PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 1205 p4p, 456 weight class) and Joe Tidd (ranked 152 p4p, 61 weight class). 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.

Catch Wrestler
vs
Tidd

180 cm
23
158
9 - 6 - 0

155 cm
30
149
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Hardcore Sports Nutrition

HELLBENT
MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Tidd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tidd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Catch Wrestler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Catch Wrestler wants to sweep here but Tidd controlling him for the moment.

Catch Wrestler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tidd prevents Catch Wrestler from getting back to his feet.
Catch Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Tidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Catch Wrestler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Catch Wrestler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Catch Wrestler keeping full guard, as Tidd tries to pass.
Catch Wrestler trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd throws a big elbow that misses.
Tidd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tidd lands a couple of digs.

Catch Wrestler working for a triangle but Tidd defends it easily.
Tidd slips nicely into half guard.
Catch Wrestler is trying to get back to full guard.
Tidd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Catch Wrestler defending well though.
Catch Wrestler is trying to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Catch Wrestler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Catch Wrestler defending well though.
Tidd lands with a punch from half guard.
Tidd slips a nice elbow through Catch Wrestler's hands, connecting with Catch Wrestler's forehead.
Tidd prevents Catch Wrestler from improving his position.
Catch Wrestler trying to control here.
Tidd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Catch Wrestler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Catch Wrestler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Catch Wrestler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tidd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Catch Wrestler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tidd scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Catch Wrestler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tidd wants to pass the guard but Catch Wrestler is keeping the position.
Catch Wrestler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tidd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catch Wrestler's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tidd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tidd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Catch Wrestler is looking for a triangle but Tidd pushes his legs off easily.
Tidd lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Catch Wrestler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tidd is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tidd wants to control but Catch Wrestler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tidd wants to improve his position but Catch Wrestler is controlling well.
Catch Wrestler wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catch Wrestler is keen to just control but Tidd is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tidd moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Tidd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Catch Wrestler takes a swing at Tidd's ribcage but misses.
Tidd feints the counter takedown.

Tidd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Catch Wrestler's guard.
Tidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Catch Wrestler has his foot on Tidd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tidd works his way back into a safe position though.

Catch Wrestler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tidd throwing strikes from guard but Catch Wrestler blocks nicely.
Tidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tidd advances to half guard.
Catch Wrestler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tidd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tidd's back!
Joe Tidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tidd breaks Catch Wrestler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tidd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Catch Wrestler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tidd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tidd is working Catch Wrestler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tidd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd scoring with some ground and pound.
Tidd landing some decent shots from guard.
Catch Wrestler wants to get back to his feet but Tidd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tidd wants to pass the guard but Catch Wrestler is keeping the position.
Catch Wrestler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Catch Wrestler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tidd manages to get himself to full guard.

Our spies down at at UnderGround BJJ & MMA inform us that Tidd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tidd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catch Wrestler's guard.

Tidd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tidd wants to pass the guard but Catch Wrestler is keeping the position.
Tidd trying to control the position from guard on top but Catch Wrestler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd stops Catch Wrestler from standing up.

Catch Wrestler has his foot on Tidd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tidd works his way back into a safe position though.

Catch Wrestler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tidd wants to control from the top but Catch Wrestler keeps moving.
Tidd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Catch Wrestler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tidd tries to free his leg and advance position but Catch Wrestler is retaining full guard.
Catch Wrestler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tidd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Catch Wrestler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tidd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tidd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tidd stopping the sweep attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Tidd trying to control but Catch Wrestler is working from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler has momentary wrist control but Tidd slips an elbow through the middle.

Catch Wrestler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tidd wants to pass the guard but Catch Wrestler is keeping the position.
Catch Wrestler trying to control the position.
Tidd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Catch Wrestler wants to sweep here but Tidd controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Tidd lands a couple of elbows.
Tidd works over Catch Wrestler with some ground and pound from guard.
Tidd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Tidd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tidd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tidd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Tidd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Catch Wrestler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tidd has managed to get both his arms back between Catch Wrestler's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tidd working some strikes from top position.
Tidd wants to control from the top but Catch Wrestler keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Tidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Catch Wrestler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Catch Wrestler misses the target.
Catch Wrestler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Catch Wrestler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Catch Wrestler scores with a decent looking hook.
Tidd slips a jab and a cross from Catch Wrestler.
Tidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjj Catch Wrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler misses with a wild body shot.
Tidd looks to land a combination but Catch Wrestler avoids it well.
Tidd moves out of range of the strikes.
And Tidd tries to counter it with a takedown but Catch Wrestler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Catch Wrestler misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd throws a shot from downtown. Catch Wrestler moves away and avoids it.
Catch Wrestler cracks Tidd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tidd slips a jab from Catch Wrestler.

Tidd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Catch Wrestler!
Catch Wrestler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tidd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tidd working the ground and pound.
Tidd lands an elbow.
Catch Wrestler is not content to let Tidd control the position.
Catch Wrestler is trying to control Tidd's posture but Tidd avoids it.
Tidd wants to control but Catch Wrestler is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Tidd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tidd laying and praying for a moment but Catch Wrestler takes advantage and regains half guard.
Catch Wrestler is refusing to be controlled, as Tidd sits in half guard.
Tidd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Catch Wrestler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catch Wrestler keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Catch Wrestler trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Catch Wrestler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tidd trying to control but Catch Wrestler is working from the bottom.
Tidd is in close to Catch Wrestler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Catch Wrestler doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tidd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tidd trying to control but Catch Wrestler is working from the bottom.
Tidd connects with a couple of short punches.
Tidd trying to control but Catch Wrestler is working from the bottom.

Catch Wrestler has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tidd doesn't defend quickly enough and Catch Wrestler has managed to lock this one up! Can Tidd escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Catch Wrestler on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bjj Catch Wrestler!
Bjj Catch Wrestler gave a mention to Sportivité in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).