PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Zod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Houser might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hackensaw Boys-Keep it simple. Zod has chosen Kneel Before Zod as his entrance music. 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.

Houser
vs
Zod

193 cm
25
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

205 cm
25
261 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional
Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Houser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, General Zod!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houser walks into a straight right hand from Zod.
Houser tried to score with a low kick but Zod checks it.
Houser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zod as he jumps to the side.
Houser throws a head kick that misses.
Houser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Houser throws a leg kick but Zod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Houser tries to score with a low kick but Zod moves his leg out of the way.
Zod gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Houser counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houser throws a low kick, looking for Zod's leg but Zod calmly moves out of range.
Houser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zod misses with a takedown

and Houser counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zod's guard now.
Zod keeping full guard, as Houser tries to pass.
Houser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zod has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Houser drops back looking for a leg! Zod is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zod manages to kick Houser off! Houser jumps back into Zod's guard.

Houser drops back looking for a leg! Zod is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zod manages to kick Houser off! Houser jumps back into Zod's guard.
Houser being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zod checks the leg kick nicely there.
Houser swinging wilding here.
Zod lands a nice hook to Houser's body. Houser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houser throws a jab when Zod was well out of range.
Zod shoots in looking for a takedown. Houser tries to sprawl out of it but Zod keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler Houser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Zod.
Zod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Houser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houser fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Houser misses the body punch
and Zod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Houser is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zod clinches but Houser breaks the clinch
and Houser counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyler Houser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zod lands a with a good body shot.

Houser gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zod is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zod stands and throws Houser's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Zod is trying to get an arm triangle but Houser is defending well.

Zod decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zod gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zod tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houser lands a nice uppercut.
Houser tries a body shot but Zod blocks it.
Houser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zod is working for takedown but Houser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Houser tries to work over Zod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Houser.
A frustrated look appears on Houser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Houser is working for takedown but Zod is calmly controlling the position for now.
Houser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zod blocks a body shot from Houser.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zod has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Houser tries a body shot but Zod blocks it.
Houser is looking to break free of the clinch but Zod has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but General Zod will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Houser throws a body punch but Zod moves out of range.
Houser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houser wants to slow Zod down by chopping away at his legs.
Zod thows a body shot but no joy.
Houser works over Zod's head and body with a nice combination.
Zod with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Houser to score with a decent uppercut.
Houser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Houser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zod tries to clinch up but Houser circles away and keeps his distance.

Zod clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zod jumps guard and drags Houser to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zod 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.
Zod trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser throwing strikes from guard but Zod blocks nicely.
Zod trying to control the position.
Houser connects with a couple of short punches.
Houser sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Houser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houser trying to control but Zod is working from the bottom.
Houser throws and elbow that misses. Zod uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Houser's guard. Nice move by Zod!
Zod throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Zod wants to pass the guard but Houser is keeping the position.
Houser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Zod content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Houser has locked up a guillotine! Houser's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Zod is holding on here and Houser must be using up a lot of energy. Zod has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Houser gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Houser!
Tyler Houser retains his heavyweight title!