PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tyzzkling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tompkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. Tyzzkling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dagger (mustasch) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Peter Tyzzkling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tompkins
vs
Tyzzkling

215 cm
25
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
247 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Tyzzkling!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyzzkling misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyzzkling misses with a combination

and Tompkins counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Tyzzkling down! Tompkins is looking to finish but Tyzzkling is intelligently defending himself.

Tyzzkling is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tompkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyzzkling is still in real trouble! Can Tompkins finish him?
Tompkins is controlling the pace.
Tompkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyzzkling knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tompkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyzzkling seems to have recovered his senses.
Tompkins trying to pass the guard but Tyzzkling defending well.
Tompkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Tompkins.
Tyzzkling keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyzzkling throws a body punch but Tompkins moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyzzkling gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tompkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tompkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tompkins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tompkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Tyzzkling had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tompkins defends it easily.
Tyzzkling looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyzzkling wants to stand but Tompkins is controlling the position.
Tyzzkling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tompkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Steve Tompkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tyzzkling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tompkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyzzkling's head.

It looks like Peter Tyzzkling has been cut.
Steve Tompkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tompkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyzzkling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tompkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyzzkling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Tyzzkling gets caught napping as Tompkins dives in and scores a takedown. Tyzzkling manages to retain guard.
Tompkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins wants to control from the top but Tyzzkling keeps moving.
Tompkins is working Tyzzkling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tompkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tompkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tompkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyzzkling is retaining full guard.
Tompkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyzzkling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyzzkling trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tompkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins advances position into side control!
Tompkins moves into full mount!

Tompkins quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Tompkins but it's paid off an Tyzzkling is forced to tap! Nice work by Tompkins.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Tompkins!