PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Tylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tylor has chosen å as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shepherd
vs
Tylor

191 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikko Tylor!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shepherd throws a nice head kick!
Tylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Shepherd does it's job there.
Tylor misses with a two punch combination.
Tylor is looking to clinch.
Tylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shepherd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tylor throws a lazy head kick

and Shepherd counters by clinching up.
Tylor looking to slow down the pace here.
Tylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shepherd blocks an uppercut.
Tylor trying to stall but Shepherd improves his position.
Shepherd can't break the clinch.
Tylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepherd has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd tries to break the clinch but Tylor is controlling the position.
Tylor tries to break the clinch but Shepherd is controlling the position.
Tylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Tylor tries to pull guard but Shepherd holds him up against the cage and eventually Tylor drops back down to his feet.
Shepherd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tylor tries to work over Shepherd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Shepherd won't allow it.
Tylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shepherd has him pressed against the cage.
Shepherd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shepherd with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Shepherd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tylor tries to bum rush Shepherd with a series of wild strikes but Shepherd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Shepherd drives through and clinches with Tylor against the cage.
Tylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tylor stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shepherd tries to break the clinch but Tylor is controlling the position.
Tylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shepherd walks away with a smile on his face. Tylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shepherd misses with a double jab

and Tylor counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Shepherd!
Shepherd is trying to stand up here but Tylor is controlling him well.
Shepherd is concentrating on defense, preventing Tylor from advancing position.
Shepherd is trying to stand back up but Tylor is controlling him
Shepherd is concentrating on defense, preventing Tylor from advancing position.
Shepherd wants to improve his position but Tylor is controlling well.
Tylor is thwarting Shepherd's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd has his hands clasped together around Tylor's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Shepherd is looking to escape.
Shepherd tries to get to full guard but Tylor has control of the leg.
Tylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Shepherd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Tylor.

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.
Tylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tylor is looking to clinch.
Shepherd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tylor throws out the jab.
Tylor tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Shepherd counters by moving into the clinch.

Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shepherd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tylor avoids the head kick by Shepherd.
Jack Shepherd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tylor tries to clinch but Shepherd moves out of range.
Tylor looks for a takedown but Shepherd sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Tylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tylor closes the distance but Shepherd moves to the side
and Shepherd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shepherd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shepherd counters with a three punch combo that has Tylor backing up. Tylor nods at Shepherd to acknowledge the strikes.
Tylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Shepherd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack Shepherd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd lands with a kick to the temple. Tylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shepherd counters with a big head kick but Tylor shrugs it off.
Tylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shepherd throws a sloppy head kick and Tylor moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tylor darts in trying to clinch
and Shepherd counters with a leg kick.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Tylor is avoiding it.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Tylor wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Tylor missing with a left hand there. Shepherd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Tylor.
Tylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Shepherd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tylor is trying to break free.
Tylor stalling in the clinch but Shepherd improves position.
Shepherd pushes off an throws an elbow but Tylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shepherd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shepherd keeps control of Tylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tylor keeps control of Shepherd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tylor tries to clinch but Shepherd moves out of range.

Shepherd closes the distance and clinches.

Shepherd breaks the clinch.
Shepherd slips a jab from Tylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shepherd. That's going to slow Tylor down.
Tylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shepherd paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shepherd rushes Tylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tylor is trying to break the clinch but Shepherd has him pressed against the cage.

Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shepherd lands with a slapping head kick.
Tylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepherd as he avoids it easily.
Tylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shepherd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tylor clinches but Shepherd breaks the clinch
and Shepherd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tylor is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tylor.
Shepherd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tylor tries to clinch but Shepherd is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Shepherd.
Tylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Tylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Tylor.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shepherd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tylor trying to stall but Shepherd improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Shepherd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Tylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tylor misses the jab.
Shepherd moves out of range of the strikes.
Tylor darts in trying to clinch
and Shepherd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shepherd feints and then cracks Tylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tylor down.
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Tylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Tylor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tylor looks for a takedown but Shepherd sprawls well.
Tylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shepherd pushes Tylor away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Tylor is having none of it.
Tylor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shepherd fakes the leg kick and cracks Tylor in the body.

Shepherd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shepherd closes the distance and pushes Tylor back into the cage.
Tylor stalling in the clinch but Shepherd improves position.
Tylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shepherd is trying to break the clinch but Tylor has him pressed against the cage.
Tylor is trying to break the clinch but Shepherd has him pressed against the cage.
Tylor misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shepherd has him pressed against the cage.

Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tylor misses with a double jab
and Shepherd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Tylor is avoiding it.
Tylor darts in trying to clinch
and Shepherd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tylor avoids the head kick by Shepherd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tylor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tylor is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tylor tries to clinch but Shepherd is having none of it.
Tylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepherd as he avoids it easily.
Tylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Tylor as he connects with a hook.

Shepherd moves into range and clinches up with Tylor.
Tylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tylor stalling in the clinch but Shepherd improves position.
Tylor wants to break free but Shepherd has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tylor wants to break the clinch but can't.

Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shepherd doesn't manage to clinch there - Tylor circles away.
Tylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tylor wants to clinch.
Tylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shepherd moves away.
Tylor moves in looking to clinch but Shepherd pushes him off.
Shepherd throws a right and a left that Tylor avoids nicely.
Shepherd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tylor throws a hook but Shepherd blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shepherd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shepherd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shepherd!