PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Danek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyson Tanner enters the ring!

Danek
vs
Tanner

175 cm
18
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maximus Danek!
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, Tyson Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danek has a takedown stuffed.
Tanner scores with a nice head shot.
Tanner throws the left hand but Danek avoids the punch easily.
Danek looks for a takedown but Tanner sprawls well.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Danek saw that one coming.
Danek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Danek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Tanner.
Tanner tests Danek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanner's waist but Tanner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danek off to one side.

Danek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.

Tanner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tanner is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Danek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tanner, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Danek avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tanner lands the left hand.
Tanner lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tanner darts in and clinches Danek up against the ropes.
Danek looking for a takedown.
Danek prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Danek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tanner avoids it really well and circles away.
Danek shoots in but Tanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Danek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to lock up and control but Danek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tanner reaches up and holds on to Danek to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Danek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tanner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tanner is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Danek.
Tanner parries the strikes from Danek easily there. Danek is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tanner to escape.
Danek is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tanner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Danek is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danek ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Danek is avoiding it.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Danek slips the punch.
Jab by Tanner.
Danek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanner cracks Danek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tanner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tanner throws a hook but Danek avoids it easily.
Danek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Danek.
Tanner misses with a body kick.

Tanner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Danek to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danek is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danek stopping the sweep attempt from Tanner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanner trying to control the position.
Danek trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danek trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
Danekis looking to pass into half guard but Tanner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tanner is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maximus Danek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Tanner misses.
Maximus Danek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danek fails with the takedown.
Tanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danek momentarily.
Tanner misses with a double jab.
Danek tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Danek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.

Danek shoots in and bounces Tanner off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
Danek keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Danek is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tanner trying to control but Danek is working from the bottom.
Tanner pushes down on Danek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Danek trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danek tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Tanner wants to advance to full mount but Danek doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Tanner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danek is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tanner, into his guard.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Danek trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.

Danek postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tanner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Danek, into his guard.

Danek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanner has gone for a leg lock! Danek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tanner's guard.

Tanner is looking to sinch up a triangle. Danek throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tanner's body to avoid the submission. Tanner has instead reached around Danek's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tanner arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyson Tanner!