PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Buckell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lowjaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Lowjaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buckell
vs
Lowjaw

201 cm
21
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

203 cm
22
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Buckell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Lowjaw!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowjaw wants to clinch.

Buckell takes the fight into the clinch.

Buckell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckell swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowjaw.

Buckell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lowjaw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buckell wants to pass the guard but Lowjaw is keeping the position.

Buckell 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.
Buckell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buckell advances position into side control!
Buckell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowjaw keeps working.
Lowjaw manages to get back to half guard.
Lowjaw is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowjaw is refusing to be controlled, as Buckell sits in half guard.
Lowjaw manages to get to full guard.

Lowjaw working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Buckell has passed into half guard!
Lowjaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Buckell wants to work for an arm triangle but Lowjaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buckell throwing shots but Lowjaw is blocking nicely.

Buckell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Buckell is breathing heavily.
Lowjaw regains full guard. Nicely done.

Lowjaw working for a triangle but Buckell defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckell trying to control but Lowjaw is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lowjaw looking for a guillotine here but Buckell defends easily.
Lowjaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lowjaw looking for a guillotine here but Buckell defends easily.
Lowjaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Buckell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lowjaw is trying to get back to full guard.

Buckell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lowjaw actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lowjaw actively working from the bottom here.

Lowjaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buckell tries to pass to full mount but Lowjaw defends it.
Lowjaw gets back to full guard.

Lowjaw has his foot on Buckell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Buckell works his way back into a safe position though.

Lowjaw throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Buckell escapes and throws Lowjaw's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lowjaw is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Buckell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lowjaw wants to improve his position but Buckell is controlling well.
Buckell wants to pass the guard but Lowjaw is defending well.
Lowjaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lowjaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lowjaw keeping full guard, as Buckell tries to pass.

Lowjaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Lowjaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lowjaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowjaw, not yet.

Lowjaw throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Buckell escapes and throws Lowjaw's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lowjaw tries to bench press Buckell off him but Buckell keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckell is chipping away with strikes.

Buckell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buckell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Buckell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Lowjaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buckell rushes Lowjaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Buckell breaks the clinch.

Buckell takes the fight into the clinch.
Lowjaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Buckell breaks from the clinch.

Buckell clinches up against the cage.
Buckell stops a takedown attempt from Lowjaw.

Buckell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowjaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowjaw wants to clinch but Buckell slips to the side

and Buckell counters by moving into the clinch.

Buckell manages to break the clinch.
Lowjaw missing with a left hand there. Buckell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowjaw tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Buckell counters by clinching up.
Lowjaw tries to pull guard but Buckell holds him up against the cage and eventually Lowjaw drops back down to his feet.
Tyrone Buckell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lowjaw.

Buckell breaks the clinch.

Buckell forces Lowjaw back against the cage and clinches.
Lowjaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Buckell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Buckell breaks from the clinch.

Lowjaw gets caught flat footed, as Buckell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Buckell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buckell stands and throws Lowjaw's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowjaw manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buckell's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowjaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Buckell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Buckell's back!

Lowjaw working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Buckell is doing well to defend. Lowjaw seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Buckell is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Lowjaw!