PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Tison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Foster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tison
vs
Foster

178 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malik Tison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Foster!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tison's corner calls for a 1-2. Tison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Sean Foster has been cut.
Foster looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tison closes the distance and clinches.
Tison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown but Tison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Tison clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the cage.
Tison has a couple of punches blocked by Foster.
Tison is trying to force a seperation but Foster has the dominant position.
Foster wants a takedown but no success here.
Tison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Tison can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Tison is trying to push Foster away but Foster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tison is looking to break free of the clinch but Foster has double underhooks.
Tison tries to work over Foster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tison is looking to break free of the clinch but Foster has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tison blocks a body shot from Foster.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Foster has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tison blocks an uppercut.
Tison can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Tison wants to break free but Foster has control.
Foster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tison's efforts to push away.
Tison tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Tison misses with a body punch.
Foster tries to pull guard but Tison holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.
Malik Tison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Foster.
Foster prevents a body shot from Tison.
Tison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tison tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tison as the two fighters clinch.
Tison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tison wants to break free but Foster has control.
Tison has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Foster is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tison is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Tison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tison is trying to push Foster away but Foster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Tison has a couple of punches blocked by Foster.
Tison misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tison is trying to break free.
Tison is trying to push Foster away but Foster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foster's elbow.
Tison misses with a punch to the body.
Tison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tison tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Tison misses with the head strike.
Foster blocks a body shot from Tison.
Tison working aggressively here.
Tison is looking to break free of the clinch but Foster has double underhooks.
Tison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tison is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Tison is trying to push Foster away but Foster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tison is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tison tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Tison back against the cage.
Tison tries to circle away but Foster has him pinned against the cage.
Tison tries to circle away but Foster has him pinned against the cage.
Tison tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tison wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Tison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tison lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Tison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Foster's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tison moves into the clinch.
Tison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foster.
Foster blocks a body shot from Tison.
Tison tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Tison back against the cage.
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Foster breaks from the clinch.
Tison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tison dodges the punch combination from Foster.

Tison darts in and clinches Foster up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tison misses with a punch to the body.
Tison misses with a punch to the body.
Tison struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Foster is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tison smiles and moves away.

Tison closes the distance and pushes Foster back into the cage.
Tison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tison is working Foster over against the cage.
Foster prevents a body shot from Tison.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tison walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Foster tries to keep at a distance but Tison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tison misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tison can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Tison tries to work over Foster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tison tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Tison wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Tison tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Tison back against the cage.
Tison can't break the clinch.
Foster is looking for a takedown.
Malik Tison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Foster.
Foster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foster has Tison pressed against the cage, preventing Tison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tison misses with a punch on the inside.
Foster has Tison pressed against the cage, preventing Tison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster jumps guard but Tison stands there with Foster around his waist. Foster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tison is trying to push Foster away but Foster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tison has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Tison working hard to break the clinch.
Tison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Foster blocking some punches.
Tison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tison struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Tison wants to break free but Foster has control.
A short uppercut from Tison.
Tison wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Tison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tison tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tison fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tison clinches up against the cage.
Tison struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Tison is looking to break free of the clinch but Foster has double underhooks.
Tison is looking to break free of the clinch but Foster has double underhooks.
Tison tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster prevents a body shot from Tison.
Foster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tison's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Tison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Foster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tison moves into the clinch.
Foster tries to pull guard but Tison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tison working hard to break the clinch.
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Foster manages to break the clinch.

Tison has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Tison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tison gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tison tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Foster keeps control of Tison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Tison struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Tison lands a nice uppercut.
Tison has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Tison has a couple of punches blocked by Foster.
Tison tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Tison back against the cage.
Tison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tison tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tison misses with a punch to the body.
Tison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tison is trying to force a seperation but Foster has the dominant position.
Tison misses with a punch to the body.
Tison has a couple of punches blocked by Foster.
Foster keeps control of Tison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tison is trying to break free.
Tison has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Tison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster keeps control of Tison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tison tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.
Foster takes a shot to the head.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
Tison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tison throws a right hand that Foster ducks under and follows up with a left that Foster also avoids with ease.
Foster closes the distance but Tison moves to the side
and Tison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Tison.
Tison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tison.
Foster tries to clinch but Tison moves out of range.
Malik Tison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tison has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tison throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tison struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Tison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sean Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster blocks a body shot from Tison.
Tison tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Tison has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tison is trying to break the clinch but Foster is controlling him.
Tison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malik Tison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foster prevents a body shot from Tison.
Tison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malik Tison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tison 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Tison!