PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Buss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Buss
vs
Tyrant

190 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Buss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buss tries to clinch but Tyrant moves out of range.
Buss dives in and grabs Tyrant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyrant pushes down on Buss's head and hops out.
Buss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyrant throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrant misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyrant throws a head kick but Buss moves out of range.
Tyrant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Buss takes the fight into the clinch.
Buss tries to land a knee to the head but Tyrant blocks with his arms.
Buss trying to control the position but instead, Tyrant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buss into the ropes.
Buss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyrant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buss lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jacob Tyrant has been cut.
Buss missing with knees to the body.
Buss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buss lands an elbow just above Tyrant 's eye.
Buss stops a takedown attempt from Tyrant.
A knee to the head by Buss.
Tyrant looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buss missing with knees to the body.
Buss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyrant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Buss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buss is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buss misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buss pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyrant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Buss misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Buss.
Buss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buss misses with an elbow over the top.
Buss tries a knee to the head but Tyrant blocks it.
Buss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyrant is trying to push Buss away but Buss has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tyrant leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Buss misses with a knee strike.
Tyrant has had enough of the clinch but Buss keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buss with a knee to the head.
Tyrant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buss misses with a knee to the head.

Tyrant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyrant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Buss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Buss trying to stall but Tyrant improves his position.
Tyrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyrant can't break the clinch.
Buss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyrant is keeping busy.
Buss misses with some punches.
Buss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrant.
Buss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyrant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buss lands a nice elbow.
Tyrant blocks the elbow strike.
Buss prevents Tyrant from breaking the clinch.
Tyrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyrant stalling in the clinch but Buss improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buss lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Buss throws an elbow but misses.
Buss scores with a knee to the head.
Tyrant blocks an uppercut.
Buss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buss keeps control of Tyrant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyrant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buss has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyrant is pressed up against the ropes. Buss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyrant down to the mat. Tyrant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buss wants to clinch up but Tyrant keeps it at a distance.
Tyrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Buss.
Tyrant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buss moves in looking to clinch but Tyrant pushes him off.
Buss slips under a jab.
Buss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tyrant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buss doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrant circles away.
Karl Buss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Buss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tyrant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buss fails with an attempt to clinch.

Buss darts in and clinches Tyrant up against the ropes.
Tyrant being controlled against the ropes.
Buss scores with a knee to the head.
Buss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyrant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyrant is looking to break free of the clinch but Buss has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buss working aggressively here.
Buss landing knees to the head.
Buss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyrant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyrant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyrant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrant misses with a head kick.
Buss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Buss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Tyrant's cut.
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.

Buss is looking to clinch but Tyrant is avoiding it.
Buss tries to clinch there but Tyrant circles away.
Buss moves in looking to clinch but Tyrant pushes him off.
Tyrant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyrant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyrant misses with a leg kick.
Tyrant clobbers Buss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buss throws a looping overhand right but Tyrant ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Buss.
Tyrant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buss is looking to clinch.
Karl Buss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyrant defends it nicely.
Tyrant is breathing heavily.
Buss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buss is looking to clinch.

Buss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyrant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant dodges an elbow strike from Buss.
Buss lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Buss lands an elbow inside.
Buss jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyrant walks away with a smile on his face. Buss gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyrant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buss somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Buss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrant connects with a right hand. Buss shakes it off.
Tyrant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrant throws a shot from downtown. Buss moves away and avoids it.

Buss has managed to clinch.
Buss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyrant blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buss tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyrant avoids the damage to the body.
Buss lands an elbow that stopped Tyrant in his tracks for a moment.
Buss lands an elbow just above Tyrant 's eye.
Buss looking to throw knees to the head but Tyrant is blocking nicely.
Tyrant wants to break free but Buss has control.
Nice elbow from Buss.
Tyrant stalling the fight.
Buss has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrant.
Tyrant is trying to break the clinch but Buss has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyrant as Buss tries to tie him up.
Buss scores with a knee to the head.
Buss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buss lands an elbow inside that Tyrant shrugs off.
Buss lands a damaging elbow.
Buss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyrant's efforts to push away.
Tyrant blocks the elbow strike.
Buss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Buss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyrant fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tyrant has managed to clinch.
Buss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buss prevents Tyrant from breaking the clinch.
Buss throws an elbow but it misses.
Buss can't get the takedown.
Buss tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyrant tries to circle away but Buss has him pinned against the ropes.
Tyrant wants to get back to striking at distance but Buss won't allow it.
Tyrant can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrant.
Buss tries a knee to the head but Tyrant blocks it.
Tyrant is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tyrant can't break the clinch.
Buss misses with a knee strike.
Buss throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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.
Tyrant blocks the elbow strike.
Tyrant tries to break free but Buss pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyrant tries to break free but Buss pushes him back against the ropes.
Buss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyrant is keeping busy.
Tyrant managing to block the knees to the body from Buss.
Buss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buss keeps control of Tyrant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyrant missing with knees to the body.
Buss misses with some punches.
Buss wants to stall.
Buss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyrant blocks it with crossed arms.

Tyrant breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrant scores with a jab to the body.
Buss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buss wants to clinch but Tyrant slips to the side
and Buss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrant connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Tyrant misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacob Tyrant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacob Tyrant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Buss tries to clinch
enabling Tyrant to counter with a crisp jab.
Buss is looking to clinch but Tyrant is avoiding it.
Buss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyrant counters with a left and a right that stings Buss.
Buss is looking to clinch but Tyrant is avoiding it.
Tyrant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tyrant throws a lazy right hand but Buss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buss defending well as Tyrant loads up on a big left hand.
Buss wants to clinch but Tyrant slips to the side

and Tyrant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buss lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyrant won't want to take too many of those.
Buss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyrant's defenses.
Buss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Buss.
Buss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Buss pulls guard successfully.
Buss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buss throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tyrant because Buss loaded up on that one.
Tyrant is looking to improve his position but Buss isn't that keen on the idea.
Buss with good strikes from the mount here!
Buss looking to ground and pound but Tyrant is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Buss connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Buss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyrant hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buss throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tyrant because Buss loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyrant can do anything to dispel that myth.

Buss is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Buss!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karl Buss!