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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Preston Twitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twitty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Shinedown-Heores. Thunder is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bread Got Bun. Preston Twitty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Thunder's chin.
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157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preston Twitty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Twitty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Twitty trying to control the position but Thunder is working away.
Thunder tries to buck Twitty off but Twitty is having none of it.
Twitty is looking to take a break and control but Thunder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Twitty decides to stand back up. Twitty steps back and let's Thunder get back to his feet.
Twitty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thunder to the mat! Thunder manages to get full guard.
Twitty trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Twitty trying to keep a closed guard but Thunder is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thunder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Twitty is keeping the position for now.
Twitty looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thunder puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Twitty looking for submissions off his back.
Thunder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Twitty trying to hold on to Thunder's head to control him but Thunder postures up.
Twitty wants to get back to full guard but Thunder has passed into side control.
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.
Twitty is squirming around, avoiding Thunder's attempts to control the action.
Thunder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Twitty is just holding on here. Thunder manages to take his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twitty is trying to stand back up.
Twitty trying to control the action but Thunder just sinks the hooks in.
Thunder wants to control the position but Twitty frees himself and scrambles - Thunder manages to regain control in side control.
Thunder working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitty trying to remain calm as Thunder controls from the top position.
Thunder stands up.
Horrible takedown by Twitty or perhaps it was just good defense by Thunder which made him look bad.
Twitty loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Twitty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Twitty is breathing heavily.
Thunder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Twitty is trying to improve his position.
Twitty can't do much from the bottom here.
Twitty is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thunder is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder controlling the position.
Twitty is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thunder's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Thunder seems content to control.
Twitty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Twitty trying to hold on to Thunder's head to control him but Thunder postures up.
Twitty is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Thunder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Twitty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Twitty shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thunder is staying active underneath Twitty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Twitty wants to stand up but Thunder has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thunder is trying to control but can't.
Thunder is staying active underneath Twitty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thunder is defending against the submission attempts here by Twitty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder fails with the takedown
and Twitty counters with a leg kick.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Preston Twitty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Twitty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Twitty passes to side control.
Thunder is not content to let Twitty control the position.
Preston Twitty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking for a sweep.
Twitty tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thunder is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Twitty asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Twitty tries to move to full mount but Thunder actually manages to regain half guard.
Thunder looking for subs from the bottom but Twitty mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder regains half guard.
Thunder wants to control but Twitty is keeping busy.
Twitty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thunder defending well though.
Thunder works his way to full guard. Good work.
Twitty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Twitty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Twitty connects with a couple of short punches.
Twitty stays in close to Thunder's body and controls the position.
Twitty trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twitty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Twitty trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twitty won't allow Thunder to sweep him here.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Twitty from controlling successfully.
Twitty stands and throws Thunder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Twitty lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thunder down.
Twitty working the strikes but Thunder uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Twitty dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Twitty, as that shot connected.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt
and Twitty counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Twitty.
Thunder pushes Twitty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Twitty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Twitty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thunder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thunder pushing down on Twitty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thunder is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Twitty tries to hold on but Thunder postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twitty tries to improve his position but instead Thunder has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twitty trying to control the position but Thunder manages to sink in the hooks.
Thunder trying to control momentarily.
Thunder doesn't have the hooks in and Twitty manages to turn into his guard.
Twitty throwing strikes but missing.
Twitty trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Twitty misses with the combination.
Twitty throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Twitty misses with a takedown attempt
so Thunder counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Twitty throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Twitty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Twitty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twitty looking for a sweep. Not yet Twitty, not yet.
Twitty is working hard here to advance position.
Twitty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thunder manages to get himself to full guard.
Twitty trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitty postures up.
Thunder is pulling down on Twitty's head to control his posture.
Twitty is looking to advance position but Thunder has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Thunder get's back to his feet.
Twitty misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Twitty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thunder wants to stand but Twitty has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thunder is fighting to break Twitty's control of his arms but Twitty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twitty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thunder controls the pace.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Twitty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Twitty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Twitty is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder trying to hold on to Twitty's head to control him but Twitty postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Thunder!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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