PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Floyd (ranked 3123 p4p, 359 weight class) and Michael Tyler (ranked 2185 p4p, 277 weight class). Michael Tyler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Floyd
vs
Tyler

190 cm
20
197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
Floyd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Floyd lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyler's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Floyd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Tyler misses with a kick to the body
and Floyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyler throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Tyler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Floyd.
Tyler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Floyd.
Floyd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Tyler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Floyd cracks Tyler with a good jab.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a straight left.
Floyd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Floyd slips under a jab.
Tyler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Floyd slips under a jab.
Floyd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floyd lands with an overhand left.
Floyd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler drops his hands momentarily and Floyd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 scores with a jab. Floyd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Floyd lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyler off the cage and back into range.
Tyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Floyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyler's head.
Floyd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Floyd lands a jab to the nose.

Tyler is rocked!
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Floyd lunges at Tyler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyler's hand.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Floyd finish him?
Floyd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Floyd scores with a nice right hand.
Floyd closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tyler! Floyd dives in looking to finish! Tyler is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Floyd!