PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tylon Usmen (ranked 7575 p4p, 592 weight class) and Jayson Winters (ranked 3695 p4p, 411 weight class). Jayson Winters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Usmen
vs
Winters

190 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tylon Usmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Winters!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usmen looks for a takedown but Winters sprawls well.

Usmen looking to score a takedown here. Winters is defending well but Usmen drives through and ends up in Winters's guard.
Usmen is stalling in the full guard.
Usmen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Usmen landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usmen landing with the ground and pound.
Usmen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Usmen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Usmen takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Winters as Usmen shoots in.
Winters is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Usmen with a body shot.
Winters lands with a cross.

Winters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Usmen won't allow Winters to get back to his feet.
Usmen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usmen is in close to Winters's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Usmen stops Winters from standing up.
Usmen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Usmen landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Winters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Usmen stands up over Winters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winters being controlled here, momentarily.
Winters is looking to stand up but Usmen isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usmen cracks Winters with a solid left hand.
Usmen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Usmen'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.
Usmen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Usmen works over Winters with some ground and pound from guard.
Usmen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Usmen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usmen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winters's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Usmen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Usmen working some strikes from top position.
Usmen prevents Winters from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Usmen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Usmen is stalling in the full guard.
Usmen landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usmen won't allow Winters to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Usmen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Usmen scoring with some ground and pound.
Winters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Usmen 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tylon Usmen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Usmen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Usmen with a poor takedown
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Usmen misses with a takedown attempt
and Winters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Usmen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tylon Usmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Usmen darts in looking for a takedown but Winters gets double underhooks and turns Usmen into the cage.
Usmen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winters tries to avoid it but Usmen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winters to the ground. Winters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Winters.
Tylon Usmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Usmen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters tries to kick Usmen off but Usmen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Usmen is looking for a kimura but Winters is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Usmen to get the leverage.
Tylon Usmen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters is trying to stand up here but Usmen is controlling him well.
Usmen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Winters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Usmen uses his free foot to push down on Winters's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winters.
Winters is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Usmen with the ground and pound from mount.
Usmen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winters is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Usmen working the ground and pound effectively.
Winters wants to get back to his feet.
Usmen punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usmen breaks from Winters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winters is squirming around, avoiding Usmen's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Winters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Usmen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?
Usmen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usmen lands a couple of good shots and Winters has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Usmen has Winters flattened out and is raining down punches.
Winters wants to get back to his feet.
Usmen punishes Winters with strikes from the back mount.
Winters is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Usmen.
Winters is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Usmen.
Winters is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Usmen has good solid back control here.
Winters is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Usmen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Usmen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Winters hold on?!
Usmen lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Usmen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Winters is doing well to defend. Usmen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Winters is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tylon Usmen!
A very excited looking Tylon Usmen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.