PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Flattery
vs
Tycoon

192 cm
19
258 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from O Flattery misses.
Tycoon slips a jab from O Flattery.
O Flattery swings for the body but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon shoots in looking for a takedown. O Flattery tries to sprawl out of it but Tycoon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Flattery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tycoon misses with a looping left.
Tycoon misses the jab.
O Flattery misses the shot to the body.
Tycoon throws a head kick but O Flattery moves out of range.
O Flattery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Flattery. Tycoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tycoon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Patrick O Flattery has been cut.
O Flattery misses with a two punch combination.
Tycoon blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon lands a glancing blow to the side of O Flattery's head.
O Flattery misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick O Flattery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Flattery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Flattery wants it to stay on the feet.
Patrick O Flattery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon shoots for a takedown but O Flattery saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patrick O Flattery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles Tycoon.
Tycoon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Flattery is fending him off so far but Tycoon persists. Nope, O Flattery circles away and we're back to standing.

Tycoon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Flattery was covering up waiting for the punch and Tycoon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tycoon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Flattery has Tycoon pulled in close to control his posture.
Tycoon throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Flattery pulls Tycoon in to control the position.
O Flattery looking for a sweep. Not yet O Flattery, not yet.
Tycoon throws and elbow that misses. O Flattery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tycoon's guard. Nice move by O Flattery!
Tycoon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Tycoon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Flattery defends it easily.
O Flattery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Flattery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tycoon wants to improve his position but instead O Flattery has moved into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Flattery throwing shots but Tycoon is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Tycoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick O Flattery's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice shot by Tycoon.
O Flattery misses the jab.
O Flattery misses with a body shot.
O Flattery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tycoon fails to land the takedown.
O Flattery throws a looping overhand right but Tycoon ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Tycoon.
Tycoon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Flattery throws a hook to the side of Tycoon's head but Tycoon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tycoon throws a hook to the side of O Flattery's head but O Flattery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tycoon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
Jab from O Flattery.

It looks like Achilles Tycoon has been cut.
Tycoon has a takedown stuffed.
Tycoon throws a hook to the side of O Flattery's head but O Flattery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tycoon scores with a hook.
O Flattery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tycoon fails to land the takedown.
Patrick O Flattery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles Tycoon.
O Flattery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tycoon.
Tycoon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tycoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Flattery is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tycoon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon lands with a nice body punch.
Tycoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Flattery throws out the jab.
O Flattery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Flattery throws a shot from downtown. Tycoon moves away and avoids it.
O Flattery lands an overhand right.
Tycoon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tycoon ducks under a wild hook from O Flattery.
Tycoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Flattery stuffs the takedown attempt from Tycoon. Tycoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Tycoon works O Flattery's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tycoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Flattery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Achilles Tycoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Flattery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Flattery misses with a straight left.
O Flattery cracks Tycoon with an open hand slap.
O Flattery stuffs the takedown.
O Flattery throws out a loose jab but Tycoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Flattery misses with a body punch

and Tycoon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tycoon.
Tycoon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Flattery is pulling down on Tycoon's head. It's preventing any offense from Tycoon, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Tycoon has gone for a leg lock! O Flattery slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tycoon's guard.
O Flattery sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick O Flattery will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tycoon swinging wildly here.
Tycoon lands a head shot.
Tycoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
and Tycoon counters with a left to the body.

O Flattery gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Tycoon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tycoon prevents O Flattery from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tycoon postures up in O Flattery's guard and throws a big left but O Flattery blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Flattery wants to sweep here but Tycoon controlling him for the moment.
O Flattery looking to control.
O Flattery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tycoon on the ground.
O Flattery tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Flattery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Flattery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tycoon.

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.
O Flattery throws a nice looking combination but Tycoon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Flattery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tycoon slips under a jab.
Tycoon fails with a takedown attempt.
Tycoon moves away from the strike by O Flattery.
Tycoon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tycoon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Flattery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon.
A telegraphed right hand from O Flattery misses the target.
O Flattery misses the body punch
and Tycoon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Flattery thinking.
No luck for Tycoon with that takedown attempt.
Patrick O Flattery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles Tycoon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tycoon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tycoon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Flattery at a distance.
Tycoon lands a glancing blow to the side of O Flattery's head.
Tycoon works O Flattery's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Tycoon there.
Tycoon scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Flattery on the side of the head.
Tycoon throws a sloppy head kick and O Flattery moves out of range easily.
Tycoon misses with a head kick.

Tycoon feints and as O Flattery raises his hands in defense, Tycoon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tycoon scoring with some ground and pound.
Tycoon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon thows a big elbow that misses.
Tycoon looking to sit in guard and control but O Flattery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Flattery wanted to stand there but Tycoon had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Achilles Tycoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tycoon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achilles Tycoon!