PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Tyers (ranked 23478 p4p, 24796 weight class) and Alexis Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shaun Tyers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tyers
vs
Salvacion

168 cm
19
135
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
143
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Tyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexis Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salvacion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyers lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Tyers - just one landing.
Tyers misses the jab.
Salvacion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Tyers misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Salvacion misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyers. Salvacion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Salvacion misses.
Good exchange - Tyers coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tyers counter with a right hand.
Salvacion avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion ducks under a wild hook from Tyers.
Tyers misses the shot to the body.
Salvacion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tyers with a body shot.
Tyers throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Tyers misses.
Salvacion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tyers misses with a body shot.

Salvacion rushes Tyers and presses him up against the cage.

Salvacion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaun Tyers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyers missing with a left hand there. Salvacion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tyers finds it's way through Salvacion's defenses.
Tyers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyers lands a jab.
Salvacion looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyers is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Tyers.
Tyers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salvacion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyers works the jab nicely.
Tyers tries to bum rush Salvacion with a series of wild strikes but Salvacion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvacion was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyers.
Tyers backing away here, and Salvacion unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tyers cracks Salvacion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyers lands with a nice combination. Salvacion backs away looking to recover.

Salvacion shoots in and bounces Tyers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyers is looking to stand up but Salvacion isn't so interested in that idea.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tyers wants to get back to his feet but Salvacion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyers being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Tyers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tyers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvacion.
Salvacion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tyers with a body shot.
Tyers dips to his left and cracks Salvacion with an uppercut!
Tyers looks to throw the jab but Salvacion is out of range.
A nice side step and Salvacion releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Salvacion closes the distance and pushes Tyers back into the cage.
Tyers is looking to break free of the clinch but Salvacion has double underhooks.
Tyers blocks a body shot from Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyers is trying to break the clinch but Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.
Tyers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvacion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvacion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyers can't break the clinch.
Tyers tries to break free but Salvacion pushes him back against the cage.
Tyers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyers wants to stall.
Salvacion tries to throw a body punch but Tyers avoids it by throwing Salvacion back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyers tries to break free but Salvacion pushes him back against the cage.
Tyers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salvacion or not.
Tyers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salvacion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvacion tries to pull guard but Tyers won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Salvacion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyers has had enough of the clinch but Salvacion keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvacion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvacion just leaning against Tyers, taking a breather.
Tyers lands with a light punch inside.
Salvacion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyers's elbow.
Tyers blocks a body shot from Salvacion.
Tyers misses with a punch to the body.
Tyers is trying to stall.
Salvacion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyers's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyers.
Tyers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyers tries to break free but Salvacion pushes him back against the cage.
Tyers has had enough of the clinch but Salvacion keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Tyers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyers prevents a body shot from Salvacion.
Salvacion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Tyers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyers misses with a jab to the body

and Salvacion counters by clinching up.
Salvacion tries to work over Tyers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyers has had enough of the clinch but Salvacion keeps him there for the moment.
Salvacion keeps control of Tyers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salvacion lands a knee to the body.
Tyers has had enough of the clinch but Salvacion keeps him there for the moment.
Tyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyers has had enough of the clinch but Salvacion keeps him there for the moment.

Tyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyers swings for the body but Salvacion moves out of range.
Salvacion wants to counter the offense by Tyers and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyers misses with a straight right.
Salvacion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salvacion wants to clinch
and Tyers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyers throws a shot to the body.
Tyers misses with a body punch
and Salvacion counters with an inside leg kick.
Shaun Tyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyers stuns Salvacion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyers misses with a straight right.
Tyers lands a nice shot that snaps Salvacion's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyers misses the shot to the body.
Salvacion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Salvacion moves into the clinch.
Salvacion jumps guard but Tyers stands there with Salvacion around his waist. Salvacion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Salvacion tries to pull guard but Tyers won't allow it.
Tyers is trying to break free.
Tyers lands a shoulder strike.
Salvacion misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvacion can't find room to land a body shot as Tyers controls the action.
Tyers tries to break the clinch but Salvacion is controlling the position.
Tyers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salvacion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvacion tries to work over Tyers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salvacion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyers or not.
Salvacion struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyers controls his hands.
Tyers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyers can't break the clinch.
Tyers stalling in the clinch.
Salvacion tries to throw a body punch but Tyers avoids it by throwing Salvacion back against the cage.
Tyers wants to get back to striking at distance but Salvacion won't allow it.
Alexis Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaun Tyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvacion can't find room to land a body shot as Tyers controls the action.
Salvacion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyers backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyers blocks an uppercut.
Salvacion misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shaun Tyers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyers, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Tyers!