PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Tyler (ranked 1036 p4p, 838 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 110 p4p, 98 weight class). Pete Tyler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tyler
vs
Kearney

191 cm
30
265
14 - 9 - 0

225 cm
29
265
16 - 13 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Kearney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Kearney misses.
Tyler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tyler looks to land a body kick but Kearney moved away.

Tyler clinches.
Tyler lands an uppercut.
Kearney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kearney throws a head punch that misses.
Kearney struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyler controls his hands.
Tyler lands with a left to the head.
Tyler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kearney has had enough of the clinch but Tyler keeps him there for the moment.
Kearney blocks a body shot from Tyler.

Kearney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
A little feinted left hand from Tyler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyler cracks Kearney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyler clinches with his opponent.
Tyler lands with a left to the head.
Kearney misses with some punches.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Kearney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Kearney.
Kearney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kearney working aggressively here.
Kearney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyler's elbow.
Tyler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kearney's elbow.
Kearney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyler lands a shot to the body.

Kearney manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tyler throws a wild body kick that Kearney sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kearney counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Pete Tyler has been cut.
Kearney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kearney throws out a counter right but Tyler avoids it with no problem.
Tyler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tyler throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Kearney thuds a left hand into Tyler's body.
Kearney moves to clinch but Tyler breaks away
and Tyler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kearney lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Tyler misses
and Kearney counters with a nice body shot.
Tyler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kearney scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyler should have avoided that one.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kearney.
Tyler misses with a body kick.
Kearney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kearney lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyler off the cage and back into range.
Tyler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kearney counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler connects with a right hand. Kearney shakes it off.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Kearney lands a head shot.

Pete Tyler's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kearney.
Tyler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kearney.
Kearney avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Tyler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Tyler's cut.
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.

Tyler is looking to clinch but Kearney is avoiding it.
Kearney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kearney moves out of range as Tyler strikes.
Kearney misses with a body punch
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyler jabs at Kearney's body.
Kearney cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kearney cracks Tyler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Tyler misses

and Kearney counters with a crisp one two that drops Tyler! Kearney thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tyler to his feet! Tyler is in big trouble!
Tyler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler walks into a jab.
Kearney is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throws a wild body kick that Kearney sees coming a mile off.
Kearney misses with the combination.
Kearney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyler catches Kearney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyler throws the kick towards the body but Kearney avoids it.
Kearney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyler counters with a big right hand! Oh Kearney is in trouble here! Tyler follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Tyler!
Our winner, Pete Tyler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.