PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoots Dik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Livin On A Prayer as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dik
vs
Tyler

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bigfoots Dik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dik tries to avoid it but Tyler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dik to the ground. Dik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dik tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Dik.
Tyler tries to clinch up.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Dik sprawls well.
Dik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dik rushes Tyler and presses him up against the cage.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyler avoids the elbow strike from Dik, against the cage.
Dik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Dik has double underhooks.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dik.
Dik missing with knees to the body.
Tyler misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyler blocks the elbow strike.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dik lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Dik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dik.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyler blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyler's brow.
Dik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyler avoids it.
Tyler dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Dik holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
Bigfoots Dik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Tyler.
Tyler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Dik has him pressed against the cage.
Dik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyler's efforts to push away.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dik.
Dik gets underhooks to prevent Tyler's takedown attempt.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler looking for a takedown.
Tyler managing to block the knees to the body from Dik.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik lands a damaging elbow.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Dik keeps him there for the moment.
Dik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Tyler looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dik.
Dik lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Dik has double underhooks.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyler blocks the elbow strike.
Dik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Tyler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler blocks the elbow strike.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Dik has double underhooks.
Dik lands a nice elbow.
Tyler trying to control the position but instead, Dik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyler into the cage.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyler blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyler avoids the elbow strike from Dik, against the cage.
Tyler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dik walks away with a smile on his face. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dik throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
Dik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dik defends it nicely.
Tyler has a takedown stuffed.
Tyler fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four 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.
Dik tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tyler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyler.
Dik trying to control the position here.
Dik wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler thows a big elbow that misses.
Dik looking for a sweep. Not yet Dik, not yet.
Dik wants to control the position but Tyler says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dik wants to improve his position but Tyler is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigfoots Dik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Tyler with that takedown attempt.
A head kick from Dik lands but Tyler takes it in his stride.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dik as he jumps to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dik.
Dik throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dik throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Dik lands but Tyler takes it in his stride.
Dik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler fails to land with a series of punches.
Dik misses with a head kick.
Dik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler fails with the takedown.
Bigfoots Dik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Tyler.
Tyler is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler swats away the attempt to clinch by Dik.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Bigfoots Dik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dik throws a head kick that half lands.
Bigfoots Dik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.

Tyler clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Tyler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dik pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dik instigates a clinch.
Dik lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyler blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dik lands a damaging elbow.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dik walks away with a smile on his face. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dik tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dik as he avoids it easily.
Dik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.

Dik closes the distance and clinches.
Tyler tries to score a body lock takedown but Dik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dik lands a knee to the body.
Dik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyler is looking to control Dik's arms but Dik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyler has his back to the cage.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Dik keeps him there for the moment.
Tyler tries to break free but Dik pushes him back against the cage.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dik lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Tyler is trying to force a seperation but Dik has the dominant position.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dik.
Dik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dik.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler blocks an elbow strike.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyler.
Tyler dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Dik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Dik.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyler's brow.
Tyler working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler blocks the elbow strike.
Dik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyler blocks an elbow strike.
Tyler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyler dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Tyler avoiding damage as Dik throws knees to the body.
Dik lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dik.
Tyler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dik.
Dik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Dik lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Dik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyler is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigfoots Dik dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dik misses with a head kick.
Dik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dik throws a sloppy head kick

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Tyler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tyler trying to control from half guard but Dik is working away.
Dik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dik tries to get out of the position.
Dik wants to control but Tyler is keeping busy.
Dik is not content to let Tyler control the position.
Dik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik is looking to improve his position.
Dik has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dik closes the distance but Tyler moves to the side

and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dik is pulling down on Tyler's head. It's preventing any offense from Tyler, at least for the moment.
Dik keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Dik is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dik wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.
Tyler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dik's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tyler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tyler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dik tries to hold on but Tyler postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tyler.
Tyler looking to control but Dik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Tyler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dik is surviving well by controlling Tyler's body position as best he can.
Dik is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dik working to try and regain half guard.
Dik tries to hold on but Tyler pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyler throwing strikes here but Dik is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dik is trying desperately to improve position.
Drake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigfoots Dik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Tyler connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bigfoots Dik!