Pacific X-Treme Combat 34

The Big Times Are A Coming!

Pacific X-Treme Combat are one of the few MMA organisations in Asia that succeeds in creating a stepping stone into the UFC.

The reason? They don't do hype or bullshit, what they do is find great up and coming local fighters and put them in solid match ups.

Those match ups get shown across the Philippines to a live TV audience that averages around a half a million people.
They also play to sold out arenas, so much so that they have had to find a bigger venue and this weekend they hold their first show in the famous SMART Araneta Coliseum.

The Philippines is already rightfully considered the hotbed of Asian MMA, with the URCC being the longest established organisation in Asia. PXC cements that status and both Organisations put of great shows.

So let's look at the card for the next PXC event: PXC 34

Bout 1:

Dario Banaro Jr (1-0-0) vs Ernesto Montilla (debut)

Bout 2:

Adrian Hillana (1-0-0) vs Tyrone Jones (1-1-0)

Bout 3:

Zebaztian Kadestam (2-0-0) vs Patrick Manicad (0-1-0)

Bout 4:

Isaiah Ordiz (1-0-0) vs Tristan Arenal (5-2-0)

Bout 5:

Russell Doane (8-0-0) vs Michinori Tanaka (5-0-0)

Bout 6:

Jerome Wanawan (3-0-0) vs Eugene Toquero (3-0-0)

Bout 7:

Guy Delumeau (16-7-3)  vs Dustine Kimura (8-0-0)

Bout 8:

Harris Sarmiento (35-23-0) vs Mark Striegl (11-0-0)

Main Event:

Ale Cali (4-1-0) vs Erwin Tagle (1-1-2)

As you can see the first four fights are basically the undercard with a range of well matched unproven fighters trying to make a name for themselves.

But from Bout 5: The quality moves up a notch.

Bout 5: Doane against Tanaka should be a great start to the main card as two unbeaten fighters will be doing all they can to keep there records clean. Tanaka is a Shooto veteren from Japan who will be hoping to make a name for himself in the PXC, but first he has to get past Doane and that is not going to be easy. Expect this one to go to the judges.

Bout 6: sees two 3-0 fighters take to the cage, Wanawan is a hard punching Philippine from Lakay MMA. Toquero a fellow Philippine fighter may have an even harder punch! This bout offers a bucketful of fireworks. I would be shocked if it get's to the judges, don't blink!

Bout 7: Delumeau has had an impressive record in Shooto and Pancrase but this is the Hawaiian's first bout in PXC. Kimura is a fellow countryman and is yet to face defeat in the cage. He is a submission expert and I expect these two to put on quite a show.

Bout 8: Sarmiento is one of the most experienced fighters around and to have amassed 58 fights in just ten years is quite amazing, his last five bouts have all been in the PXC and bar one decision loss they have all been wins. He comes up against one of the Philippines brightest up and coming stars in Striegl who has fought in Legend, DARE, PRO and the URCC and remains unbeaten. This promises to be a fascinating bout. My feeling is if Striegl wins this bout, he will be getting a title shot in the near future but beyond that he will make a big noise further afield as i am sure the UFC must be looking out for more local talent as they bring more shows to Asia.

Main Event: Title Fight

Cali has very powerful hands and will cause anybody in the flyweight division trouble. Tagle is going to need a lot of help to get out of this in one piece.


So that's it another exciting night is promised by the PXC team. Personally I think the Sarmiento vs Striegl fight is the de-facto main event and should be a human chess game at it's best.