PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quintet Tarantino (ranked 6443 p4p, 469 weight class) and Frank Till (ranked 6515 p4p, 471 weight class). Frank Till will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tarantino
vs
Till

173 cm
19
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Till!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino scores with a shot to the body.
Tarantino misses with a body punch
and Till counters with an outside leg kick.

Tarantino feints and as Till raises his hands in defense, Tarantino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarantino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tarantino looking to pass the guard.
Tarantino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Tarantino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tarantino drops back looking for a leg! Till is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Till manages to kick Tarantino off! Tarantino jumps back into Till's guard.
Tarantino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Till is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till looks winded!
Tarantino trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Tarantino pushing down on Till's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tarantino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tarantino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Till knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino controlling the action here.

Tarantino is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Till has managed to free his arm - good work.

Tarantino is working for a kimura but Till is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tarantino is trying to work for a kimura but Till is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarantino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Till doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tarantino.
Till has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Tarantino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Till really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarantino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tarantino in particular looking to stall.
Tarantino is looking to stall here but Till recovers full guard.

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.
Tarantino passes Till's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Tarantino 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Tarantino's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tarantino is trying to control the action in half guard but Till is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarantino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tarantino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Till does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quintet Tarantino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Tarantino blocks the low kick.
Tarantino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarantino scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Tarantino.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Till as he jumps to the side.
Till only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tarantino shoots in looking for a takedown but Till manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tarantino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Tarantino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino stands and throws Till's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Till is breathing heavily.
Tarantino taking a breather here.

Tarantino in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Till is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quintet Tarantino!