PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexus Argento (ranked 2829 p4p, 2121 weight class) and Magnus Tyme (ranked 272 p4p, 206 weight class). Argento comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Argento
vs
Tyme

190 cm
25
243
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
281
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs

Warrior Fight Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Tyme!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyme misses with a hook. Argento ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Argento.
Argento ducks under a wild hook from Tyme.
Argento looks to land a right hand but Tyme moved out of range.
Magnus Tyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Argento moves out of range as Tyme strikes.
Tyme looks to land a right hand but Argento moved out of range.
Tyme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyme misses with a left hand
and Argento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyme throws a right and a left that Argento avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Argento.
Argento looks to land a left hand but Tyme moved out of range nicely.

Argento has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Argento's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Argento lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyme backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Argento has picked Tyme up - he's going for a ride! Argento dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Argento performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Argento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyme is defending against the submission attempts here by Argento.
Tyme has hold of Argento's hands but Argento slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Argento seems content to control.
Argento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Argento is working for a kimura but Tyme is defending it quite comfortably.
Argento takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyme can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento is nestled in close to Tyme, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Argento thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Argento is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Argento is nestled in close to Tyme, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Argento content to control rather than advance.
Tyme is trying to stand up here but Argento is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Argento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento not doing much here.
Tyme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Argento thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyme's head.

Argento has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tyme defend it? Argento steps over the head and cranks it - Tyme is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Argento!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexus Argento!
Alexus Argento seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Magnus Tyme spoke after the fight, saying 'I respect my opponent, tonight just wasnt my night, thanks.'.