PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tyller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Young
vs
Tyller

175 cm
23
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Tyller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young scores with a takedown into Tyller's guard.

Young thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Young stands up and waves to Tyller to follow him.
Tyller moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tyller wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
Tyller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Tyller ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyller is looking to clinch.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Tyller pushes him off.

Tyller closes the distance and clinches.
Tyller trying to land knees to the body.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Young pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyller trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Young trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Young is trying to keep Tyller in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Young has his feet on Tyller's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mark Tyller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Young.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young motions for Tyller to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Mark Tyller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyller rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyller missing with knees to the body.
Tyller tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Tyller lands a damaging elbow.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Tyller.
Young tries a knee to the head but Tyller blocks it.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Tyller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyller tries to clinch up
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
Young throws the left hand but Tyller avoids the punch easily.

Tyller closes the distance and clinches.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyller blocks it with crossed arms.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyller missing with knees to the body.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young can't get the takedown.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Young stalling in the clinch but Tyller improves position.
Tyller missing with knees to the body.
Tyller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Young counters by clinching up.
Tyller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Tyller.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyller.
Young is looking to control Tyller's arms but Tyller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
Tyller trying to land knees to the body.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyller prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyller throws an elbow but misses.
Tyller throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyller missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyller wants to clinch

so Young counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyller keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Young postures up in Tyller's guard and throws a big left but Tyller blocks it.
Young working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyller's head.
Young has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to control from the top but Tyller keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyller tries to clinch but Young moves away

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyller.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyller prevents it.
Young avoiding damage as Tyller throws knees to the body.
Tyller missing with knees to the body.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Tyller.
Tyller lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tyller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyller lands a knee to the body.
Tyller throws an elbow but it misses.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyller misses with an elbow strike.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young tries a knee to the head but Tyller blocks it.
Tyller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Young manages to pull guard.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Young landing strikes from the mount.
Young lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyller hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young dominating with strikes here.
Young landing punches.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyller?
Tyller is breathing heavily.
Young breaks from Tyller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a big shot there that rocks Tyller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tyller is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Young.
Young lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Young working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Angus Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tyller looks to clinch
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyller darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a looping left.
Tyller wants to clinch but Young slips to the side
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Tyller.
Tyller tries to clinch
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyller off the cage and back into rage.
Tyller wants to clinch but Young slips to the side

and Young moves into the clinch.
Tyller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young is working for takedown but Tyller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Young.
Tyller misses with a knee strike.
Tyller is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyller down to the mat. Tyller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Young.
Angus Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyller clinches but Young breaks the clinch
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Young instigates a clinch.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to drag Tyller to the mat but Tyller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyller is keeping busy.
Tyller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Tyller tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Tyller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Tyller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Young moves into the clinch.
Tyller misses with an elbow strike.
Tyller misses with a knee to the head.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tyller blocks with his arms.
Young lands a body shot.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Young wants a takedown but no success here.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Tyller.

Young pulls Tyller into guard.
Young is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Young passes to side control.
Young scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control the action but Tyller is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Young grinds an elbow into Tyller's temple.
Young looks up at the clock and then as Tyller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Young smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four 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.
Young staying calm.

Young tries for a kimura but Tyller is defending well.
Young in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!