PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gen Tenryu (ranked 291 p4p, 295 weight class) and Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 35 p4p, 37 weight class). Tenryu's entrance music is piri & tommy - on & on. A fine choice. Tuytuhlz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas - N.Y. State of Mind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tenryu
vs
Tuytuhlz

182 cm
30
189
19 - 12 - 0

193 cm
32
203
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyke Tuytuhlz!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuytuhlz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Tuytuhlz does no damage.
Tuytuhlz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuytuhlz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuytuhlz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tenryu.
Tuytuhlz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuytuhlz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tenryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuytuhlz.
Tenryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuytuhlz takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu throws a right hand that misses
and Tuytuhlz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuytuhlz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuytuhlz misses the shot to the body.
Tuytuhlz misses with a straight left.
Tenryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tuytuhlz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Tuytuhlz.
Tenryu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuytuhlz on the side of the head.

Tenryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuytuhlz misses with a body punch.
Tuytuhlz presses Tenryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuytuhlz tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuytuhlz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuytuhlz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuytuhlz effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Tuytuhlz to work.
Tuytuhlz misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but misses.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu lands a left hand.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuytuhlz has a couple of punches blocked by Tenryu.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuytuhlz pushes Tenryu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuytuhlz uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuytuhlz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow that stopped Tenryu in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Gen Tenryu has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu just leaning against Tuytuhlz, taking a breather.
Tenryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Tenryu.
Tenryu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tenryu seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tuytuhlz is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tuytuhlz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Tuytuhlz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuytuhlz is working Tenryu over against the cage.
Tuytuhlz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tuytuhlz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuytuhlz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
Tenryu is working Tuytuhlz over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuytuhlz.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuytuhlz.
Still in the clinch, Tenryu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tuytuhlz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuytuhlz misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Tuytuhlz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
Tenryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuytuhlz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenryu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tuytuhlz's efforts to push away.
Tuytuhlz digs a right hand into Tenryu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tenryu's gas tank.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Tuytuhlz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyke Tuytuhlz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gen Tenryu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tuytuhlz with a hook.
Tuytuhlz misses with a hook to the body
and Tenryu counters with a straight right hand.
Tuytuhlz scores with a nice right hand.
Tuytuhlz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tenryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuytuhlz.
An attempted straight right counter from Tenryu misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenryu misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Tuytuhlz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuytuhlz. Tenryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Tenryu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuytuhlz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuytuhlz misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Tenryu misses the target.
Tuytuhlz misses with a hook

and Tenryu counters with a nice right hand that sends Tuytuhlz toppling to the canvas! Tuytuhlz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tenryu finish him?!

Tuytuhlz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tenryu moves into the clinch.
Tuytuhlz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenryu finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tenryu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Tenryu.
Tenryu pushes Tuytuhlz against the cage. Tenryu is working some dirty boxing. Tenryu pushes off with a quick right hook! Tuytuhlz goes down! Tuytuhlz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tenryu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gen Tenryu!
After winning the bout, Gen Tenryu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.