PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Belkofer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Tyrant's chin.

Belkofer
vs
Tyrant

180 cm
30
175 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
181 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belkofer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belkofer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws an off balance right hand

and Belkofer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belkofer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belkofer being controlled against the cage.
Tyrant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyrant is looking to break free of the clinch but Belkofer has double underhooks.
Belkofer is pushing Tyrant up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tyrant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belkofer lands an elbow that stopped Tyrant in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer lands a body punch.
Belkofer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyrant avoids it.
Tyrant tries to break free but Belkofer pushes him back against the cage.
Belkofer prevents Tyrant from breaking the clinch.
Belkofer lands an elbow that stopped Tyrant in his tracks for a moment.
Belkofer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Belkofer keeps control of Tyrant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belkofer has Tyrant pressed against the cage, preventing Tyrant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyrant wants to stall.
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Tyrant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belkofer gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belkofer misses with a knee strike.
Belkofer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belkofer has Tyrant pressed against the cage, preventing Tyrant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrant.
Tyrant tries to break the clinch but Belkofer is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Belkofer.

Belkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belkofer staying out of range there.
Belkofer ducks under a wild hook from Tyrant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant scores with a sloppy right hand. Belkofer should have avoided that one.
Tyrant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like David Belkofer has been cut.
Belkofer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrant throws out the jab.
Belkofer misses with a hook
and Tyrant counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Tyrant scores with a decent looking hook.
Belkofer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrant. Belkofer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrant throws an overhand right that lands on Belkofer's shoulder, as Belkofer tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Belkofer. Those never looked like landing.
Belkofer tries to move into range but Tyrant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrant throws an overhand right that lands on Belkofer's shoulder, as Belkofer tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrant scores with a one two! Belkofer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tyrant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyrant lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belkofer.
Tyrant scores with a jab. Belkofer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyrant misses with an uppercut. Belkofer saw that one coming.
Tyrant darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belkofer walks into a stiff left hand from Tyrant.
A head kick from Belkofer lands but Tyrant takes it in his stride.
Tyrant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Tyrant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Belkofer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Belkofer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacob Tyrant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belkofer on the side of the head.
Belkofer slips a jab and a cross from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws an overhand right that lands on Belkofer's shoulder, as Belkofer tries to avoid the shot.
Belkofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyrant.
A jab lands there for Tyrant.
Belkofer needs to keep his hands up - Tyrant had a free shot at his head there.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that Tyrant avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Tyrant misses.
Tyrant missing with a left hand there. Belkofer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belkofer looks to land a body kick but Tyrant moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyrant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyrant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belkofer in his tracks.
Tyrant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belkofer on the side of the head.
Tyrant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyrant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belkofer defending well as Tyrant loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrant loads up on a big right hand but Belkofer slips the punch.
Belkofer staying out of range there.
Tyrant scores with a hook to the body. Belkofer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belkofer moves out of range of the strikes.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant sizes up Belkofer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyrant misses with a body shot.
Belkofer is looking to chop away at Tyrant's legs.
Belkofer moves out of range of the strikes.
Belkofer drops his hands momentarily and Tyrant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyrant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrant lands with a nice body punch.
Belkofer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belkofer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyrant misses with an uppercut. Belkofer saw that one coming.
Tyrant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belkofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrant lands with a cross.
Tyrant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant throws a nice looking combination but Belkofer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belkofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyrant is out of range.
Tyrant catches Belkofer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belkofer moves out of range as Tyrant strikes.
Tyrant throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrant misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belkofer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut there from Tyrant.
Tyrant misses with a wild combination.
Belkofer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrant.
Belkofer lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant lands a jab to Belkofer's midsection.
Tyrant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belkofer's hands.
Belkofer misses with a looping left.
Tyrant throws a lazy right hand but Belkofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belkofer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belkofer slips a jab from Tyrant.
Belkofer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyrant looks to land a combination but Belkofer avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belkofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Tyrant misses.
Tyrant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Tyrant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Belkofer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belkofer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyrant missing with a left hand there. Belkofer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belkofer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyrant in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Belkofer.
Belkofer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrant throws out the jab.
Belkofer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyrant backs up against the cage.
A jab from Tyrant misses.
Tyrant jabs Belkofer right on the nose. Belkofer blinks but takes it well.
Tyrant scores with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belkofer doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyrant scores with a body shot.
Tyrant lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tyrant.
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyrant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belkofer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tyrant misses with a hook. Belkofer ducked under it nicely.
Belkofer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyrant.
A good leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Tyrant misses.
Tyrant throws a hook to the side of Belkofer's head but Belkofer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belkofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyrant's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant throws a right hand that Belkofer ducks under and follows up with a left that Belkofer also avoids with ease.
Belkofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyrant misses with a looping left.
Belkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyrant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrant throws the left hand but Belkofer avoids the punch easily.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belkofer ducks under a wild hook from Tyrant.
Tyrant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyrant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyrant misses the jab.
Tyrant blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant loads up on a big right hand but Belkofer slips the punch.
Belkofer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrant.
A jab from Tyrant misses.
Belkofer tries a low kick but Tyrant avoids it.
Belkofer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left and a right from Tyrant both land. Nice combination.
Tyrant misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belkofer!
Belkofer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyrant is out of range and Belkofer settles back down.
Tyrant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrant misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Belkofer misses its intended target.
David Belkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrant misses the target.
Belkofer thuds his shin into the meat of Tyrant's side.
Tyrant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belkofer's head.
Tyrant lands with an overhand left.
Belkofer lands a nice shot that snaps Tyrant's head back.
Tyrant throws a one two combo.
Tyrant moves away from the strike by Belkofer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrant scores with the left hand. Belkofer knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belkofer.
Jacob Tyrant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyrant moves out of range of the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Tyrant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyrant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Tyrant!