PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slade Tynin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tynin
vs
Concepcion

163 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Tynin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynin stuffs the takedown.
Tynin fails to land with a series of punches.
Concepcion ducks under a wild hook from Tynin.
Tynin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tynin misses with a body shot.
Tynin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tynin throws a shot from downtown. Concepcion moves away and avoids it.
Slade Tynin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynin throws a jab but it's blocked by Concepcion.
Tynin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tynin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tynin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Concepcion moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tynin.
Tynin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Concepcion down.
Concepcion gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concepcion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Concepcion.
Concepcion wants to sweep here but Tynin controlling him for the moment.

Concepcion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynin stopping the sweep attempt from Concepcion.

Concepcion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tynin scoring with some ground and pound.
Concepcion tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Concepcion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tynin defends well.
Concepcion looks gassed!
Concepcion wants to sweep but no luck.
Tynin connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tynin throwing strikes from guard but Concepcion blocks nicely.
Tynin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Concepcion's head.
Tynin distracts Concepcion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tynin won't allow Concepcion to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tynin throwing strikes from guard but Concepcion blocks nicely.
Concepcion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tynin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tynin 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.
Tynin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Concepcion looking for a sweep. Not yet Concepcion, not yet.
Tynin with a nice head shot there.
Tynin with a nice head shot there.

Concepcion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tynin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Concepcion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tynin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynin is looking to work some ground and pound but Concepcion has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tynin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Concepcion looking for a guillotine here but Tynin defends easily.
Tynin lands a couple of digs.
Tynin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tynin connects with a couple of short punches.
Concepcion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Concepcion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tynin landing some decent shots from guard.
Concepcion looking for a sweep. Not yet Concepcion, not yet.
Tynin passes Concepcion's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tynin is working for a kimura but Concepcion is defending it quite comfortably.
Tynin is thwarting Concepcion's attempts to control the position.
Tynin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tynin drops an elbow to the side of Concepcion's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Concepcion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Concepcion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Concepcion wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tynin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Tynin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tynin misses with a takedown

and Concepcion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tynin tries to get to full guard but Concepcion has control of the leg.
Concepcion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tynin defending well though.
Concepcion trying to control from half guard but Tynin is working away.
Concepcion controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tynin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Concepcion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Concepcion is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Concepcion is looking for a kimura but Tynin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Concepcion to get the leverage.
Tynin tries to get to full guard but Concepcion has control of the leg.
Concepcion trying to control the action but Tynin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tynin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tynin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Concepcion manages to get himself to full guard.
Tynin postures up and lands a big shot to Concepcion's brow.
Tynin tries to free his leg and advance position but Concepcion is retaining full guard.

Concepcion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Concepcion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tynin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Concepcion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tynin is looking for a sweep. Concepcion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Concepcion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynin is staying active underneath Concepcion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Concepcion is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tynin!

Concepcion goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tynin is on top in guard.
Tynin scoring with some ground and pound.
Tynin cracks Concepcion with a solid left hand.
Concepcion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tynin is one step ahead there.
Slade Tynin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion working a defensive guard here.
Tynin pushes down on Concepcion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Concepcion tries to roll over but Tynin keeps him under control.

Tynin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Concepcion defends it well.
Tynin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Concepcion defending well though.
Concepcion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tynin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tynin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Concepcion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tynin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tynin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tynin cracks Concepcion with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Concepcion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tynin misses with a takedown attempt

and Concepcion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tynin won't be happy with that.
Tynin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Concepcion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tynin is looking to reverse the position.
Concepcion trying to control the position but Tynin is working away.
Concepcion misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tynin is trying to control Concepcion's posture but Concepcion avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Concepcion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tynin keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Concepcion tries for a takedown but Tynin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tynin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tynin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Concepcion tries a head kick but it misses.
Tynin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tynin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tynin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Concepcion tries to clinch but Tynin moves out of range.
Tynin lands a nice hook to Concepcion's body. Concepcion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Tynin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Concepcion to the mat! Concepcion manages to get full guard.
Tynin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tynin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Tynin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Concepcion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tynin has managed to get both his arms back between Concepcion's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynin preventing the sweep.
Tynin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Concepcion pulls Tynin in to control the position.
Tynin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tynin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Concepcion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tynin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Concepcion has his foot on Tynin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tynin works his way back into a safe position though.

Tynin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Concepcion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Concepcion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Concepcion!
Tynin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Concepcion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tynin is not content to let Concepcion control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Concepcion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Concepcion working away.
Concepcion trying to control the position but Tynin is working away.
Concepcion working away.
Tynin sneaks back into half guard.
Concepcion trying to control from half guard but Tynin is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tynin misses with a looping right.
Concepcion tries to clinch up.

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.
Concepcion lands a glancing blow to the side of Tynin's head.
Concepcion closes the distance and clinches up with Tynin, looking for a takedown. Concepcion pushes Tynin against the cage but Tynin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Concepcion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tynin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Concepcion manages to avoid it.
Concepcion looks for a takedown but Tynin sprawls well.
Slade Tynin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.
Tynin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Concepcion counter with a right hand.
Tynin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Concepcion avoids the body shot from Tynin.
Concepcion shoots in but no luck this time.
Concepcion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tynin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Concepcion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tynin to score with a decent uppercut.
Tynin misses with a body shot.

Concepcion gets caught flat footed, as Tynin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Tynin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tynin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Slade Tynin.
Well Tynin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Slade Tynin!