PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Houseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Houseman
vs
Sloane

188 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Houseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloane misses with a wild combination.
Houseman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sloane pinned against the cage. Sloane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Houseman shoots in but no luck this time.
Houseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sloane circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Sloane as Houseman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Houseman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloane closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Tyler Houseman has been cut.
Sloane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Houseman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Houseman.
Sloane wants to break the clinch but can't.

Houseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houseman misses with a body kick.
Sloane scores with a head kick.
Houseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sloane circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloane throws a head kick but Houseman moves out of range.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houseman tries to pull guard but Sloane won't allow it.
Sloane taking a breather.
Sloane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Houseman backwards.
Houseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Houseman has hold of one of Sloane's legs. Sloane is fighting the takedown attempt but Houseman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Housemanis looking to pass into half guard but Sloane pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sloane is in guard.
Sloane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houseman is keeping the position for now.
Sloane wants to stand but Houseman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sloane advances to half guard.

Sloane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houseman wants to control but Sloane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Houseman is looking for a sweep. Sloane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sloane wants to stand but Houseman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Houseman won't allow Sloane to pass to mount.
Houseman wants to get back to his feet.
Sloane seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sloane throws a lazy head kick

and Houseman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sloane looks gassed!
Houseman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Houseman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houseman tries to stand but Sloane is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane wants to get back to his feet but Houseman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kurt Sloane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Houseman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sloane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Houseman has closed the distance and engaged Sloane in a clinch.
Houseman stalling against the cage.
Houseman avoiding damage as Sloane throws knees to the body.
Sloane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houseman keeps control of Sloane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Houseman dodges an elbow strike from Sloane.
Houseman tries to pull guard but Sloane holds him up against the cage and eventually Houseman drops back down to his feet.
Houseman keeps control of Sloane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Houseman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sloane just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloane stalling in the clinch but Houseman improves position.
Houseman wants to break free but Sloane has control.
Sloane tries to break the clinch but Houseman is controlling the position.
Sloane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houseman avoiding damage as Sloane throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houseman avoiding damage as Sloane throws knees to the body.

Houseman breaks from the clinch.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses.
Sloane wants to clinch

and Houseman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sloane's guard.
Houseman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houseman looking to sit in guard and control but Sloane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sloane has gone for a leg lock! Houseman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sloane's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houseman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Houseman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houseman wants to control from the top but Sloane keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houseman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sloane is proving hard to escape from.

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.
Sloane wants to get back to his feet but Houseman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Sloane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Houseman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters circling a little - Houseman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Houseman shoots in and drives through. Sloane sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Houseman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houseman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Houseman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Houseman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloane wants to clinch

and Houseman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Houseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Houseman breaks from the clinch.
Houseman misses with a takedown attempt - Sloane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Houseman throws a leg kick but Sloane checks it.
Sloane tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Houseman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sloane's guard.
Sloane wants to get back to his feet but Houseman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houseman passes into half guard.
Sloane wants to get back to his feet.
Houseman controlling the action here.
Houseman is stalling here. Sloane is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Houseman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sloane has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

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.
Sloane is looking to take a break and control but Houseman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houseman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sloane trying to mount his opponent but Houseman defends it.
It looks like Sloane is going to stand back up.
Houseman wants to control but Sloane is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sloane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Houseman defends it well.
Sloane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloane prevents Houseman from improving his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sloane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurt Sloane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houseman.
Sloane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sloane duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sloane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Houseman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Houseman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sloane is keeping the position for now.
Sloane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Houseman is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Houseman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Houseman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Houseman!