misses with a head shot.
Tragedy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tanner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tanner blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tragedy looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tanner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tragedy thowing shots but they're missing.
Tragedy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tragedy landing strikes, looking to finish!

Tragedy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Tragedy throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Tanner has his hands clasped together but Tragedy breaks the hold and Tanner is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Tragedy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trage Tragedy!
Trage Tragedy thanked the fans post fight for their support.