PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urubu Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rei
vs
Tyler

183 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urubu Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rei is fending him off so far but Tyler persists. Nope, Rei circles away and we're back to standing.

Rei clinches up against the cage.
Tyler can't get the takedown.
Tyler prevents Rei from breaking the clinch.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.

Tyler manages to pull guard.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rei stays in close to Tyler's body and controls the position.
Rei won't allow Tyler to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Rei postures up.
Rei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.

Tyler working for a triangle but Rei defends it easily.
Rei distracts Tyler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rei stays in close to Tyler's body and controls the position.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rei connects with a couple of short punches.

Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rei can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rei sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei with a nice head shot there.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rei controls the pace.
Rei throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rei's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tyler trying to keep a closed guard but Rei is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rei keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyler wants to control but Rei passes easily into half guard.
Rei thows a huge punch but Tyler dodges it nicely.
Tyler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rei perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyler wants to control but Rei is keeping busy.
Rei is controlling the pace.
Tyler is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rei slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urubu Rei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rei is stalling in the full guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Urubu Rei just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rei paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rei moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tyler.
Rei looking for a takedown.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Rei has double underhooks.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rei has him pressed against the cage.
Rei tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei blocks a body shot from Tyler.
Rei is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Rei has had enough of the clinch but Tyler keeps him there for the moment.
Tyler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rei fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyler tries to clinch

so Rei counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rei won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
Rei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rei postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Rei controlling him for the moment.
Rei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Tyler working for a triangle but Rei defends it easily.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tyler has his foot on Rei's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rei works his way back into a safe position though.
Rei controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei'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.
Rei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tyler controls Rei momentarily but Rei frees himself.
Rei's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rei connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rei's guard.
Rei is pulling down on Tyler's head to control his posture.
Rei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
Tyler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rei tries to get out of the position.
Tyler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rei is refusing to be controlled, as Tyler sits in half guard.
Tyler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rei's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rei shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rei was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyler is desperately trying to improve his position but Rei has a good base and remains in mount.
Rei content just to control the position here.
Rei with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyler working to try and regain half guard.
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Rei.
Tyler wants to hold on but Rei pushes him away.
Tyler is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyler tries to hold on but Rei postures up.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rei has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyler's face.
Rei lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rei unloading with bombs!
Rei sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rei is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei working Tyler over with strikes here.
Rei controlling from mount.
Tyler tries to reverse the position but Rei maintains control.
Rei avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.
Tyler taking shots to the head.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Rei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rei controlling the position easily from mount.
Rei dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.
Rei controlling from mount.
Rei with shots to the head and body - Tyler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Urubu Rei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rei controlling the pace for now.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rei.
Rei with the ground and pound from mount.
Rei controlling his opponent.
Tyler tries to reverse the position but Rei maintains control.
Tyler wants to control but Rei is having none of it.
Rei with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rei scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rei controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urubu Rei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urubu Rei!