PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Tanghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Tanghe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tanghe
vs
Brawler

178 cm
26
184 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Tanghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanghe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brawler swivels and escapes.
No luck for Tanghe with that takedown attempt.

Tanghe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Tanghe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brawler looking to control.
Tanghe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brawler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanghe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brawler wants to stand and escape but Tanghe is having none of it.
Brawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Brawler, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanghe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brawler's head.
Tanghe stays in close to Brawler's body and controls the position.
Tanghe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brawler's guard.
Tanghe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tanghe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brawler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanghe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brawler tries to get to full guard but Tanghe has control of the leg.
Tanghe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brawler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanghe is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe throwing shots but Brawler is blocking nicely.
Brawler tries to get to full guard but Tanghe has control of the leg.

Tanghe is looking for a kimura but Brawler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanghe to get the leverage.
Brawler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brawler is pressing down on Tanghe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Tanghe from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Brawler misses.
Brawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanghe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Tanghe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanghe has a takedown stuffed.
Tanghe is breathing heavily.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
Brawler tries to clinch up.
Tanghe moves out of range of the body kick from Brawler.
Tanghe misses with a takedown attempt - Brawler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brawler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Tanghe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanghe trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brawler wants to stand and escape but Tanghe is having none of it.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Brawler manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanghe on the side of the head.

Tanghe gets a takedown into half guard.
Tanghe wants to control but Brawler is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Tanghe dominated that round.
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.

Brawler leaves Tanghe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanghe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tristan Tanghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanghe dives in and grabs Brawler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brawler pushes down on Tanghe's head and hops out.
Brawler stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanghe. Tanghe gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Tanghe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Tanghe with that takedown attempt.
Brawler throws a leg kick but Tanghe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brawler scores with a one two! Tanghe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Tristan Tanghe has been cut.
Brawler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brawler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanghe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brawler throws a series of punches but Tanghe moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Brawler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tanghe doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Brawler scores with a one two! Tanghe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brawler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanghe blocks a head kick by Brawler.
A head kick from Brawler lands but Tanghe takes it in his stride.
Big Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanghe circles away.
Brawler with a jab.
Tristan Tanghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanghe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brawler tries to clinch up.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanghe circles away.
Brawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanghe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brawler pinned against the cage. Brawler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanghe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanghe fails with a takedown attempt.
Brawler lands with a shot to the body.
Brawler is looking to clinch but Tanghe is avoiding it.
Brawler stalks Tanghe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tanghe's face. Tanghe staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler wants to clinch up but Tanghe keeps it at a distance.

Brawler clinches up with Tanghe and pushes him back against the cage.

Tanghe manages to pull guard.
Brawler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tanghe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Tanghe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brawler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanghe has a closed guard, preventing Brawler from standing up.
Brawler wants to control from the top but Tanghe keeps moving.
Brawler won't allow Tanghe to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Brawler misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanghe closes the distance and clinches up with Brawler, looking for a takedown. Tanghe pushes Brawler against the cage but Brawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanghe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanghe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brawler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brawler.
Tanghe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanghe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brawler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanghe shoots in but Brawler avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Brawler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tanghe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tanghe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brawler walks away with a smile on his face. Tanghe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left and a right from Brawler both land. Nice combination.
Brawler is looking to score with low kicks.
Brawler closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe looks for a takedown but Brawler sprawls well.
Brawler tries to score with a low kick but Tanghe moves his leg out of the way.
Tanghe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanghe circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanghe.
Brawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanghe rather than just go for the knockout.
Brawler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanghe's head backwards.
Tanghe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanghe avoids the head kick by Brawler.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tanghe swats away the attempt to clinch by Brawler.

Brawler gets caught flat footed, as Tanghe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Brawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tristan Tanghe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brawler throws a head kick that misses.
Brawler lands a right hook to the body.
Tanghe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brawler avoids it really well and circles away.
Tanghe swats away the attempt to clinch by Brawler.
Brawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brawler tries to clinch up.

Tanghe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brawler struggling a bit here.
Tanghe tries to score with some ground and pound. Brawler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawler can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler is looking to regain half guard here but Tanghe keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Brawler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanghe is chipping away with strikes.
Tanghe prevents Brawler from escaping the position.
Brawler wants to control but Tanghe postures up.
Tanghe working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Brawler's face as Tanghe controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe working away.
Tanghe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brawler keeps working.
Tanghe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Tanghe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brawler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tanghe.
Brawler wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler taking a bit of punishment here - Tanghe scoring with strikes.
Brawler is trying to buck Tanghe off.
Brawler is looking for a sweep.
Brawler tries to escape but Tanghe is in control.
Tanghe is looking to take a break and control but Brawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanghe is working Brawler over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Check out the look on Tanghe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tanghe trying to control the position but Brawler is working away.

Tanghe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brawler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tanghe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanghe asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Tanghe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tanghe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Tanghe!