PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yves Tyler (ranked 7332 p4p, 7791 weight class) and Steven Gull (ranked 645 p4p, 664 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tyler
vs
Gull

195 cm
25
190
1 - 5 - 0

193 cm
18
215
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Gull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Steven Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Gull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gull shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Gull tries to clinch
and Tyler counters with a nice leg kick.
Gull blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gull fails with a takedown attempt.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gull.
Gull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyler defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler stuffs the takedown.
As Gull backs away, Tyler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gull takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Tyler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull fails with the takedown.
Gull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyler sprawls well. Tyler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gull gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler leaves Gull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gull fails with the takedown.
Gull tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyler defends well and Gull ends up having to push Tyler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gull with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a nice leg kick.
Gull looks winded!
Gull has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyler.
Gull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyler.
Tyler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyler feints and then cracks Gull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gull down.
Tyler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gull is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyler. Gull shrugs it off though.
Gull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyler moves out of range as Gull throws a body kick.
Tyler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyler.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gull has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with an outside leg kick.
Yves Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull fails with a takedown attempt.
Gull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gull on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gull tries for a takedown but Tyler circles away easily
and Tyler counters with a good, hard body kick but Gull shrugs it off.
Gull tries for a takedown but Tyler circles away easily
and Tyler counters with an outside leg kick.
Tyler lands a leg kick that knocks Gull off balance momentarily.
Gull throws a body shot but no joy.
Gull shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Tyler. No joy for Gull on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gull.
Gull blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Gull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gull shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gull showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gull is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyler is just riding it out for now. Gull eventually gives up the hold.
Tyler is controlling Gull's trapped leg to prevent Gull from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Tyler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gull drives through with a takedown into Tyler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gull stays in close to Tyler's body and controls the position.
Gull is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gull controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gull dives in and grabs Tyler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes down on Gull's head and hops out.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler connects with an inside leg kick.
Gull shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyler sprawls well. He's pushed Gull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gull can do to turn this around?
Gull is breathing heavily.
Tyler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyler counters with a head kick.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gull.
Tyler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gull.
Gull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyler but Tyler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyler scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyler.

Gull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Gull politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gull prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Gull drags him back down.
Gull takes a little break here. Tyler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gull cracks Tyler with a big right hand but Tyler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Gull politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gull prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
Gull controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The adventures of Gull the control monster continue. Boring.
Gull working the head and body with strikes.
Gull moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tyler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tyler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gull working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull staying calm.
Let's hope that Gull has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyler tries to buck Gull off but Gull is having none of it.
Gull content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gull works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steven Gull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gull drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gull stands up over Tyler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyler wants to stand and escape but Gull is having none of it.
Tyler trying to control the position.
Gull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Gull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Gull cracks Tyler with a solid left hand.
Gull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gull showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Gull postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gull 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.
Gull working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Gull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyler.
Gull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a low kick, right behind Gull 's knee.
Gull is looking to clinch.
Gull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyler swivels and escapes.

Gull instigates a clinch.
Gull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gull.
Gull wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Gull is controlling the position.
Gull keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tyler is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gull is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tyler to the mat. Tyler regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gull won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
Gull is stalling in the full guard.
Tyler wants to stand but Gull is controlling the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tyler here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tyler has momentary wrist control but Gull slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gull won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
Gull 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyler has momentary wrist control but Gull slips an elbow through the middle.
Gull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyler wants to stand up but Gull is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Gull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Gull!