PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hillbilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machado Taggliatelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taggliatelle has chosen Rap De Armas as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hillbilly
vs
Taggliatelle

188 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hillbilly!
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, Machado Taggliatelle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hillbilly drives through and clinches with Taggliatelle against the cage.
Taggliatelle holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Hillbilly breaks from the clinch.

Hillbilly gets a clinch.
A short left from Hillbilly.
A shot in the inside from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taggliatelle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hillbilly blocks a low kick nicely.

Hillbilly clinches.
Hillbilly is pressed up against the cage. Taggliatelle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hillbilly down to the mat. Hillbilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hillbilly rushes Taggliatelle and presses him up against the cage.
Taggliatelle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hillbilly has him pressed against the cage.

Hillbilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taggliatelle tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hillbilly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taggliatelle tries to stall but Hillbilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Hillbilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggliatelle tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hillbilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hillbilly.
Nice body punch from Hillbilly.
Stalling in the clinch from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggliatelle backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taggliatelle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly throws a head punch that misses.
Hillbilly wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hillbilly can't get the takedown.
Hillbilly leaning against his opponent.
Hillbilly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taggliatelle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hillbilly is breathing heavily.
Hillbilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggliatelle backwards.
Hillbilly lands a nice uppercut.
Hillbilly wants a takedown.
Taggliatelle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hillbilly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Taggliatelle is trying to break the clinch but Hillbilly has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillbilly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Taggliatelle manages to break the clinch.
Taggliatelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Taggliatelle shoots in and drives through. Hillbilly sprawls well.

Hillbilly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taggliatelle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hillbilly's best efforts.
Taggliatelle trying to control from the bottom.
Hillbilly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hillbilly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taggliatelle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hillbilly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillbilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hillbilly passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hillbilly unloading with bombs!

Taggliatelle is rocked!
Hillbilly working Taggliatelle over with strikes here.
Taggliatelle is still in real trouble! Can Hillbilly finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hillbilly.
Taggliatelle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hillbilly cracks Taggliatelle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hillbilly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggliatelle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hillbilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taggliatelle looks a forlorn figure.
Hillbilly working Taggliatelle over with strikes here.
Hillbilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taggliatelle?
Hillbilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Hillbilly.
Hillbilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hillbilly dominating with strikes here.
Hillbilly lands with some strikes.
Hillbilly raining down shots from the mount!
Taggliatelle is in a horrible position here. Hillbilly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillbilly controlling from mount.
Hillbilly dominating with strikes here.
Hillbilly unloading with bombs!
Hillbilly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hillbilly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hillbilly.
Hillbilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taggliatelle?
Hillbilly looking to finish Taggliatelle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taggliatelle!
Hillbilly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hillbilly working Taggliatelle over with strikes here.
Hillbilly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taggliatelle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hillbilly landing shots from mount.
Taggliatelle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hillbilly lands a big elbow.
Taggliatelle is bucking up trying to escape but Hillbilly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hillbilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Hillbilly slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Hillbilly lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Henry Hillbilly!