PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ReaperLord Tyberos (ranked 2222 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 192 p4p, 263 weight class). Tyberos comes to the cage accompanied by Today We Hunt!. Christie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amityville kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steven Christie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ReaperLord Tyberos's chin.

Tyberos
vs
Christie

150 cm
29
145
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
30
145
17 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ReaperLord Tyberos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Christie looking to score a takedown here. Tyberos is defending well but Christie drives through and ends up in Tyberos's guard.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. Tyberos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by Tyberos!

Christie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyberos is controlling him.
Christie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos lands a couple of elbows.
Tyberos 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.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyberos with a nice head shot there.
Christie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christie is keeping the position for now.
Christie wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment.
Christie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyberos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christie keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass.
Christie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been hearing that Tyberos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tyberos won't allow Christie to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos cracks Christie with a solid left hand.
Tyberos looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Christie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christie scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Christie from controlling successfully.
Christie lands a couple of digs.
Christie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christie manages to get himself to full guard.

Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Christie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyberos distracts Christie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Christie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyberos is pushing down on Christie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Christie is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyberos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos throwing shots but Christie is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Tyberos.
Christie gets back to full guard.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyberos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Christie wants to control but Tyberos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tyberos tries to score with some ground and pound. Christie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christie tries to improve position but can't.
Tyberos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tyberos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Christie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Christie is trying to improve his position.
Tyberos working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tyberos connects with a decent elbow.
Tyberos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tyberos is putting a hurting on Christie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Christie gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyberos scores with a jab to the head.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christie looks to throw the jab but Tyberos is out of range.
Tyberos punishes Christie's body with a nice straight punch.
Christie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Christie duly obliges.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyberos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Christie on his heels. He'll look to pass Christie's guard now, I'm sure.
ReaperLord Tyberos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Christie has wrist control.
Tyberos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyberos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyberos throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyberos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos stops Christie from standing up.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos passes into half guard.
Tyberos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyberos throwing shots but Christie is blocking nicely.
Tyberos working Christie over with strikes.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Christie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos is nestled in close to Christie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christie gets full guard.
Christie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Christie throwing strikes from guard but Tyberos blocks nicely.
Christie passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
Christie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyberos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tyberos has hold of Christie's hands but Christie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyberos striking from half guard on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Christie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Christie working Tyberos over with strikes.
Tyberos moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christie won't allow Tyberos to sweep him here.
Christie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Christie passes Tyberos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Christie is keen to just control but Tyberos is a slippery customer.
Tyberos is looking for a sweep. Christie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Christie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Christie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Christie is looking to control Tyberos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christie avoid being mounted?
Christie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyberos is staying active.
Tyberos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christie is controlling Tyberos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tyberos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyberos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyberos.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Christie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that ReaperLord Tyberos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyberos throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyberos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Christie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Christie tests Tyberos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christie shoots and misses
letting Tyberos counter with a right hand.
Christie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyberos throws out the jab.
Tyberos misses with a lunging right hand
and Christie counters with a two punch combo.
Christie misses with a looping right.

Tyberos drives through with a takedown into Christie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Christie scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Christie.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie slips a jab from Tyberos.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyberos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyberos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyberos throws a lazy right hand but Christie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Tyberos does it's job there.
Christie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyberos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyberos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christie to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyberos throws a shot to the body.
Christie throws out a loose jab but Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyberos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyberos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos connects with a right hand. Christie shakes it off.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyberos scores with a decent looking hook.
Christie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christie avoids it really well and circles away.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Tyberos.
Nice jab there from Tyberos.

Tyberos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyberos showed some decent athleticism there.
Christie is trying to stand back up but Tyberos is controlling him
Christie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyberos is working away from the top position though.
Tyberos stops Christie from getting back to his feet.
Christie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos tries to pass to full mount but Christie defends it.
Ground and pound from Tyberos.
Christie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyberos is working away from the top position though.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Christie dodges it nicely.
Tyberos is thwarting Christie's attempts to control the position.
Tyberos lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyberos working over Christie with some ground and pound. Christie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos stops Christie from getting back to his feet.
Tyberos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie is trying to maintain the position but Tyberos is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyberos drops an elbow to the side of Christie's head.
Christie tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Tyberos lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyberos prevents Christie from standing back up.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Christie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Christie dodges it nicely.
Tyberos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos slips a nice elbow through Christie's hands, connecting with Christie's forehead.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ReaperLord Tyberos!
After winning the bout, ReaperLord Tyberos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Steven Christie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.