PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emiel Dessauer (ranked 3685 p4p, 3938 weight class) and Tylor Sterling (ranked 441 p4p, 477 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dessauer
vs
Sterling

189 cm
25
209
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
213
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emiel Dessauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tylor Sterling!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sterling instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sterling fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dessauer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Dessauer.
Dessauer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dessauer blocking some punches.
Dessauer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dessauer stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dessauer.
A shot in the inside from Dessauer.
Sterling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
Sterling working aggressively here.
Dessauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sterling misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling tries to work over Dessauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sterling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterling tries a body shot but Dessauer blocks it.
Nice body punch from Dessauer.
Dessauer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessauer just leaning against Sterling, taking a breather.
Dessauer misses with the head strike.
Dessauer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
Dessauer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sterling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dessauer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sterling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessauer prevents a body shot from Sterling.
Sterling tries to work over Dessauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessauer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sterling to keep the fight standing.
Sterling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dessauer's elbow.
Dessauer just leaning against Sterling, taking a breather.
Sterling lands with a short shot to the head.
Dessauer blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling misses with some punches.
Sterling scores with a hook to the body.
Dessauer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dessauer lands a left hand.
Dessauer scores with a shot to the side of Sterling's head.
Sterling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dessauer lands with a light punch inside.
Sterling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sterling blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sterling throws a punch but it's blocked by Dessauer.
Sterling misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Sterling.
Dessauer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterlings head.
Sterling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sterling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sterling misses with a punch on the inside.
Dessauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer prevents a body shot from Sterling.
Dessauer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dessauer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sterling fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dessauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sterling rushes Dessauer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sterling blocks an uppercut.
Sterling lands a nice uppercut.

Dessauer jumps into guard, dragging Sterling to the mat.
Sterling content to stall in guard here.
Sterling won't allow Dessauer to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling stands and throws Dessauer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sterling in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dessauer tries to buck Sterling off but Sterling is having none of it.
Sterling controlling the position from side mount.
Dessauer wants to control but Sterling postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tylor Sterling will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sterling drives through and clinches with Dessauer against the cage.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Sterling struggles to land a body shot inside as Dessauer controls his hands.
Come on Dessauer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sterling working aggressively here.
Sterling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dessauer effectively controlling the action here.
Sterling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessauer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dessauer gets underhooks to prevent Sterling's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessauer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dessauer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sterling up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sterling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sterling or not.
Tylor Sterling seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sterling has a couple of punches blocked by Dessauer.
Dessauer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sterling can't find room to land a body shot as Dessauer controls the action.
Dessauer is pushing Sterling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dessauer taking a breather.
Dessauer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sterling up against the cage.
Dessauer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sterling throws a head punch that misses.
Sterling lands a shot to the body.
Sterling tries a body shot but Dessauer blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
Dessauer trying to land knees to the body.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
Sterling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sterling struggles to land a body shot inside as Dessauer controls his hands.
Dessauer looking to throw knees to the head but Sterling is blocking nicely.
A short right from Dessauer on the inside.
Sterling tries a body shot but Dessauer blocks it.
A short right from Dessauer.
Dessauer is pushing Sterling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dessauer lands a left hand.
Sterling misses with the head strike.
Dessauer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dessauer is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sterling lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Sterling.
Dessauer lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dessauer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dessauer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessauer blocks a body shot from Sterling.
Sterling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sterling is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dessauer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sterling misses with the head strike.
Dessauer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dessauer prevents a body shot from Sterling.
Dessauer is pushing Sterling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dessauer blocking some punches.
Sterling has a couple of punches blocked by Dessauer.
Sterling tries to work over Dessauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sterling lands a hook that snaps the head of Dessauer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sterling.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
Dessauer stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Dessauer.
Sterling can't find room to land a body shot as Dessauer controls the action.
Dessauer effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Emiel Dessauer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sterling moves into range and clinches up with Dessauer.
Dessauer trying to control the position but instead, Sterling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dessauer into the cage.
Dessauer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
Sterling misses with some punches.
Sterling blocks a body shot from Dessauer.
Dessauer tries to stall but Sterling uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dessauer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterlings head.
Dessauer tries a body shot but Sterling blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sterling's elbow.
Dessauer looking to slow down the pace here.
Dessauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dessauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sterling's elbow.
Dessauer can't find room to land a body shot as Sterling controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dessauer tries to score a body lock takedown but Sterling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dessauer looking to stall.
Sterling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sterling tries to throw a body punch but Dessauer avoids it by throwing Sterling back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dessauer as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dessauer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sterling.
Dessauer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
Sterling dodges an elbow strike from Dessauer.
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
Sterling tries to work over Dessauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sterling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sterling misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer is struggling to control the position.
Sterling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sterling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessauer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sterling up against the cage.
Dessauer is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dessauer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sterling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dessauer takes a shot to the head.
Dessauer lands with a left to the head.
Dessauer looking to stall.
Dessauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dessauer tries to work over Sterling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dessauer.
A right hook to the body lands for Dessauer.
Dessauer controlling the action here for a moment.
Dessauer presses Sterling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dessauer.
Come on Dessauer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike.
Dessauer tries a body shot but Sterling blocks it.
Dessauer is working for takedown but Sterling is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dessauer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dessauer working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling dodges an elbow strike from Dessauer.
Sterling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dessauer misses with a body punch.
Dessauer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dessauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dessauer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sterling controls his hands.
Sterling misses with the head strike.
Dessauer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dessauer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sterling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dessauer's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dessauer looking to stall.
Sterling is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emiel Dessauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dessauer working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emiel Dessauer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dessauer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Emiel Dessauer!