PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ello Mate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haven Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mate
vs
Tyson

195 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ello Mate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haven Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mate is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mate tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Mate wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
Mate is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tyson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tyson's back!
Mate doesn't have the hooks in and Tyson manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mate keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson trying to control but Mate is working from the bottom.
Tyson postures up.
Tyson prevents Mate from getting back to his feet.
Mate is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mate cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Mate clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the cage.

Tyson jumps guard and drags Mate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson tries to strike from the bottom.
Tyson wants to stand but Mate is controlling the position.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson is tying to control. Mate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Tyson is looking for a kimura here.
Tyson is looking to advance position but Mate won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate wants to get back to his feet.
Mate is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
Tyson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Mate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mate shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Mate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Mate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ello Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyson closes the distance but Mate moves to the side

and Mate counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Mate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mate keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mate not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Mate is controlling well.
Mate moves into full mount! Tyson won't be happy about that!
Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ello Mate 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.

Tyson misses with a takedown attempt

and Mate counters with a head kick that drops Tyson - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Mate has control of the leg.
Tyson is still in real trouble! Can Mate finish him?
Tyson trying to get back to full guard but Mate takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Mate is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.

Mate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard but Mate has passed into side control.
Mate raining down shots from the mount!
Tyson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Mate working Tyson over with strikes here.
Mate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyson's face.
Mate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tyson tries to lock up and control but Mate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mate manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tyson to take his back!
What can Tyson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Tyson trying to control the hands but Mate won't let him.
Tyson tries to escape but Mate has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tyson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tyson punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is pressing down on Mate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mate!
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
Ello Mate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mate tries to lock up and control but Tyson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Tyson working for a guillotine from mount but Mate is in no mood to give up.
Mate tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mate is trying desperately to improve position.
Mate tries to buck Tyson off but he can't manage it.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyson looking to control but Mate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mate tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Mate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mate regains half guard.

Tyson wants to work for an arm triangle but Mate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ello Mate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mate clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Mate.

Mate jumps guard and drags Tyson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mate throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mate is keeping the position for now.
Mate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson passes into half guard.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Mate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

and Mate counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.

Tyson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mate manages to get himself to full guard.
Mate keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Mate is trying to keep Tyson in close.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Tyson passes Mate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mate gets full guard.
Mate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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 stands and throws Mate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mate is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tyson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tyson takes Mate's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mate is in trouble.

Mate defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tyson's arms.

Tyson working for a choke but Mate is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Mate rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Mate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Mate has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Mate is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Haven Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Mate has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haven Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ello Mate!