PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Nailes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by Livin On A Prayer. Nailes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rusty Nailes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tyler
vs
Nailes

200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Nailes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nailes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Tyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nailes is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.

Tyler manages to pull guard.
Tyler looking to control.

Tyler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nailes looks gassed!
Nailes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nailes leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Nailes tries to pull guard but Tyler won't allow it.

Tyler pulls guard.

Tyler manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Tyler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailes is trying to escape the mount but Tyler keeps good control and instead manages to take Nailes's back.
Tyler lands with a hammerfist to the side of Nailes's head.
Tyler is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nailes takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Tyler has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nailes's body.
Tyler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyler is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tyler gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tyler gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tyler apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nailes sprawls well initially but Tyler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyler in particular looking to stall.
Tyler trying to mount his opponent but Nailes defends it.
Tyler uses his free foot to push down on Nailes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nailes.
Nailes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nailes tries to hold on but Tyler postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler scoring with strikes but Nailes is staying in there.
Tyler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyler lands a big elbow.
Tyler avoids the attempt from Nailes to control.

That's four 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.

Tyler is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nailes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nailes!
Nailes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Tyler trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nailes manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Tyler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Tyler forces Nailes back against the cage and clinches.
Nailes takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Tyler.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nailes throws the left hand but Tyler avoids the punch easily.
Nailes throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.

Tyler clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Tyler breaks the clinch.
Nailes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nailes wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyler pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyler trying to control the position here.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Nailes tries to pass.
Nailes wants to stand but Tyler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tyler controls Nailes momentarily but Nailes frees himself.
Nailes wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nailes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
Nailes lunges at Tyler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyler's hand.
Tyler shoots in but Nailes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nailes misses with a wild combination.

Nailes gets caught flat footed, as Tyler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyler won't allow Nailes to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailes working a defensive guard here.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nailes is keeping the position for now.
Nailes looking to control.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Nailes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches up with Nailes, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes Nailes against the cage but Nailes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nailes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nailes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyler momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Nailes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler walks into a straight right hand from Nailes.
Nailes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nailes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nailes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nailes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusty Nailes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nailes misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nailes loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.

Tyler clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Tyler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nailes works over Tyler's head and body with a nice combination.

Tyler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Tyler gets to his feet - Nailes follows without any prompting.

Tyler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyler lands in his opponent's guard.
Nailes wants to get back to his feet but Tyler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Nailes keeps moving.
Nailes managing to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Nailes is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is in close to Nailes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tyler stops Nailes from standing up.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler scoring with some ground and pound.
Nailes keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nailes seems keen to control Tyler's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nailes scores with a three punch combo!
Tyler doesn't manage to clinch there - Nailes circles away.
Nailes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nailes looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Nailes throws a jab when Tyler was well out of range.

Tyler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyler is looking to take a break and control but Nailes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nailes wants to control but Tyler postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nailes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nailes is pushing Tyler's head away, looking to escape. Tyler manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Nailes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Tyler stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Tyler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nailes to his feet.
Nailes throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Nailes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nailes sprawls well. Nailes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Rusty Nailes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nailes thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyler 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

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