PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramdom Issa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Issa has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Foster
vs
Issa

183 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramdom Issa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Issa tries to clinch up
and Foster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Issa looks gassed!

Issa rushes Foster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Foster decides to pull guard.
Foster controlling Issa's posture.
Issa stopping the sweep attempt from Foster.
Issa is fighting to break Foster's control of his arms but Foster is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyler Foster just wasn't active enough.
Foster scores with a hook to the body. Issa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.

Foster pulls guard.
Foster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Foster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.

Foster 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Issa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foster controls the pace.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Issa is keeping the position for now.
Issa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foster controls the pace.
Foster seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Issa for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Tyler Foster has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Issa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foster counters with a head kick.

Foster clinches up with Issa and pushes him back against the cage.
Issa misses with an elbow over the top.

Foster has hold of one of Issa's legs. Issa is fighting the takedown attempt but Foster gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Foster works over Issa with some ground and pound from guard.
Issa trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Foster sitting in guard here, content to control.

Foster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Foster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Issa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.

Foster gets to his feet - Issa follows without any prompting.
Issa throws a head kick that misses.
Issa stuffs the takedown attempt from Foster. Foster gets slowly back to his feet.

Issa takes the fight into the clinch.

Issa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Issa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Issa tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Issa is looking to clinch.
Foster wants to clinch up but Issa keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Foster dominated that 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.

Issa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster tries to clinch but Issa is having none of it.
Foster motions for Issa to come forward. Foster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster wants to land a leg kick but Issa is out of range.

Foster fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Issa sprawls well initially but Foster persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyler Foster wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Issa tries to clinch up

and Foster counters with a shoot takedown. Issa fights it but they end up in guard.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Foster wants to control from the top but Issa keeps moving.
Foster preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler Foster has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Issa tries to clinch but Foster moves away

and Foster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Issa won't be happy with that.
Issa tries to bench press Foster off him but Foster keeps the position.
Foster moves into full mount!
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!
Issa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Issa wants to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
Foster content just to control the position here.
Foster trying to control but Issa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster controlling from mount.
Foster lands a nice shot to the head.
Foster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Issa tries to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
Tyler Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foster wants to control the pace but Issa is squirming around nicely.
Issa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Foster controlling the position easily from mount.
Issa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Foster dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Foster tries to clinch but Issa is having none of it.

Foster drives through and clinches with Issa against the cage.

Issa breaks the clinch.

Foster shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Foster takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Foster is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Issa missing with punches from the bottom.
Issa is trying is best to control the position here.
Issa trying to control but Foster postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Foster with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Issa avoids it really well and circles away.
Issa connects with a crisp jab.
Issa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foster.
Issa stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Issa has managed to clinch.

Issa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Issa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Issa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Foster lands a takedown into guard.
Foster seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Issa is trying to control the position but Foster postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster trying to control but Issa is working from the bottom.
Issa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Issa is trying to control the position but Foster postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Tyler Foster wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Issa slaps away a takedown attempt from Foster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Issa tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Issa tries to clinch but Foster moves away

and Foster counters by clinching up.
Issa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Issa lands a knee to the head.

Foster jumps guard.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Issa from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Issa is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Foster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Issa's guard.
Issa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Issa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster stops Issa from standing up.
Ramdom Issa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Issa striking off his back but it's not causing Foster any problems.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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