PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ulanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Tyler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Igor Ulanov's chin.

Ulanov
vs
Tyler

225 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Ulanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tyler cracks a nice hook into Ulanov's ribs.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulanov is just out of range.
Ulanov connects with the punch.
Ulanov scores with a jab to the head.
Ulanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyler on the side of the head.
Ulanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ulanov lands with a nice body punch.
Ulanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler misses with a jab to the body
and Ulanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ulanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler is looking to clinch.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulanov manages to avoid it.
Tyler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ulanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Ulanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ulanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler shoots for a double leg takedown but Ulanov sprawls well. He's pushed Tyler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexander Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Ulanov lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyler thuds a left hand into Ulanov's body.
Ulanov throws a combination that misses
and Tyler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ulanov misses with a few strikes there.
Ulanov tests Tyler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ulanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ulanov throws a good cross that connects.
Ulanov lands a jab.
Ulanov connects with a right hand. Tyler shakes it off.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Ulanov.
Igor Ulanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ulanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ulanov swivels and escapes.
Ulanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler misses with a jab to the body
and Ulanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Ulanov throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ulanov has closed the distance and engaged Tyler in a clinch.
Ulanov is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
Tyler keeps control of Ulanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ulanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyler's efforts to push away.
Tyler just leaning against Ulanov, taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Ulanov has double underhooks.
Ulanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyler can't break the clinch.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Ulanov moves out of range easily.
Ulanov scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ulanov moves into the clinch.
Ulanov lands a right hand.
Ulanov managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Ulanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Ulanov has double underhooks.
Ulanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulanov.
Ulanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyler looking for a takedown.
Igor Ulanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tyler.
Tyler tries to circle away but Ulanov has him pinned against the cage.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler wants to break free but Ulanov has control.
Ulanov is trying to stall.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ulanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ulanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyler is trying to drag Ulanov to the mat but Ulanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyler can't get the takedown.
Ulanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyler tries to break free but Ulanov pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ulanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Ulanov has him pressed against the cage.
Ulanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulanov lands a right hand.
Ulanov slows down the pace here.
Tyler jumps guard but Ulanov stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ulanov is trying to break free.
Ulanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulanov.
Ulanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyler as Ulanov tries to tie him up.
Ulanov prevents a body shot from Tyler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ulanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler needs to keep his hands up - Ulanov had a free shot at his head there.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but Ulanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ulanov rushes Tyler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ulanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulanov is struggling to control the position.
Ulanov is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
Ulanov is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyler avoids the elbow strike from Ulanov, against the cage.
Ulanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyler has Ulanov pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ulanov.
Ulanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tyler.
Ulanov wants to break free but Tyler has control.
Tyler keeps control of Ulanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulanov.
Ulanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulanov.
Ulanov lands a body punch.
Tyler is looking to control Ulanov's arms but Ulanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyler has his back to the cage.
Ulanov tries to break free but Tyler pushes him back against the cage.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Ulanov has double underhooks.
Tyler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Ulanov works on Tyler's body with a couple of short punches.
Ulanov is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Ulanov.

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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyler wants a takedown but no success here.
Igor Ulanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tyler.
Tyler wants to stall.
Ulanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ulanov tries to break free but Tyler pushes him back against the cage.
Ulanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Ulanov manages to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulanov.
Tyler prevents Ulanov from breaking the clinch.
Tyler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ulanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ulanov can't break the clinch.
Ulanov is trying to break free.
Ulanov lands with a right to the head.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ulanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Ulanov.
Ulanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ulanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Ulanov won't allow it.
Ulanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ulanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tylers head.
Ulanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyler avoids the damage to the body.
Ulanov trying to control the position but instead, Tyler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulanov into the cage.
Ulanov wants to break free but Tyler has control.
Ulanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ulanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Ulanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ulanov trying to stall but Tyler improves his position.
Ulanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ulanov stalling in the clinch but Tyler improves position.
Ulanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ulanov lands with a left to the head.
Ulanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

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.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Ulanov.
Tyler fails to pull guard.
Ulanov gets underhooks to prevent Tyler's takedown attempt.
Tyler jumps guard but Ulanov stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ulanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ulanov gets underhooks to prevent Tyler's takedown attempt.
Ulanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ulanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulanov lands with a right to the head.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ulanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulanov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ulanov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Ulanov.
Ulanov scores with a three punch combo!
Tyler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ulanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Tyler is rocked!
Tyler needs to keep his hands up - Ulanov had a free shot at his head there.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulanov finish him?
Ulanov rushes Tyler with punches - Tyler moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tyler goes down! Ulanov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Ulanov!