PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uwai Na Bewun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Na Bewun
vs
Tyson

178 cm
21
154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
214 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uwai Na Bewun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kai Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Na Bewun drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Na Bewun shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyson's guard.
Na Bewun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Na Bewun passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Na Bewun is controlling the pace.
Na Bewun wants to pass the guard but Tyson is defending well.
Tyson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Na Bewun wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Na Bewun stays in close to Tyson's body and controls the position.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Na Bewun trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tyson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Na Bewun's guard.

Tyson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Na Bewun wants to control but Tyson passes easily into half guard.
Na Bewun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyson is working away from the top position though.
Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Na Bewun is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyson trying to control the pace.

That's two 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.
Na Bewun trying to control here.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Na Bewun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

We're going to have a standup here because Uwai Na Bewun wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Na Bewun doesn't seem phased though.
Na Bewun misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Na Bewun trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Na Bewun trying to control here.
Tyson throwing shots but Na Bewun is blocking nicely.
Na Bewun tries to get to full guard but Tyson has control of the leg.
Tyson is keen to just control but Na Bewun is a slippery customer.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Na Bewun's head.
Tyson prevents Na Bewun from improving his position.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson landing strikes from the mount.

Tyson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Na Bewun to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Na Bewun shrugs it off.
Na Bewun is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Tyson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Na Bewun tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Na Bewun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Na Bewun badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tyson around the waist but Tyson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tyson is the winner by TKO! Tyson jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Tyson!