PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Waltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Time. 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.

Tyson
vs
Waltz

170 cm
21
268 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Waltz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waltz throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a nice leg kick.
Waltz misses with a two punch combination.
Rick Waltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Waltz down.
Waltz misses with a series of wild punches.

Tyson clinches up against the cage.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Waltz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson really is a fat lump.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waltz.
Waltz throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Waltz blocks a head kick by Tyson.

Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Tyson is trying to control. Waltz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Waltz has one foot on Tyson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waltz swinging wildly here.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Waltz as Tyson shoots in.
A punch combination from Waltz misses.
Waltz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Waltz's guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Waltz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Waltz wriggles free and stands up.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Waltz, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Waltz against the cage but Waltz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Waltz.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Waltz. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waltz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Waltz.
Waltz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson cracks the inside of Waltz's front leg.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Waltz sprawls well.
Waltz throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Waltz falls off balance throwing a combination

so Tyson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tyson prevents Waltz from getting back to his feet.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Waltz pushes Tyson off and gets back to his feet.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Waltz sprawls well. Waltz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Waltz misses with a few strikes there.

Waltz tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Waltz breaks from the clinch.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Waltz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Waltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Waltz tries to avoid it but Tyson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Waltz to the ground. Waltz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waltz throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waltz misses with the combination.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Waltz circles away.
Waltz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson tries to clinch but Waltz is having none of it.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Waltz.
Rick Waltz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson swings for the body but Waltz moves out of range.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Waltz, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Waltz against the cage but Waltz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waltz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Waltz.
A combination from Waltz does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyson scores with a body shot.
Waltz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.

Waltz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Waltz throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Waltz misses with a double jab

so Tyson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Tyson wants to control from the top but Waltz keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waltz on the ground.
Waltz wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waltz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tyson manages to pass to side control.
Tyson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is keen to just control but Waltz is a slippery customer.
Waltz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but Waltz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson stops Waltz from getting back to his feet.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Waltz is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Waltz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Tyson just wasn't active enough.
Waltz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with an outside leg kick.
Waltz misses with a double jab.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Waltz shows good takedown defense.
Waltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waltz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Waltz seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Waltz.
No joy there for Waltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waltz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waltz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Waltz. Those never looked like landing.

Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tyson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Waltz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson wants to control but Waltz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waltz pushes Tyson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tyson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Waltz throws Tyson to one side and escapes!
Waltz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waltz misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Waltz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Waltz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Waltz tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Waltz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Waltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Waltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Tyson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Waltz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Waltz keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Waltz pushes Tyson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tyson tries to clinch but Waltz moves out of range.
Alex Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waltz misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waltz swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Rick Waltz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waltz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waltz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Waltz.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Waltz circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Tyson dominated that second round.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Waltz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waltz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waltz thinking.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Rick Waltz has been cut.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown but Waltz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Waltz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Waltz blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Waltz misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waltz tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Waltz stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Waltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Waltz as Tyson shoots in.
A combination from Waltz does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Waltz which made him look bad.
Waltz throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.

Tyson looking to score a takedown here. Waltz is defending well but Tyson drives through and ends up in Waltz's guard.
Tyson prevents Waltz from getting back to his feet.
Waltz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tyson manages to pass to side control.
Alex Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Waltz has one foot on Tyson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Waltz misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Waltz.

Tyson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Waltz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Waltz pushes Tyson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Waltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Waltz misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a nice body kick.
Waltz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Waltz throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a head kick.

Tyson clinches.

Waltz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Waltz gets caught flat footed, as Tyson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Waltz has his feet on Tyson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Waltz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson somewhat.
Waltz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Waltz looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waltz as he avoids it easily.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Waltz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Waltz. Those never looked like landing.

Waltz gets caught napping as Tyson dives in and scores a takedown. Waltz manages to retain guard.
Waltz keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.

Waltz pushes Tyson off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waltz works over Tyson's head and body with a nice combination.
Waltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waltz.
Tyson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waltz swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waltz misses with a two punch combination.
Waltz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waltz throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waltz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waltz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson.
Alex Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Waltz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Waltz tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Tyson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyson, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Tyson!
Our winner, Alex Tyson, 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.