PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kebra Kabessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyler
vs
Kabessa

180 cm
23
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kebra Kabessa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabessa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kabessa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyler throws out a leg kick but Kabessa moves out of range and Tyler only half commits.
Kabessa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Kabessa.
Kabessa throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Kabessa misses
and Tyler counters with a three punch combo that has Kabessa backing up. Kabessa nods at Tyler to acknowledge the strikes.
Kabessa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler blocks the body kick.
Tyler avoids the head kick by Kabessa.
Tyler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kabessa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kabessa looks gassed!
Kabessa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler punishes Kabessa's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Tyler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler scores with a head kick.
Kabessa walks into a jab.

Tyler instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyler.
Tyler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tyler connects with a knee to the head.
Tyler lands a nice elbow.
Kabessa blocks an elbow strike.
Tyler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kabessas head.
Tyler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kabessa's efforts to push away.
Kabessa letting Tyler take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabessa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler stalling in the clinch.
Tyler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyler lands a knee to the head.
Tyler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kabessa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler leaning against his opponent.
Kabessa managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Kabessa wants to break free but Tyler has control.
Kabessa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the head but Kabessa blocks with his arms.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabessa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kabessa avoids it.
Tyler is pushing Kabessa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tyler misses with a knee to the head.
Tyler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Tyler.
Kabessa is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Tyler.
Kabessa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyler keeps control of Kabessa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kabessa tries to circle away but Tyler has him pinned against the cage.
Tyler is stalling here.

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.
Tyler crunches a lovely knee into Kabessa's ribcage.
Tyler prevents Kabessa from breaking the clinch.
Tyler just leaning against Kabessa, taking a breather.
Tyler lands a good knee to the midsection. Kabessa won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyler.
Tyler misses with an elbow strike.
Tyler landing knees to the head.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabessa.
Kabessa is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Tyler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Tyler.

Tyler closes the distance and pushes Kabessa back into the cage.
Tyler has Kabessa pressed against the cage, preventing Kabessa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kabessa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.
Tyler is struggling to control the position.
Kabessa is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabessa is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the head but Kabessa blocks with his arms.
Tyler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kabessa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kabessa can't break the clinch.
Kabessa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kabessa avoiding damage as Tyler throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabessa is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler presses Kabessa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kabessa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kabessa blocks an elbow strike from Tyler.
Kabessa tries to circle away but Tyler has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyler.
Kabessa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler just leaning against Kabessa, taking a breather.
Tyler keeps control of Kabessa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kabessa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kabessa.

Tyler has closed the distance and engaged Kabessa in a clinch.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
Tyler keeps control of Kabessa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kabessa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyler has Kabessa pushed against the cage.
Tyler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kabessa can't break the clinch.
Tyler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kabessa managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kabessa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.
Kabessa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Kabessa avoids the damage to the body.
Kabessa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler just leaning against Kabessa, taking a breather.
Tyler lands with a right to the head.
Tyler lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabessa.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kabessa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyler stalling against the cage.
Kabessa tries to circle away but Tyler has him pinned against the cage.
Kabessa letting Tyler take a breather here.
Kabessa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyler seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Kabessa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kabessa avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyler.
Tyler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kabessa's defenses.
Tyler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kabessa is defending well for now.
Kabessa blocks the elbow strike.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kabessa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyler slowing the pace effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A knee to the head by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
Kabessa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Kabessa avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Tyler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kabessa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kabessa throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyler counters with a nice kick to the body.

Tyler closes the distance and pushes Kabessa back into the cage.
Kabessa being controlled against the cage.
Tyler tries a knee to the head but Kabessa blocks it.
Tyler lands an elbow just above Kabessa 's eye.
Tyler lands a knee to the body.
Tyler digs a right hand underneath Kabessa's ribcage. Kabessa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyler lands a nice elbow.
Kabessa managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler connects with a knee to the head.
Tyler prevents Kabessa from breaking the clinch.
Kabessa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kabessa managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kabessa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyler.
Tyler is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Kabessa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two 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.
Tyler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kabessa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.
Kabessa takes a shot to the head.
Tyler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyler lands an elbow that stopped Kabessa in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler lands an elbow inside that Kabessa shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyler.
Tyler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler misses with a knee to the head.
Kabessa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kabessa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Kabessa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kebra Kabessa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabessa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyler checks a leg kick.
Kabessa throws a lazy head kick
and Tyler counters with a two punch combo.
Kabessa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kabessa throws a lazy head kick
and Tyler counters with a three punch combo that has Kabessa backing up. Kabessa nods at Tyler to acknowledge the strikes.
Kabessa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler avoids the head kick by Kabessa.
A lazy body kick from Tyler
and Kabessa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kabessa lands with a slapping head kick.
Kabessa throws a lazy body kick

and Tyler moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Kabessa avoids the damage to the body.
Tyler prevents Kabessa from breaking the clinch.
Kabessa is trying to break free.
Tyler pressing his opponent against the cage.

Kabessa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kabessa throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tyler throws a nice head kick!
Kabessa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kabessa throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyler counters with a two punch combo.
Kabessa throws a head kick that misses

and Tyler counters by clinching up.
Kabessa is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
Kebra Kabessa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kabessa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyler, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Tyler!