PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Tchami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sawyer
vs
Tchami

188 cm
25
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buzz Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alphonse Tchami!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchami throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer blocks a head kick by Tchami.
Sawyer misses with an uppercut.
Tchami throws a leg kick which misses Sawyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Sawyer tries to avoid it.
Tchami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawyer lands with a hook. Tchami tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tchami lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Buzz Sawyer has been cut.
Tchami fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tchami throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Tchami thumps Sawyer with a low kick.
Tchami misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tchami lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tchami misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tchami.
Sawyer works the jab nicely.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tchami moves into range and clinches up with Sawyer.
Our sources have told us that Sawyer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tchami.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tchami has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Tchami has the dominant position.
Sawyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchami lands with a light punch inside.
Sawyer working hard to break the clinch.
Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling the position.
Tchami can't find room to land a body shot as Sawyer controls the action.
Sawyer throws a head punch that misses.
Tchami working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
A short right from Tchami.
Sawyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sawyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchami's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tchami's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tchami tries a body shot but Sawyer blocks it.
Tchami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sawyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tchami with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sawyer has hold of one of Tchami's legs. Tchami is fighting the takedown attempt but Sawyer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchami looking to control.
Sawyer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tchami's guard.
Sawyer stopping the sweep attempt from Tchami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tchami trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alphonse Tchami was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No joy there for Tchami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tchami throws a hook but Sawyer avoids it easily.
Tchami misses with a low kick.
Tchami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tchami moves out of range as Sawyer strikes.
Sawyer misses with a hook
and Tchami counters with a big head kick but Sawyer shrugs it off.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tchami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchami throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tchami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawyer looks to throw the jab but Tchami is out of range.
Tchami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sawyer takes a swing at Tchami's ribcage but misses.
Alphonse Tchami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tchami darts in and clinches Sawyer up against the cage.
Tchami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away.
Tchami tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sawyer avoids it.
Sawyer fails to pull guard.
Tchami with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tchami using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tchami throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sawyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.
Sawyer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tchami keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tchami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchami displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sawyer.
Tchami throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tchami there.
Tchami throws a nice head kick!
Sawyer throws an off balance right hand
and Sawyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Sawyer is rocked!
Tchami scores with a head kick.
Oh Sawyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Tchami.
Tchami connects with a solid leg kick.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tchami counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that Tchami avoids nicely.
Tchami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Sawyer misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonse Tchami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Sawyer's cut.
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.

Tchami lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sawyer will feel that in the morning.
Sawyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Tchami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sawyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tchami lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sawyer's sensitive parts.
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Tchami avoids them all with ease.
Tchami goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tchami closes the distance but Sawyer moves to the side
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sawyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchami.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tchami tries to land a leg kick but Sawyer saw it coming and moves away.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Tchami throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchami takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tchami blocks the low kick.
Tchami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab.
Tchami throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sawyer's head.

Buzz Sawyer's cut is getting worse.
Tchami tries to clinch up
and Sawyer counters with a straight right hand.
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.

Tchami lands a big head kick that sends Sawyer tumbling to the mat! Tchami takes a step backwards and waves Sawyer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchami moves in looking to clinch but Sawyer pushes him off.
Sawyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchami.
Tchami tries to clinch there but Sawyer circles away.
Tchami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sawyer.
Tchami fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tchami looks to score with a jab to the body but Sawyer is just out of range.
Tchami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tchami tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer throws a combination. Tchami tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sawyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tchami connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tchami wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tchami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tchami misses with a head kick.
Tchami moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchami tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sawyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchami.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tchami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tchami wants to clinch up but Sawyer keeps it at a distance.
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchami.
Tchami doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawyer circles away.
Tchami slips a jab from Sawyer.
Tchami scores with a nice body kick.
Sawyer blocks a head kick by Tchami.
Sawyer throws a lazy right hand but Tchami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throws out a loose jab but Tchami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tchami.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sawyer swinging wildly here.
Tchami gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sawyer.
Tchami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Tchami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tchami wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchami tries to clinch there but Sawyer circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tchami gets caught napping as Sawyer dives in and scores a takedown. Tchami manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonse Tchami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buzz Sawyer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sawyer avoids the head kick by Tchami.

Tchami darts in and clinches Sawyer up against the cage.
Sawyer tries to break free but Tchami pushes him back against the cage.
Sawyer is trying to push Tchami away but Tchami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tchami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sawyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling the position.
Sawyer is trying to pull guard but Tchami has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer can't break the clinch.
Tchami comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sawyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sawyer tries to circle away but Tchami has him pinned against the cage.
Tchami utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sawyer tries to circle away but Tchami has him pinned against the cage.
Tchami lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Tchami.
Sawyer is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchami prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Tchami gets underhooks to prevent Sawyer's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tchami lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tchami lands an elbow just above Sawyer 's eye.
Tchami with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tchami lands a knee to the head.
Sawyer is trying to push Tchami away but Tchami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tchami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sawyer wants to break free but Tchami has control.
Tchami landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tchami working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Tchami is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchami lands an elbow inside.
Tchami connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sawyer's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tchami.
Sawyer can't break the clinch.
Tchami working the clinch nicely. Sawyer is working for position but Tchami cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sawyer crumples up against the cage and Tchami lands two more shots before the ref can save Sawyer! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Alphonse Tchami!
A victorious Alphonse Tchami thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.