PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Bourroul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Tylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tylor has chosen å as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bourroul
vs
Tylor

183 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diogo Bourroul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikko Tylor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourroul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourroul wants to clinch up but Tylor keeps it at a distance.
Diogo Bourroul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourroul tries to clinch but Tylor is having none of it.
Tylor tries to clinch but Bourroul moves away
and Bourroul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tylor really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourroul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tylor throws a combination that misses
and Bourroul counters with a low kick, right behind Tylor 's knee.

Tylor closes the distance and clinches.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tylor takes a shot to the head.
Tylor fails to pull guard.

Bourroul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bourroul clinches with his opponent.
Tylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bourroul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourroul falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tylor counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourroul throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tylor's head.

Tylor clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourroul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bourroul breaks from the clinch.
Tylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourroul.

Tylor instigates a clinch.
Bourroul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bourroul keeps control of Tylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourroul tries to clinch there but Tylor circles away.
Tylor wants to clinch but Bourroul slips to the side
and Bourroul counters with a head kick. That will keep Tylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bourroul lands a knee to the head.
Tylor letting Bourroul take a breather here.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourroul throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bourroul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourroul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tylor is looking to clinch.
Tylor wants to clinch

and Bourroul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bourroul lands a nice uppercut.
Bourroul blocks the elbow strike.

Bourroul breaks the clinch.
Tylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tylor looks gassed!
Tylor misses with a combination

and Bourroul moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bourroul.

Bourroul manages to break the clinch.
Bourroul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Bourroul forces Tylor back against the cage and clinches.
Bourroul avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourroul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bourroul landing knees to the head.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourroul has him pressed against the cage.
Bourroul lands a nice knee to the body.

Bourroul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bourroul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Bourroul closes the distance and clinches.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diogo Bourroul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourroul lands a head kick. Tylor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bourroul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tylor tries to clinch
and Bourroul counters with a good, hard body kick but Tylor shrugs it off.
Tylor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tylor duly obliges.
Bourroul tries to close the distance and clinch but Tylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tylor throws a head kick that misses.
Bourroul wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bourroul.
Tylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourroul avoids the head kick by Tylor.
Bourroul swats away the attempt to clinch by Tylor.
Bourroul scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bourroul dips to his left and cracks Tylor with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourroul thuds his right hand into Tylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Bourroul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tylor, pushing him back against the cage.

Bourroul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourroul throws a combination that misses
letting Tylor counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Bourroul dominated that round.
That's time! Bourroul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tylor slips a jab and a cross from Bourroul.
Horrible takedown by Tylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourroul which made him look bad.
Tylor throws a series of punches but Bourroul moves out of range.
Tylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tylor wants to clinch but Bourroul slips to the side

and Bourroul counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bourroul.
Bourroul stalling against the cage.
A short left from Tylor.

Bourroul manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourroul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diogo Bourroul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bourroul closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bourroul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bourroul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourroul tries to clinch up.

Tylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tylor jumps guard but Bourroul stands there with Tylor around his waist. Tylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bourroul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourroul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big left from Tylor misses.

Bourroul rushes Tylor and presses him up against the cage.
Bourroul controlling the action here for a moment.
Bourroul lands a nice knee to the body.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourroul tries to clinch there but Tylor circles away.

Bourroul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bourroul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bourroul misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bourroul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Bourroul lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Bourroul.
Bourroul trying to land knees to the body.
Tylor can't break the clinch.
Bourroul is looking to control Tylor's arms but Tylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bourroul has his back to the cage.
Tylor is trying to drag Bourroul to the mat but Bourroul just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diogo Bourroul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Tylor.
Tylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bourroul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tylor wants to break free but Bourroul has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bourroul.
Bourroul crunches a lovely knee into Tylor's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourroul is looking to clinch but Tylor is avoiding it.
Bourroul tries to clinch but Tylor is having none of it.

Bourroul takes the fight into the clinch.
Tylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bourroul connects with a knee to the head.
Tylor can't break the clinch.
Tylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tylor has had enough of the clinch but Bourroul keeps him there for the moment.
Bourroul lands an elbow just above Tylor 's eye.
Bourroul connects with a knee to the head.
Tylor looking for a takedown.
Tylor can't get the takedown.
Bourroul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tylor throws an elbow but misses.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourroul blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four 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.
Tylor misses with an elbow strike.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bourroul at a distance.
Bourroul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tylor scores with a one two! Bourroul had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bourroul darts in trying to clinch
and Tylor counters with a straight right hand.
Tylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourroul.

Bourroul moves into the clinch.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tylor shoots in for a takedown but Bourroul shows good takedown defense.
Bourroul throws a head kick that Tylor semi-blocks.
Bourroul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Bourroul dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tylor tries to clinch but Bourroul is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourroul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tylor if he has to take too many more of those.

Bourroul closes the distance and pushes Tylor back into the cage.
Bourroul keeps control of Tylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bourrouls head.

Bourroul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tylor with a hook.
Bourroul thuds his shin into the meat of Tylor's side.
Tylor has a takedown stuffed.
Bourroul looks to land a combination. Tylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Bourroul does no damage.
Tylor falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bourroul counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Bourroul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bourroul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourroul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Bourroul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tylor, pushing him back against the cage.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourroul wants to clinch.
Tylor lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bourroul finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tylor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bourroul.
Bourroul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourroul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tylor tries to clinch but Bourroul moves out of range.
Bourroul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tylor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bourroul. That's going to slow Tylor down.
Bourroul swats away the attempt to clinch by Tylor.
Bourroul wants to clinch.
No joy there for Bourroul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tylor looks to land a combination but Bourroul avoids it well.
Bourroul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bourroul lands a head kick!
Bourroul throws a right hand that Tylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tylor also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourroul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourroul keeps the fight on the outside.
Tylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bourroul slips under a jab.
Tylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourroul.
Bourroul throws a nice head kick!
Tylor works Bourroul's body with a nice hook.
Bourroul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Tylor.
Bourroul lands a high kick!
Tylor moves in looking to clinch but Bourroul pushes him off.
A punch combination from Tylor misses.
Bourroul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tylor misses with an uppercut. Bourroul saw that one coming.

Bourroul clinches up against the cage.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bourroul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourroul doesn't manage to clinch there - Tylor circles away.
Diogo Bourroul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tylor wants to clinch up but Bourroul keeps it at a distance.

Tylor has closed the distance and engaged Bourroul in a clinch.
Tylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bourroul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tylor is trying to stall.
Mikko Tylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourroul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Bourroul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bourroul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Bourroul!