PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyeberson Tipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyeberson Tipo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Blackman
vs
Tipo

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brent Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dyeberson Tipo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipo misses with a looping left.
Blackman fails with a takedown attempt.
Blackman walks into a left hand.
Blackman staying out of range there.
Blackman tries to clinch there but Tipo circles away.

Blackman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Blackman tries for a kimura but Tipo is defending well.
Blackman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tipo keeps working.

Blackman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tipo can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipo is looking for a sweep.

Blackman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tipo, who protects the arm well.

Blackman stands up and beckons Tipo to his feet.
Blackman is breathing heavily.
Tipo cracks Blackman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tipo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Tipo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tipo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tipo throws a series of punches but Blackman avoids them all with ease.
Dyeberson Tipo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman tries to clinch up but Tipo circles away and keeps his distance.

Blackman has managed to clinch.
Tipo tries to break free but Blackman pushes him back against the cage.
Tipo is trying to break the clinch but Blackman is controlling him.
Blackman has Tipo pressed against the cage, preventing Tipo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tipo is trying to break free.

Blackman manages to pull guard.
Blackman looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackman, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipo wants to control from the top but Blackman keeps moving.
Blackman has a closed guard, preventing Tipo from standing up.
Tipo postures up.
Tipo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tipo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blackman is proving hard to escape from.
Blackman wants to stand and escape but Tipo is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tipo fails to land with a series of punches.
Tipo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tipo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tipo cracks Blackman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tipo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tipo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackman on the side of the head.
Tipo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tipo throws a right hand that Blackman ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackman also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tipo tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tipo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyeberson Tipo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tipo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dyeberson Tipo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blackman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackman taking a breather here.
Blackman trying to control the position but Tipo is working away.

Blackman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tipo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tipo is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tipo keeps working.
Tipo parries the strikes from Blackman easily there. Blackman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tipo to escape.

Blackman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tipo struggling a bit here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tipo scores with a jab to the head.

That's two 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.
Blackman shoots in for a takedown but Tipo shows good takedown defense.
Blackman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyeberson Tipo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Tipo.
Tipo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tipo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tipo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blackman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tipo lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tipo.
Tipo with a jab.
Blackman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tipo lands a jab.
Tipo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tipo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tipo connects with a jab.
Tipo stuns Blackman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tipo lands a lovely overhand right.
Tipo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tipo throws a right and a left that Blackman avoids nicely.
Tipo lands with a nice body punch.
Tipo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tipo there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tipo cracks Blackman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tipo lands a two punch combo.
Tipo cracks a nice hook into Blackman's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyeberson Tipo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Tipo's corner calls for a 1-2. Tipo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tipo throws out a loose jab but Blackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackman tries to clinch up but Tipo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tipo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tipo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tipo looks to land a right hand but Blackman moved out of range.
Tipo looks to land a combination but Blackman avoids it well.
Tipo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tipo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tipo missing with a left hand there. Blackman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to de liver by Tipo. Beautiful body shot.
Tipo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blackman on the side of the head.

Blackman clinches up with Tipo and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackman has Tipo pressed against the cage, preventing Tipo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tipo has Blackman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blackman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tipo is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackman has double underhooks.
Blackman goes for a takedown attempt but Tipo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left lands for Tipo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipo throws a combination. Blackman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Tipo misses.
Blackman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tipo.
Tipo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tipo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackman circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Tipo coming out on top.
Tipo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tipo duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tipo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Blackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tipo throws a nice looking combination but Blackman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blackman takes one on the button.
Blackman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tipo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tipo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brent Blackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Blackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blackman is looking to advance position but Tipo won't allow it.
Blackman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Blackman stops Tipo from standing up.

Blackman has gone for a leg lock! Tipo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blackman's guard.
Dyeberson Tipo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Blackman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tipo passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dyeberson Tipo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tipo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyeberson Tipo!