PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Get shaky. Tyson has chosen When love takes over as his entrance music. Scott Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with TJ Cage's chin.

Cage
vs
Tyson

179 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cage with that takedown attempt.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tyson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tyson is pressing down on Cage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cage is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is trying to maintain the position but Tyson is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyson is keen to just control but Cage is a slippery customer.
Tyson wants to free his trapped foot but Cage is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cage with a poor takedown

and Tyson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.

Tyson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cage has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage is fighting to break Tyson's control of his arms but Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cage tries to stand but Tyson is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson controls Cage momentarily but Cage frees himself.
Tyson wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Cage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Cage clinches with his opponent.
Cage looking for a takedown.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
Tyson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cage successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyson is working Cage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyson trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyson trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.

Tyson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson is standing up over Cage. Cage looks to escape but Tyson dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a leg kick.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt

and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.

Tyson stands up.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt

and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Cage fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Cage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyson!
Tyson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cage wants to control the pace but Tyson is squirming around nicely.
Cage blocks Tyson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cage breaks from Tyson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cage looking to control but Tyson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Cage jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tyson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage with the ground and pound but Tyson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Cage in his half guard.
Cage working Tyson over with strikes.
Tyson is staying active underneath Cage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Cage is controlling him
Cage controlling the action here.
Tyson wants to control but Cage is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is pressing down on Cage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Tyson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cage doesn't defend quickly enough and Tyson has managed to lock this one up! Can Cage escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tyson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Tyson!