PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Venom Killer Jr (ranked 3560 p4p, 2462 weight class) and Carson Tully (ranked 465 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Killer Jr
vs
Tully

183 cm
21
193
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
190
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Venom Killer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Tully!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tully gets tackled into the cage by Killer Jr. Killer Jr maintains the clinch.
Tully lands an elbow inside that Killer Jr shrugs off.
Killer Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tully using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Killer Jr is looking for a takedown.
Tully scores a nice knee to the body.
Killer Jr is breathing heavily.
Tully landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tully unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been informed that Tully has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tully creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer Jr's defenses.
A short uppercut from Tully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Tully.
Tully gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Killer Jr.
Tully is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer Jr is defending well for now.
Tully stalling against the cage.
Killer Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tully after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venom Killer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer Jr tries for a takedown but Tully manages to get underhooks.
Tully prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tully crunches a lovely knee into Killer Jr's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully connects with a knee to the head.
Killer Jr has been working on his balance at ALPHA Performance Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tully.
Tully pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Tully gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Killer Jr looking for subs off his back but Tully has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tully trying to control the pace.
Tully lands strikes from half guard.
Killer Jr tries to get to full guard but Tully has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Killer Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer Jr is looking to improve his position but Tully isn't that keen on the idea.
Tully controlling his opponent.
Tully scoring with strikes but Killer Jr is staying in there.
Killer Jr is looking to improve his position but Tully isn't that keen on the idea.
Tully controlling the pace for now.
Killer Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tully controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Tully has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tully working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tully landing punches.
Tully lands a couple of good shots and Killer Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Tully is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Killer Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Killer Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tully's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer Jr can't escape the position.
Killer Jr trying to control the hands but Tully won't let him.
Tully lands a shot to the head.
Tully keeps control of the position easily here as Killer Jr tries to buck him off.
Killer Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tully trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Tully is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Killer Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Killer Jr for a finish.
Well, with Tully on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Killer Jr is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Tully connects with a big shot to the side of Killer Jr's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Tully dominated that round.
That's time! Killer Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Killer Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tully. Tully gets slowly back to his feet.

Tully clinches up against the cage.
Tully stops a takedown attempt from Killer Jr.
Killer Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tully after a bit of a struggle.
Tully prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venom Killer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tully pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Killer Jr is pressed up against the cage. Tully has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Killer Jr down to the mat. Killer Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tully closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tully - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tully - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer Jr has Tully pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tully manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Killer Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Tully manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Killer Jr is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tully tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tully will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Killer Jr up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Killer Jr letting Tully take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carson Tully.

Tully clinches with his opponent.
Killer Jr looking for a takedown.
Tully lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tully lands a nice knee to the body.
Tully comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Tully.
Tully lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully digs a right hand underneath Killer Jr's ribcage. Killer Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Killer Jr wants a takedown.
Killer Jr takes an elbow to the temple.

Killer Jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tully pulls guard effortlessly.
Oh Killer Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tully holds on and takes a little breather.
Tully lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tully showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tully passes Killer Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carson Tully has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tully is taking a breather. Killer Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tully lands a big elbow - Killer Jr is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tully!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carson Tully!
Carson Tully decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.