PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Dude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Tyrant's chin.

Dude
vs
Tyrant

180 cm
29
179 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

178 cm
28
181 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Tyrant.
A lazy left from Tyrant finds it's target.
Tyrant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant misses with a lunging right hand
and Dude counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrant.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dude.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant lands the left hand.

It looks like Justin Dude has been cut.
Tyrant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Dude is rocked!
Tyrant misses with a series of wild punches.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrant lands a head shot.
A jab from Tyrant misses.
Tyrant throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrant throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant avoids the head kick by Dude.
Jacob Tyrant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrant throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude.
Tyrant loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
Tyrant throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude moves away from the strike by Tyrant.
Jacob Tyrant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrant throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Tyrant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyrant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Tyrant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude walks into a jab.
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Tyrant slips the punch.
Tyrant looks to land a combination but Dude avoids it well.
Dude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrant.
Tyrant avoids the body shot from Dude.
Dude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrant moves away.
Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dude.
Tyrant lunges at Dude with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dude's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tyrant misses its intended target.
Tyrant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrant cracks a nice hook into Dude's ribs.
Tyrant misses with a left hand
and Dude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Tyrant.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude slips a jab from Tyrant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrant throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Tyrant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Dude's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good exchange - Tyrant coming out on top.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Dude is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dude misses with a straight left.
Tyrant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dude seems to have got his legs back now.
Dude slips a straight right by Tyrant.
Dude throws a lazy right hand but Tyrant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrant. That snapped Dude's head back.
Tyrant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tyrant takes a swing at Dude's ribcage but misses.
Dude throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tyrant to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrant slips under a jab from Dude.
Tyrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrant slips under a jab from Dude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dude might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Tyrant.
Tyrant cracks Dude with an open hand slap.
Tyrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dude throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyrant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dude is in Tyrant's guard.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Tyrant blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyrant is retaining full guard.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dude won't allow Tyrant to get back to his feet.
Dude works over Tyrant with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyrant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dude has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
Dude wants to control from the top but Tyrant keeps moving.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyrant has his foot on Dude's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dude works his way back into a safe position though.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyrant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dude is working Tyrant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude lands a couple of digs.
Dude wants to pass the guard but Tyrant is keeping the position.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude wants to control from the top but Tyrant keeps moving.
Dude forces his way into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dude connects with a nice short shot to Tyrant's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Dude will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Dude's cut.
That's time! Dude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dude throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrant moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyrant counters with a series of strikes. Dude will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dude misses the shot to the body.
Tyrant looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Tyrant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dude manages to avoid it.
Tyrant looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Tyrant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dude shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyrant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dude's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dude scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dude takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrant throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrant throws the left hand but Dude avoids the punch easily.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant misses the shot to the body.
Dude takes one to the side of the head.
Dude takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrant is just out of range.
Tyrant misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyrant slips a straight right by Dude.
Dude swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant lands a really nice looking cross but Dude seems unphased.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dude thows a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude avoids the body shot from Tyrant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws a nice looking combination but Dude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Dude.
Tyrant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude misses with a jab to the body
and Tyrant counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrant throws a right and a left that Dude avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Tyrant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrant 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Tyrant!