PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slade Tynin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tynin
vs
Robinson

163 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
157 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Tynin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tynin shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Tynin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson looks to land a right hand but Tynin moved out of range.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tynin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tynin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Tynin avoids nicely.
Tynin tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tynin throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Nice takedown defense from Tynin. No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Tynin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tynin scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tynin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tynin works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Tynin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tynin keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Tynin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynin managing to control the position.
Robinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Tynin is keeping the position.

Tynin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robinson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tynin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Tynin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Tynin slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tynin defends it easily.

Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robinson looks gassed!
Tynin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tynin postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tynin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Tynin drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Tynin off! Tynin jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tynin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tynin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Robinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Robinson is looking for a triangle but Tynin pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tynin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tynin works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tynin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
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 is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.

Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tynin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Tynin defends easily.
Tynin working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynin cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Tynin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
Tynin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tynin winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tynin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tynin lands a nice short elbow.

Tynin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Tynin is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Tynin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tynin throws a predictable looking body shot

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tynin won't be happy with that.

Robinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tynin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tynin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Robinson's best efforts.
Tynin is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tynin is doing well to control the position and prevent Robinson from advancing to side control.
Tynin gets back to full guard.

Robinson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Tynin has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Robinson manages to get his head free but now Tynin has transitioned to an armbar! Robinson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Tynin! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slade Tynin!