PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen LL Cool J - It´s time for war as his entrance music. John Tyler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fredrikson
vs
Tyler

178 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Fredrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrikson throws a leg kick but Tyler moved away.
Tyler tries to clinch there but Fredrikson circles away.
Tyler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyler tries to clinch but Fredrikson moves out of range.
Tyler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fredrikson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyler.
Tyler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fredrikson checks it well.
Fredrikson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

A jab-cross combination lands for Fredrikson and sends Tyler crashing to the mat! Fredrikson follows him down to the mat - Tyler regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Tyler is rocked!

It looks like John Tyler has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredrikson slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyler is still in real trouble! Can Fredrikson finish him?

Fredrikson seems to be working for a kimura but Tyler defends the submission attempt.

Tyler is defending against the submission attempts here by Fredrikson.

Fredrikson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tyler.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson wants to take a breather but Tyler manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fredrikson.
Tyler looking to control.
Tyler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Fredrikson controlling him for the moment.

Tyler working for a triangle but Fredrikson defends it easily.
Fredrikson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working a defensive guard here.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Fredrikson tries to pass.
Fredrikson is working hard here to advance position.
Fredrikson wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Fredrikson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fredrikson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johan Fredrikson.
Fredrikson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredrikson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredrikson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredrikson counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Fredrikson.
Tyler throws a body punch but Fredrikson moves out of range.
Fredrikson blocks a head kick by Tyler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson throws a series of punches but Tyler avoids them all with ease.
Tyler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Tyler.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredrikson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fredrikson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fredrikson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrikson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredrikson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredrikson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Fredrikson stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredrikson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler throws a low kick but Fredrikson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Fredrikson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Tyler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Fredrikson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fredrikson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyler on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyler's guard now, I'm sure.

Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fredrikson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fredrikson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fredrikson trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Tyler trying to control the position.

Tyler is looking for a triangle but Fredrikson pushes his legs off easily.
Fredrikson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fredrikson forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fredrikson trying to control the pace.
Fredrikson trying to control from half guard but Tyler is working away.
Fredrikson is thwarting Tyler's attempts to control the position.
Tyler is in trouble now - Fredrikson has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyler tries to hold on but Fredrikson postures up.
Fredrikson looking to control but Tyler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fredrikson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyler hang on?
Fredrikson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
Johan Fredrikson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler wants to hold on but Fredrikson pushes him away.
Tyler is squirming around, avoiding Fredrikson's attempts to control the action.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
Tyler is bucking up trying to escape but Fredrikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson lands a heavy elbow.
Tyler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fredrikson trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Fredrikson lands a big shot there that rocks Tyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fredrikson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fredrikson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler is in a horrible position here. Fredrikson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fredrikson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrikson looking to finish Tyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyler!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler regains half guard.

Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyler is breathing heavily.

Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fredrikson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fredrikson is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Tyler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fredrikson pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredrikson slips a nice elbow through Tyler's hands, connecting with Tyler's forehead.

Tyler actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Fredrikson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Tyler's cut.
That's time! Fredrikson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fredrikson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fredrikson has managed to clinch.
Tyler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fredrikson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredrikson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyler wants a takedown but no success here.
Johan Fredrikson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tyler.
A frustrated look appears on Tyler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyler is working for takedown but Fredrikson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Tyler pulls Fredrikson into guard.
Fredrikson trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Tyler can't keep his opponent in guard - Fredrikson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fredrikson trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Fredrikson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson working Tyler over with strikes.

Tyler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fredrikson pulls his head out easily.
Fredrikson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Fredrikson is looking to advance position but Tyler won't allow it.
Fredrikson working Tyler over with strikes.
Tyler gets back to full guard.
Fredrikson scoring with some ground and pound.
Fredrikson works over Tyler with some ground and pound from guard.
Tyler looking to control.

Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Fredrikson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler is looking for a triangle here but Fredrikson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Fredrikson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tyler is trying to escape and Fredrikson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tyler is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fredrikson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Fredrikson!