PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lyndon loveless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lyndon loveless has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

loveless
vs
Tyler

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, lyndon loveless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
loveless tries to clinch but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler fails to land the takedown.
loveless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into side control. loveless won't be happy with that.
loveless is trying to improve his position.

Tyler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Tyler stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

loveless shoots in and bounces Tyler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
loveless pushing down on Tyler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from loveless.

loveless seems to be working for a kimura but Tyler defends the submission attempt.
loveless thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
loveless will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
loveless lands with a punch from half guard.
loveless is taking a breather. Tyler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

loveless decides to return to a standing position.
loveless misses with a takedown

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loveless trying to control here.

Tyler is working for a kimura but loveless is defending it quite comfortably.
loveless is pressing down on Tyler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
loveless controlling the position.
loveless not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.

loveless pushes Tyler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
loveless fails with the takedown

and Tyler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for loveless!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lyndon loveless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
loveless tries to lock up and control but Tyler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tyler prevents loveless from getting the reversal.

Tyler stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.

Tyler scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tyler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyler lands in his opponent's guard.
loveless is controlling Tyler's posture.
loveless has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tyler has passed into side control.

Tyler decides to stand up, so the ref orders loveless to his feet.
loveless scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
loveless is looking to clinch.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and loveless connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
loveless throws a series of punches but Tyler moves out of range.

loveless feints and as Tyler raises his hands in defense, loveless changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
loveless distracts Tyler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
loveless looking to pass the guard.
loveless showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
loveless trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loveless is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
loveless with a nice head shot there.
loveless wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from loveless.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
loveless tries to clinch up but Tyler circles away and keeps his distance.

loveless changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
loveless in side control, just content to control the action for now.
loveless trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lyndon loveless dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
loveless goes for a takedown attempt but Tyler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and loveless counters with a big head kick but Tyler shrugs it off.
loveless has his takedown stuffed

and Tyler counters with a single leg into guard. loveless didn't expect that.
loveless really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
loveless wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler wants to stand but loveless has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jake Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
loveless scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

loveless pushes Tyler off and scrambles back to his feet.
loveless has his takedown stuffed

and Tyler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in loveless's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lyndon loveless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
loveless trying to keep a closed guard but Tyler is proving a slippery customer.
Tyler tries to stand but loveless is controlling from the bottom.
loveless is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
loveless is pulling down on Tyler's head to control his posture.
Tyler wanted to stand there but loveless had control of the position.
Tyler postures up.
loveless is adopting a defensive guard.

Tyler stands up from loveless's guard - Tyler perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loveless throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Tyler stands up out of the half guard.
loveless looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but loveless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyler fails with the takedown

and loveless counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by loveless.
loveless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
loveless gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Tyler has loveless pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. loveless manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. loveless avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
loveless's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with loveless for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tyler goes for a takedown attempt but loveless pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
loveless shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
loveless is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

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