PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 4411 p4p, 4738 weight class) and Francois Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tuytuhlz
vs
Otto

193 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyke Tuytuhlz!
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, Francois Otto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otto tests Tuytuhlz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Otto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuytuhlz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otto swings for the body but Tuytuhlz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otto is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Otto managing to block the knees to the body from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tuytuhlz missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuytuhlz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow that misses.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tuytuhlz looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz lands a damaging elbow.
Otto blocks an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.

Otto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otto wants to slow Tuytuhlz down by chopping away at his legs.
Otto throws a combination. Tuytuhlz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Francois Otto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tuytuhlz has closed the distance and engaged Otto in a clinch.
Tuytuhlz has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Otto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow that stopped Otto in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Otto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otto working hard to break the clinch.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz struggles to land a body shot inside as Otto controls his hands.
Tuytuhlz has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Otto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow that misses.
Otto avoids the elbow strike from Tuytuhlz, against the cage.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto is trying to break free.
Otto working hard to break the clinch.
Otto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Tuytuhlz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tuytuhlz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Otto blocks an elbow strike.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz trying to land knees to the body.
Otto takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Otto.
Tuytuhlz has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Otto working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Otto avoids the elbow strike from Tuytuhlz, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Otto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Otto has had enough of the clinch but Tuytuhlz keeps him there for the moment.
Otto tries to circle away but Tuytuhlz has him pinned against the cage.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tuytuhlz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Otto's brow.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow strike.
Otto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it misses.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto managing to block the knees to the body from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tuytuhlz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Otto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuytuhlz won't allow it.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Otto manages to break the clinch.

Tuytuhlz closes the distance and clinches.
Otto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Otto blocks an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto tries to break free but Tuytuhlz pushes him back against the cage.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow inside that Otto shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Otto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Tuytuhlz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Otto is defending well for now.
Tuytuhlz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otto wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuytuhlz won't allow it.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tuytuhlz instigates a clinch.
Tuytuhlz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otto is trying to force a seperation but Tuytuhlz has the dominant position.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lyke Tuytuhlz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Otto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Tuytuhlz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Otto's efforts to push away.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto looking to slow down the pace here.
Tuytuhlz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuytuhlz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otto blocks an elbow strike.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Otto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuytuhlz avoids it.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto blocks an elbow strike.
Otto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otto tries to break free but Tuytuhlz pushes him back against the cage.
Tuytuhlz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Otto can do to turn this around?
Otto tries to break free but Tuytuhlz pushes him back against the cage.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Otto has had enough of the clinch but Tuytuhlz keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuytuhlz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otto managing to block the knees to the body from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but it misses.
Otto tries to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz is controlling the position.
Tuytuhlz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tuytuhlz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Otto's efforts to push away.
Otto can't break the clinch.
Tuytuhlz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuytuhlz keeps control of Otto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tuytuhlz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but misses.
Tuytuhlz takes a shot to the head.
Tuytuhlz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otto is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuytuhlz has double underhooks.
Otto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otto is looking to control Tuytuhlz's arms but Tuytuhlz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Otto has his back to the cage.
Otto blocks an elbow strike.
Otto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuytuhlz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.
Otto tries to break free but Tuytuhlz pushes him back against the cage.
Otto tries to break free but Tuytuhlz pushes him back against the cage.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otto lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz prevents Otto from breaking the clinch.
Otto stalling in the clinch but Tuytuhlz improves position.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow just above Otto 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but misses.
Otto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Otto breaks from the clinch.
Otto doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuytuhlz circles away.

Tuytuhlz takes the fight into the clinch.
Otto avoids the elbow strike from Tuytuhlz, against the cage.
Otto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Otto blocks an elbow strike.
Otto can't break the clinch.
Tuytuhlz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otto is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuytuhlz has double underhooks.
Otto tries to work over Tuytuhlz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz keeps control of Otto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otto blocks an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz tries to work over Otto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otto wants to break free but Tuytuhlz has control.
Tuytuhlz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.
Otto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Otto on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but misses.
Tuytuhlz throws an elbow that misses.
Tuytuhlz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tuytuhlz tries to land knees in the clinch but Otto avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tuytuhlz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Otto's brow.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Otto.
Otto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuytuhlz throws an elbow but misses.
Tuytuhlz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Otto's efforts to push away.
Otto avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyke Tuytuhlz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Otto misses with a two punch combination.
Tuytuhlz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tuytuhlz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tuytuhlz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tuytuhlz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Otto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otto blocks an elbow strike.
Tuytuhlz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otto's elbow.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto blocks an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Tuytuhlz has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Otto is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuytuhlz has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otto is trying to break free.
Tuytuhlz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otto has a couple of punches blocked by Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Otto blocks an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Otto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otto has had enough of the clinch but Tuytuhlz keeps him there for the moment.
Tuytuhlz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Tuytuhlz misses with an elbow over the top.
Otto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz can't find room to land a body shot as Otto controls the action.
Tuytuhlz struggles to land a body shot inside as Otto controls his hands.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Otto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuytuhlz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Tuytuhlz lands a damaging elbow.
Otto tries to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz is controlling the position.
Otto dodges an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Lyke Tuytuhlz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto wants to break free but Tuytuhlz has control.
Tuytuhlz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuytuhlz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuytuhlz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Otto tries to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz is controlling the position.
Tuytuhlz keeps control of Otto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otto is trying to break free.
Otto scores with a shot to the side of Tuytuhlz's head.
Otto tries to break free but Tuytuhlz pushes him back against the cage.
Tuytuhlz has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Otto's efforts to push away.
Otto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Otto wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Otto.
Otto is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuytuhlz has double underhooks.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.
Otto blocks the elbow strike.
Otto can't break the clinch.
Otto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuytuhlz.
Otto lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otto can't break the clinch.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz is controlling him.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otto blocks an elbow strike from Tuytuhlz.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz is controlling him.
Francois Otto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuytuhlz has Otto pressed against the cage, preventing Otto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuytuhlz keeps control of Otto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Otto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Otto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Otto wants to break free but Tuytuhlz has control.
Otto is trying to break the clinch but Tuytuhlz has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyke Tuytuhlz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tuytuhlz, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyke Tuytuhlz!