PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kill Everybody. Tyler has chosen Throw the Heat - Mortician as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cutting
vs
Tyler

182 cm
24
174 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

184 cm
24
182 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Cutting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cutting defends it nicely.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.
Cutting swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.

Tyler looking to score a takedown here. Cutting is defending well but Tyler drives through and ends up in Cutting's guard.
Cutting is controlling Tyler's posture.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cutting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Tyler content to stall in guard here.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Cutting controls Tyler momentarily but Tyler frees himself.
Cutting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cutting wants to sweep but no luck.
Cutting on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutting tries to get out of the position.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cutting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cutting bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyler's guard.
Cutting controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bill Cutting.
Cutting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutting connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutting tests Tyler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutting as he jumps to the side.
Bill Cutting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Tyler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Cutting scores with a head kick. Tyler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Jakob Tyler has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cutting lands a jab to Tyler's midsection.
Tyler looks gassed!
Cutting scores with a nice body kick.
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!

Cutting lands a big head kick that sends Tyler tumbling to the mat! Cutting takes a step backwards and waves Tyler back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tyler is rocked!
Cutting slips a jab from Tyler.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutting finish him?
Cutting misses with a head kick.
Jakob Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutting.
Tyler drops his hands momentarily and Cutting needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tyler just on the top of the head. Tyler drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tyler - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Cutting!