PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raging Smackhead (ranked 6145 p4p, 25588 weight class) and Blake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Smackhead
vs
Tyler

183 cm
18
180
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
180
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raging Smackhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler slips a jab from Smackhead.
Despite the aggression on Tyler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smackhead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyler to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smackhead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smackhead circles away quickly and effectively.
Smackhead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smackhead to score with a decent uppercut.
Smackhead misses with a straight right.
Smackhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smackhead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyler scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler slips a straight right by Smackhead.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyler scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smackhead misses with an uppercut.
Smackhead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smackhead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Smackhead misses.
A big left from Smackhead misses.
Tyler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smackhead counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Blake Tyler has been cut.
Good exchange - Smackhead coming out on top.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Smackhead is looking to counter punch.
Smackhead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smackhead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Smackhead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smackhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Tyler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tyler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smackhead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smackhead.
Tyler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smackhead missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smackhead throws a big shot that misses.
Tyler throws a counter combo.
Tyler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smackhead.
Tyler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smackhead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smackhead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
Tyler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smackhead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Sloppy strikes from Tyler. Those never looked like landing.
Tyler lands with an uppercut that bounces Smackhead off the cage and back into range.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smackhead throws out the jab.
Smackhead throws the left hand but Tyler avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Tyler looks to land a combination. Smackhead sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyler slips under a jab.
Tyler slips under a jab.
Tyler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smackhead misses with a looping left.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Smackhead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler digs a good body shot into Smackhead's ribs.
Smackhead throws out a loose jab but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smackhead loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.
Tyler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smackhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smackhead is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smackhead misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyler lands with a nice combination. Smackhead backs away looking to recover.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smackhead.
Smackhead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler moves away from the strike by Smackhead.
No joy there for Tyler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smackhead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Smackhead misses with a looping right.
Tyler slips a straight right by Smackhead.
Tyler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smackhead slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Smackhead misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Tyler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Tyler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tyler connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tyler. Those never looked like landing.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Smackhead throws a lazy right hand but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyler unleashes a big counter combination but Smackhead bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tyler scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Smackhead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyler lands with a nice combination. Smackhead backs away looking to recover.
Smackhead throws a big shot that misses.
Tyler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smackhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smackhead misses with a right hand
and Tyler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smackhead thinking.
Smackhead misses with an uppercut
and Tyler counters with a series of strikes. Smackhead will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tyler.
Tyler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Smackhead slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Tyler throws a series of strikes that have Smackhead backpedaling.
Tyler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyler slips a straight right by Smackhead.
Tyler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smackhead rather than just go for the knockout.
Smackhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smackhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smackhead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smackhead thinking.
Smackhead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smackhead.
Smackhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smackhead throws out the jab.
Smackhead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyler counters with a left and a right that stings Smackhead.
Smackhead looks to land a right hand but Tyler moved out of range.
Tyler throws a series of strikes that have Smackhead backpedaling.
Smackhead misses with a hook. Tyler ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Smackhead.
Tyler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smackhead with a body shot.
Tyler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smackhead.
A shot to the liver by Tyler. Beautiful body shot.
Tyler works over Smackhead's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smackhead circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smackhead.
Tyler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smackhead eats them both and turns towards Tyler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smackhead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Smackhead finds it's target.
Tyler moves away from the strike by Smackhead.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smackhead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smackhead.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smackhead might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tyler slips under a jab from Smackhead.
Tyler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tyler throws out a powerful jab.
Tyler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Tyler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smackhead looks to throw the jab but Tyler is out of range.
Tyler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tyler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyler.
Tyler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Tyler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smackhead throws a big shot that misses.
Smackhead throws a lazy right hand but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smackhead looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Tyler lands with a straight right. Smackhead didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Smackhead misses.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Blake Tyler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Smackhead slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler jabs at Smackhead's body.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Smackhead misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smackhead catches Tyler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyler moves away from the strike by Smackhead.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smackhead walks into a straight right hand from Tyler.
Smackhead misses the jab.
Smackhead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Tyler.
Tyler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Smackhead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler lands with a nice combination. Smackhead backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smackhead dodges the punch combination from Tyler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smackhead throws a hook to the side of Tyler's head but Tyler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smackhead throws a shot from downtown. Tyler moves away and avoids it.
Tyler lands a jab.
Smackhead throws a shot from downtown. Tyler moves away and avoids it.
Tyler throws a counter combo.
Tyler throws a combination. Smackhead tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smackhead throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smackhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smackhead misses with a left hand
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyler jabs Smackhead to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smackhead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smackhead throws a right hand that misses
and Tyler counters with a series of strikes. Smackhead will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smackhead throws a big shot that misses.
Tyler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smackhead misses with a straight left.
Smackhead throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Smackhead misses with a left hand
and Tyler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smackhead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smackhead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyler unleashes a big counter combination but Smackhead bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tyler feints a jab promting Smackhead to slip. Tyler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smackhead slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Tyler. Those never looked like landing.
Smackhead throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smackhead throws a right hand that misses
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Tyler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smackhead's hands.
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Smackhead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tyler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smackhead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler lands a really nice looking cross but Smackhead seems unphased.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Smackhead.
Tyler defending well as Smackhead loads up on a big left hand.
Raging Smackhead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake Tyler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Smackhead avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

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