PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Scene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scene
vs
Tyson

195 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Scene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Scene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tyson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scene to the ground. Tyson is now in Scene's guard.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Scene is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Scene is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
Tyson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.

Scene looking for subs off his back but Tyson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots but Scene is blocking nicely.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scene has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyson is nestled in close to Scene, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Scene could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyson tries to pass to full mount but Scene defends it.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sergio Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Scene moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Charlie Scene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Tyson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Scene sprawls well.

Scene closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the ropes.

Scene manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Scene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Scene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergio Tyson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Scene sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Tyson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scene!
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Scene on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scene tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scene wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Scene is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Scene tries to lock up and control but Tyson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scene tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scene is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyson looking to finish Scene with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scene!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Tyson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scene hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scene is bucking up trying to escape but Tyson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Scene tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Scene is working to get back to half guard.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Scene is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scene taking shots to the head.

It looks like Charlie Scene has been cut.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scene in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scene is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scene is working hard here to advance position.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scene?
Tyson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Scene is rocked!
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Scene is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson cracks Scene with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Tyson!