PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Tyler (ranked 5220 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Yestrish (ranked 4898 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Tyler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Yestrish's chin.

Tyler
vs
Yestrish

170 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Yestrish!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yestrish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tyler counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyler scoring with punches and elbows.
Tyler trying to control the position but Yestrish is working away.

Tyler has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yestrish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyler circles away quickly and effectively.
Yestrish misses with a wild combination.
Tyler throws a big counter combination but Yestrish scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Tyler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!

Tyler stands and steps away. Yestrish gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yestrish throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Yestrish misses with the combination.
Yestrish throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tyler counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyler tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yestrish's face as Tyler controls the position.

Yestrish sneaks out the side door and pushes Tyler away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yestrish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tyler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyler stands up over Yestrish, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yestrish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyler trying to control but Yestrish is working from the bottom.
Tyler sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yestrish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yestrish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Tyler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler 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.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Yestrish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Tyler gets to his feet - Yestrish follows without any prompting.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Yestrish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Yestrish.
Yestrish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yestrish throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yestrish won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yestrish trying to remain calm as Tyler controls from the top position.
Tyler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tyler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yestrish is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yestrish bucks up and tries to throw Tyler off but instead Tyler has got his back!
Tyler controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Tyler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Yestrish.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Yestrish.

Tyler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yestrish can do to turn this around?
Tyler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler prevents Yestrish from getting back to his feet.
Tyler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yestrish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yestrish wants to stand but Tyler is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Tyler darts in and clinches Yestrish up against the cage.

Tyler manages to pull guard.
Yestrish stops Tyler from standing up.
Yestrish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yestrish wants to get up but he can't break Tyler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yestrish wants to stand but Tyler is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yestrish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyler circles away quickly and effectively.
Yestrish falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yestrish won't be happy with that.
Yestrish stops Tyler from passing to mount.
Tyler working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Tyler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyler controls the position.
Tyler'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.

Tyler is trying to get an arm triangle but Yestrish is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yestrish is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Tyler stalls from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tyler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yestrish did well to prevent Tyler getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Tyler dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A jab from Yestrish misses.

Yestrish tries to sprawl but Tyler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yestrish tries to kick Tyler off in order to stand up. Tyler Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tyler scoring with punches from side control.
Yestrish wants to get back to his feet but Tyler drags him back down.
The referee asks Tyler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tyler prefers to stall for the moment though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tyler.
Yestrish is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyler is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler controls the position.

Tyler stands up and beckons Yestrish to his feet.
Yestrish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yestrish misses with a lunging right hand

and Tyler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tyler gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Tyler seems to be working for a kimura but Yestrish defends the submission attempt.
Tyler thows a huge punch but Yestrish dodges it nicely.
Tyler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yestrish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Tyler is working for a kimura but Yestrish is defending it quite comfortably.
Yestrish looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is taking a breather. Yestrish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Tyler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yestrish defends it well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Yestrish misses.
David Yestrish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yestrish throws a combination that misses

and Tyler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yestrish is looking to stand back up but Tyler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yestrish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyler seems to be working for a kimura but Yestrish defends the submission attempt.

Tyler postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Yestrish to stand up.
Yestrish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yestrish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yestrish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yestrish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyler slips under a jab from Yestrish.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Yestrish enables Tyler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yestrish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yestrish is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tyler dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyler tries for a kimura but Yestrish is defending well.
Tyler happy to just control the position for now.
Yestrish is trying to buck Tyler off.
David Yestrish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Dave Tyler!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Dave Tyler!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Dave Tyler!

Dave Tyler wins by unanimous decision!