PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Tyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Framrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Tyco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tyco
vs
Framrock

182 cm
18
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Tyco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shank Framrock!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Framrock pinned against the cage. Framrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tyco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Framrock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Tyco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Framrock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Framrock is trying to improve his position.
Framrock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Framrock is rocked!

It looks like Shank Framrock has been cut.
Framrock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Framrock is still in real trouble! Can Tyco finish him?
Framrock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Framrock wants to sweep but no luck.
Framrock looking to control.
Framrock seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyco trying to control but Framrock is working from the bottom.

Framrock looking for a guillotine here but Tyco defends easily.
Tyco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Framrock is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Framrock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Framrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Framrock wants to sweep here but Tyco controlling him for the moment.
Tyco chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyco trying to control the position from guard on top but Framrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Framrock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Framrock looks gassed!
Tyco stands up over Framrock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyco wants to stand but Framrock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Framrock keeping moving, preventing Tyco from controlling successfully.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Framrock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Framrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyco is one step ahead there.

Tyco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tyco shoots in for a takedown but Framrock shows good takedown defense.
Framrock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tyco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Framrock's guard now.
Framrock wants to sweep here but Tyco controlling him for the moment.
Tyco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Framrock is keeping the position for now.

Framrock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Framrock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Framrock is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Framrock is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyco working the body and head with strikes.
Tyco scoring with punches and elbows.

The cut above Shank Framrock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyco trying to control the position but Framrock is working away.
Tyco working the head and body with strikes.

Shank Framrock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shank Framrock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Tyco!
Anderson Tyco retains his middleweight title!