PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther's entrance music is Superheroes by Edguy. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luther
vs
Tyler

193 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
213 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyler checks a low kick from Luther.

Luther forces Tyler back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tyler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luther's brow.
Luther tries to pull guard but Tyler won't allow it.
Tyler tries to break free but Luther pushes him back against the cage.
Luther on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyler is struggling to control the position.
Luther tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Luther pulls guard.
Luther is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Luther pushes Tyler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luther.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler throws a push kick but Luther slaps the foot to one side.
Tyler looks to clinch
and Luther counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyler is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther avoids a kick to the body.
Tyler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Luther shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyler throws a push kick but Luther slaps the foot to one side.
Tyler misses with a body kick.
Luther lands a high kick!

It looks like Jake Tyler has been cut.
Luther throws a lazy head kick
and Tyler counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler throws a nice head kick!
Tyler throws a right and a left that Luther avoids nicely.
Luther fails to land the takedown.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks for the body kick but Luther saw that one coming.
Luther sizes up Tyler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Tyler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luther blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luther tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyler smiles and moves away.
Luther looks for a takedown but Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but Luther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Tyler chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler throws a wild body kick that Luther sees coming a mile off.
Luther moves out of range as Tyler throws a body kick.
Tyler stuffs the takedown.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler throws a leg kick which misses Luther's front leg but catches the back leg as Luther tries to avoid it.
Luther is breathing heavily.
Luther checks a low kick from Tyler.
Tyler looks to land a body kick but Luther moved away.
Tyler throws out a leg kick but Luther moves out of range and Tyler only half commits.
Tyler throws a body kick that misses.
Luther fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Tyler lands with a hook. Luther tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luther throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler fails to land the takedown.
Luther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luther fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther lands with a right hand.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Luther closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyler circles away.

Tyler gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Luther manages to get underhooks.
Tyler working Luther over with knees to the body.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luther.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Tyler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyler throws a head kick but Luther moves out of range.
Luther is looking to clinch but Tyler is avoiding it.
Luther moves out of range of the body kick from Tyler.
Luther tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tyler counters by clinching up.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luther avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luther blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Luther avoids the damage to the body.
Tyler is trying to break free.
Luther prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tyler prevents the takedown attempt.
Luther avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyler.
Luther stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
Luther looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler trying to stall but Luther improves his position.
Luther has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tyler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Luther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luther slips under a jab.
Luther lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyler at a distance.
No luck for Luther with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luther.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt - Tyler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to clinch up but Tyler circles away and keeps his distance.
Luther closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyler circles away.
Luther checks a leg kick.

Luther instigates a clinch.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Luther keeps him there for the moment.

Luther manages to pull guard.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Luther keeps moving.
Tyler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luther wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wanted to stand there but Luther had control of the position.
Luther wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Luther is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luther trying to keep a closed guard but Tyler is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luther throws a body punch but Tyler moves out of range.
Luther misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Luther has a takedown stuffed.

Luther bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Luther wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Tyler holding on.
Tyler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tyler controlling the action here.

Luther has one foot on Tyler's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Tyler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slapping body kick lands there for Tyler.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luther is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luther will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Tyler gets caught flat footed, as Luther shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luther manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyler wanted to stand there but Luther had control of the position.
Luther working a defensive guard but Tyler manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tyler tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tyler trying to control the position but Luther is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler in side control, throwing shots but Luther defends.

Tyler stands up.
Tyler looks to land a body kick but Luther moved away.

Luther clinches up against the cage.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luther has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luther.
Tyler stops a takedown attempt from Luther.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to clinch.
Good work by Luther as he checks the leg kick.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
David Luther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler tries to land a front kick but Luther steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyler tries to work over Luther's front leg with a kick but Luther checks it.
Luther has a takedown stuffed.
Tyler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Luther.
Tyler lands a high kick!
Luther shoots for a takedown but Tyler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luther closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyler circles away.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to clinch but Luther is having none of it.
Luther scores with a spinning back kick!
Luther blocks a head kick by Tyler.

Luther takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luther.
Luther dodges an elbow strike from Tyler.
Tyler misses with a knee to the head.
Jake Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler tries to break free but Luther pushes him back against the cage.
Tyler looking to throw knees to the head but Luther is blocking nicely.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luther avoids it.
Luther trying to control the position but instead, Tyler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Luther into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Luther pulls guard.
Luther trying to control the position.
Luther looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Luther has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyler is working away from the top position though.
Tyler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luther. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyler trying to mount his opponent but Luther defends it.

Luther actively working from the bottom here.
David Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler is taking a breather. Luther says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyler 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tyler!