PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Tepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lytle
vs
Tepper

184 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Tepper!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Tepper.
Tepper looks to score with a jab to the body but Lytle is just out of range.
Tepper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lytle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepper.
Tepper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lytle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tepper scores with a decent looking hook.
Tepper digs a good hook to Lytle's body.
Lytle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tepper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lytle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tepper thuds his right hand into Lytle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Tepper as Lytle shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lytle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lytle is breathing heavily.
Lytle moves in looking to clinch but Tepper pushes him off.
Tepper throws a series of strikes that have Lytle backpedaling.

It looks like Chris Lytle has been cut.
Tepper drops Lytle with a left right combo! Tepper follows him down to the ground into side control.

Lytle is rocked!
Lytle being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tyler Tepper just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lytle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tepper lands with a nice combination. Lytle backs away looking to recover.
Tepper throws a right hand that Lytle ducks under and follows up with a left that Lytle also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tepper.
Lytle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tepper lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepper connects with a crisp jab.
Tepper connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tepper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Tepper.
Tepper scores with a nice strike.
Tepper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Lytle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tepper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tepper lands a nice shot that snaps Lytle's head back.
Tepper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tepper lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tepper!
Tepper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lytle tries to move into range but Tepper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lytle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lytle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tepper is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lytle ducks right into an uppercut from Tepper.
Tepper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lytle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tepper lands a with a good body shot.
Tepper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tepper throws a shot to the body.
Tepper lands with a straight right. Lytle didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepper lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Tepper.
No luck for Lytle with that takedown attempt.
Tyler Tepper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tepper lands with a nice combination. Lytle backs away looking to recover.
Lytle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tepper pinned against the cage. Tepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tepper cracks Lytle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tepper stuns Lytle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tepper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tepper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lytle fails to land the takedown.
Tepper scores with a one two! Lytle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tepper keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepper misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Tepper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lytle doesn't seem phased though.

Lytle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tepper gets underhooks to prevent Lytle's takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lytle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepper is trying to break free.
Tepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lytle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lytle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Tepper.
Tepper scores with a three punch combo!
Tepper lands a nice looking body shot.
Tepper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lytle's head.
Nice sprawl there from Tepper as Lytle shoots in.
Tepper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tepper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tepper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lytle.
Lytle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tepper.
Lytle shoots for a takedown but Tepper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lytle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tepper lands a nice looking body shot.
Lytle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tepper scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Tepper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Lytle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tepper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Lytle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lytle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tepper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lytle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tepper struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lytle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tepper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lytle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tepper gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepper is trying to get back to full guard.
Tepper is positioning himself well to prevent Lytle advancing to mount.
Tepper is trying to get back to full guard.
Lytle tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tepper controls his leg.
Lytle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tepper tries to roll over but Lytle keeps him under control.
Lytle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tepper defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tepper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lytle momentarily.
Tepper lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tepper there.
Jab by Tepper.
Tepper lands a nice shot that snaps Lytle's head back.
Chris Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lytle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Tepper. That snapped Lytle's head back.
Tepper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Tepper.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tepper.
Tepper stalks Lytle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lytle's face. Lytle staggers backwards, shaken.
Tepper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tepper scores with a nice head shot.
Tepper scores with a sloppy right hand. Lytle should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tepper circles away.
Tepper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chris Lytle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepper connects with a jab.
Tepper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lytle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lytle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown but Tepper shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lytle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyler Tepper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lytle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lytle shoots for a double leg takedown but Tepper sprawls well. He's pushed Lytle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tepper cracks Lytle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepper digs a good body shot into Lytle's ribs.
Lytle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Tepper as he connects with a hook.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tepper but Tepper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tepper stalks Lytle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lytle's face. Lytle staggers backwards, shaken.
Lytle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tepper pinned against the cage. Tepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tepper throws a good cross that connects.
Tepper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tepper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tepper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Tepper as Lytle shoots in.
Lytle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tepper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lytle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lytle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tepper lands a two punch combo.
Tepper throws a shot to the body.
Lytle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lytle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lytle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lytle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tepper tries to avoid it but Lytle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tepper to the ground. Tepper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Tepper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Lytle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lytle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tepper circles away.
Lytle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tepper cracks Lytle with an open hand slap.
Tepper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lytle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tepper connects with a right hand. Lytle shakes it off.
Tepper scores with a jab to the body.
Tepper with a hook.
Tepper lands a nice hook to Lytle's body. Lytle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tepper lands the left hand.
Jab from Tepper.
Tepper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tepper dips to his left and cracks Lytle with an uppercut!
Tepper throws a nice looking combination but Lytle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tepper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tepper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tepper lunges at Lytle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lytle's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepper swinging wilding here.
Tepper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tepper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tepper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lytle.
Tepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lytle is looking to clinch but Tepper is avoiding it.
Lytle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lytle shoots in but Tepper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lytle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown but Tepper shows good takedown defense.
Lytle looks for a takedown but Tepper sprawls well.
Lytle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lytle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tepper jabs at Lytle's body.
Tepper lands a jab-cross combination.
Tepper lands a slapping body shot.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tepper but Tepper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tepper, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lytle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lytle shoots in looking for a takedown. Tepper tries to sprawl out of it but Lytle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lytle tries to clinch up but Tepper circles away and keeps his distance.
Tepper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lytle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tepper lands a jab to the head.
Tepper lands with a nice body punch.
Lytle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tepper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lytle tries for a takedown but Tepper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tepper as he jumps to the side.
Lytle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tepper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tepper with a jab.
Lytle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tepper works Lytle's body with a nice hook.
Tepper stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepper scores with a hook to the body. Lytle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lytle moves away.
Tepper scores with a hook to the body. Lytle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepper throws a series of strikes that have Lytle backpedaling.
No luck for Lytle with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Tepper misses.
Tepper lands an overhand right.
Lytle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lytle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tepper circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Tepper as Lytle shoots in.
Tepper misses with a two punch combination.
Lytle shoots in and drives through. Tepper sprawls well.
Lytle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tepper cracks Lytle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tepper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lytle shoots in looking for a takedown. Tepper tries to sprawl out of it but Lytle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tepper lands a with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left and a right from Tepper both land. Nice combination.
Lytle shoots in and drives through. Tepper sprawls well.
Lytle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lytle fails with a takedown attempt.
Lytle shoots in but no luck this time.
Tepper swinging wilding here.
Tepper lands a lovely overhand right.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tepper but Tepper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lytle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lytle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Tepper both land. Nice combination.
Chris Lytle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Tepper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lytle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tepper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Tepper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tepper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 25:30

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