PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tyler
vs
Anderson

180 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
169 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson scores with a takedown into Tyler's guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyler tries to get out of the position.

Anderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tyler is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Anderson, into his guard.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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

Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyler defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson looks gassed!
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.

Anderson has his foot on Tyler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyler works his way back into a safe position though.
Tyler is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyler tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
Tyler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.

Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyler is aware though and is defending well.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.

Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyler defends it easily.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyler stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
Tyler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Tyler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Tyler is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Tyler defends easily.
Tyler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyler wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyler wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyler distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.

Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyler defends well.
Tyler is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyler throws a nice head kick!
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyler prevents Anderson from improving his position.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyler wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling the position.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler lands with a punch from half guard.
Jake Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler tries to stand but can't do so whilst Anderson controls his leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to Anderson's temple.
Tyler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Anderson.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Tyler tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tyler lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyler wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Tyler.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Anderson.
Tyler winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Tyler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tyler stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Anderson to get to his feet.

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

Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyler is one step ahead there.
Tyler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyler works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that second round.
That's time! Tyler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tyler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.
Tyler working Anderson over with strikes.

Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyler pulls his head out easily.
Tyler winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyler drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyler working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to Anderson's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyler drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler 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.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyler working the head and body with strikes.
Tyler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyler 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.
Tyler prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Tyler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyler tries to stand and escape but Anderson is controlling the position.
Nice strikes from Tyler there.

Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Tyler lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyler wants to stand up but Anderson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyler lands a nice short elbow.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyler pulls his head out easily.
Tyler lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aaron Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyler 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

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