PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is They Know-Shawty Lo. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tyson
vs
Sully

175 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Sully!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sully moves into the clinch.
Sully lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Sully has the dominant position.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson lands a knee to the head.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sully avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Sully on the inside.
Sully cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sully is defending well for now.

Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sully is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Sully.
Sully fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sully clinches.
Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Sully prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Sully has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sully's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sully duly obliges.

Sully moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sully looks gassed!
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!
Sully lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sully tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sully lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.

Sully jumps guard.
Sully looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sully trying to strike off his back.
Sully preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sully preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Sully is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.

Sully has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Tyson drives through and clinches with Sully against the cage.
Sully looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Sully.
Sully scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sully closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Sully clinches.
Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sully works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Sully scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sully won't allow it.
A short right from Sully.

Sully escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sully lands a jab-cross combination.
Sully looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Sully persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sully counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully lands with a cross.
Sully wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side
and Tyson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyson pushes Sully away with a front kick.
A nice combination there by Sully.

Tyson clinches.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.

Sully breaks from the clinch.

Sully moves into the clinch.
Sully avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Sully throws an elbow but it misses.
Sully lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sully scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sully has him pressed against the cage.
Sully pressing his opponent against the cage.

Sully breaks the clinch.
Sully lands with a right hand.
Sully throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to clinch but Sully slips to the side

and Sully counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Sully blocks it.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rich Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
A shot to de liver by Sully. Beautiful body shot.
Sully is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sully throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.

Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sully breaks from the clinch.
Tyson pushes Sully away with a front kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sully.

Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson delivers a nice body kick.

Sully gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sully is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sully throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sully lands a head shot.
Sully throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a good low kick that Sully was not able to check.
Sully just misses with a punch to the body.
Sully throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sully counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sully misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.

Sully forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Sully rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Sully pushes him off.
Jake Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sully closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sully lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sully missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sully lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sully managing to block the knees to the body from Tyson.
Tyson tries to circle away but Sully has him pinned against the cage.
Sully avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Sully lands with a short shot to the head.
Sully throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Sully has the dominant position.

Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sully misses with a double jab.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sully manages to avoid it.
Sully swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sully stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sully will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sully thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.

Sully moves into the clinch.
Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Sully.
A short left from Sully.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sully pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sully breaks the clinch.
Tyson looks to clinch
and Sully counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Sully is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Sully misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
Sully misses with a wild combination.

Sully rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sully has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.

Sully moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Sully keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Sully.
Jake Sully seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sully working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sully breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sully misses with a double jab

and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sully scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sully breaks the clinch.

Sully moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.
Sully lands a nice shot to the body.
Sully lands a right hand.

Sully breaks from the clinch.

Sully closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Sully blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Sully blocks it.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sully escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rich Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sully closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sully is defending well for now.

Sully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sully instigates a clinch.
Sully managing to block the knees to the body from Tyson.

Sully breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sully.
Sully is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Sully both land. Nice combination.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sully.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Sully.
Sully swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Sully showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sully misses with a wild combination.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sully misses with a series of wild punches.
Sully connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Sully pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Sully blocks with his arms.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sully scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sully.
Sully lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sully controlling the action here for a moment.
Sully looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sully softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Sully is controlling the position.
Sully scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sully breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sully lands with a left to the head.
Sully just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sully.
Sully lands a body shot in the clinch.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sully closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sully misses with a looping left.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sully is just out of range.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Sully pushes him off.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sully counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Sully pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sully looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Sully circles away and keeps his distance.
Sully lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyson tries to clinch
and Sully counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson tries to clinch up but Sully circles away and keeps his distance.
Sully fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sully swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Sully misses.
Tyson lands with a kick to the temple. Sully shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Sully drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Tyson tries to circle away but Sully has him pinned against the cage.
Sully lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Sully lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sully has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sully.

Sully escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sully swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sully.
Sully throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Sully throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sully throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sully moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sully keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well.
Sully lands a jab to the head.

Sully has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sully scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sully lands with a light punch inside.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sully avoids it.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sully stalls.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jake Sully seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Sully circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Sully.
Sully moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sully counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jake Sully is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sully.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sully has Tyson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sully takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sully!
Rich Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson wants to clinch
and Sully counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Sully comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sully has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Sully!