PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Dude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blythe
vs
Dude

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Blythe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Dude!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blythe manages to avoid it.
Blythe moves in looking to clinch but Dude pushes him off.
Blythe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blythe wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance.

Blythe drives through and clinches with Dude against the cage.
Dude wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Blythe breaks from the clinch.
Blythe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dude pinned against the cage. Dude gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blythe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe shoots in for a takedown but Dude shows good takedown defense.
Dude moves out of range of the body kick.
Dude defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blythe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Blythe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blythe shoots in for a double leg but Dude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blythe doesn't manage to clinch there - Dude circles away.
Blythe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dude closes the distance and clinches up with Blythe, looking for a takedown. Dude pushes Blythe against the cage but Blythe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dude drives through and clinches with Blythe against the cage.
Blythe wants a takedown.
Blythe wants to stall.
Blythe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Dude wants a takedown but no success here.
Blythe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blythe blocks it with crossed arms.
Dude landing knees to the body.
Blythe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blythe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dude unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Blythe fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dude.
Dude tries to land knees in the clinch but Blythe avoids the damage to the body.
Dude working Blythe over with knees to the body.
Blythe is breathing heavily.
Dude creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blythe's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is trying to break free.
Dude digs a right hand into Blythe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blythe's gas tank.
Dude lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blythe has Dude pressed against the cage, preventing Dude from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dude comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dude utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blythe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dude pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dude will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blythe misses with a body punch

and Dude holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dude lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dude jumps into guard, dragging Blythe to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Dude looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Blythe is defending well. Dude quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Blythe has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dude celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Little Dude!
Little Dude is the new bantamweight champion!