PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tyyp
vs
Kriel

190 cm
35
185 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

178 cm
24
181 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mingi Tyyp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyyp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyyp thuds his right hand into Kriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyyp scores with the left hand. Kriel knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyyp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kriel tries to avoid it but Tyyp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kriel to the ground. Kriel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kriel feints a counter leg kick.
Tyyp lands a high kick!
Kriel walks into a stiff left hand from Tyyp.
Kriel avoids a kick to the body.
Tyyp throws a head kick that misses
and Kriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyyp tests Kriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kriel throws a series of punches but Tyyp moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyyp has his takedown stuffed
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyyp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Tyyp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kriel at a distance.
Tyyp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Kriel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyyp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyyp.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kriel.
Tyyp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kriel at a distance.

Tyyp takes the fight into the clinch.
Kriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyyps head.
Kriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyyp is defending well for now.
Tyyp blocks an elbow strike from Kriel.
Kriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kriel blocking some punches.
Kriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyyp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyyp trying to stall but Kriel improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kriel lands with a left to the head.
Tyyp lands a right hand.
Tyyp can't find room to land a body shot as Kriel controls the action.
Kriel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kriel trying to land knees to the body.
Kriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyyp controls his hands.
Kriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyyp.
Tyyp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kriel backwards.
Tyyp blocks an elbow strike from Kriel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyyp.
Kriel lands an elbow just above Tyyp 's eye.
Tyyp lands a right hand.
Kriel tries to throw a body punch but Tyyp avoids it by throwing Kriel back against the cage.
Kriel blocks an uppercut.
Kriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyyp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyyp pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel lands a nice uppercut.
Kriel misses with the head strike.
Kriel misses with some punches.
Tyyp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyyp's elbow.
Tyyp struggles to land a body shot inside as Kriel controls his hands.
Kriel throws a head punch that misses.
Kriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Kriel digs a right hand into Tyyp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyyp's gas tank.
Tyyp looking to throw knees to the head but Kriel is blocking nicely.
Tyyp pushes off an throws an elbow but Kriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kriel tries to stall but Tyyp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tyyp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kriel is keeping busy.
Kriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyyp avoids the elbow strike from Kriel, against the cage.
Kriel lands a damaging elbow.
Kriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp avoids a wild elbow strike from Kriel.
Tyyp managing to block the knees to the body from Kriel.
Tyyp struggles to land a body shot inside as Kriel controls his hands.
Kriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyyp backwards.
Tyyp blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyyp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyyp pushes off an throws an elbow but Kriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyyp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head.
Tyyp struggles to land a body shot inside as Kriel controls his hands.
A short right from Kriel.
Kriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyyp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyyp avoids the damage to the body.
Tyyp misses with a punch on the inside.
Kriel misses with some punches.
Tyyp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriel avoids it.
A knee to the head by Tyyp.

It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Tyyp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kriel lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jan Kriel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kriel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyyp is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tyyp throws a head kick that misses.
Tyyp goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyyp.
A head kick misses from Tyyp.
Tyyp misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Tyyp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kriel feints a counter leg kick.
Tyyp misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyyp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kriel checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Kriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyyp misses with a head kick.
Kriel avoids the body shot from Tyyp.
Kriel is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kriel feints a counter leg kick.
Mingi Tyyp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel connects with a body shot that sends Tyyp's belly button to the back.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyyp is just out of range.
Kriel moves away from the strike by Tyyp.
Kriel throws out a counter right but Tyyp avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Tyyp.
Kriel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tyyp throws a head kick that half lands.
A slow jab from Tyyp misses its intended target.
Tyyp connects with an inside leg kick.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Tyyp.
Kriel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyyp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kriel scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyyp wants to land a leg kick but Kriel is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kriel misses.
Tyyp throws a sloppy head kick
and Kriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyyp.
Tyyp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kriel.
Mingi Tyyp is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyyp takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Tyyp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kriel back to the cage. Tyyp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Tyyp.
Tyyp misses with a hook.
Tyyp throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyyp blocks the leg kick.
Tyyp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kriel is fending him off so far but Tyyp persists. Nope, Kriel circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyyp lands with a hook. Kriel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyyp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyyp throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Tyyp tries to clinch
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mingi Tyyp has been cut.
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Tyyp.
Tyyp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyyp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Tyyp is rocked!
Kriel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyyp doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Tyyp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriel is looking to slow Tyyp down with leg kicks.
Kriel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kriel counters with a good low kick that Tyyp was not able to check.
Kriel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tyyp drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kriel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tyyp's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kriel!
Jan Kriel is the new welterweight champion!
Jan Kriel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.