PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slade Tynin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander has chosen Gary Jules - Mad World (2011 Electro Mix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tynin
vs
Dussander

163 cm
31
155 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

177 cm
26
159 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Tynin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Dussander!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dussander throws a jab when Tynin was well out of range.
Dussander lands a jab to the nose.
Tynin walks into a jab.
Tynin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dussander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tynin blocks a head kick by Dussander.
Nice defenses there by Tynin.
Dussander moves away from the strike by Tynin.
Dussander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dussander throws a shot from downtown. Tynin moves away and avoids it.
Dussander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tynin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tynin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tynin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dussander.
Tynin throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tynin's head backwards.
Tynin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dussander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dussander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tynin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dussander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heinrich Dussander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dussander scores with a jab to the body.
Dussander on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Heinrich Dussander has been cut.
Tynin blocks a head kick by Dussander.
Dussander takes a swing at Tynin's ribcage but misses.
Dussander throws a shot from downtown. Tynin moves away and avoids it.
Dussander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dussander throws a hook but Tynin blocks it.
Tynin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tynin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tynin moves out of range of the body kick.
Tynin blocks a head kick by Dussander.
Dussander lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dussander throws a shot from downtown. Tynin moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Tynin.
Tynin throws a hook but Dussander avoids it easily.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dussander closes the distance and pushes Tynin back into the cage.
Tynin tries a body shot but Dussander blocks it.
Dussander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tynin blocks an uppercut.
Dussander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dussander stalling the fight.
Tynin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tynin blocks a body shot from Dussander.
Dussander leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tynin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dussander pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynin takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dussander content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tynin working hard to break the clinch.
Dussander pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dussander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dussander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dussander is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Dussander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tynin throws a series of punches but Dussander moves out of range.
Dussander throws the kick towards the body but Tynin avoids it.
Dussander lands a lovely overhand right.
Tynin fails to land with a series of punches.
Tynin misses with a looping left.
Dussander jabs Tynin right on the nose. Tynin blinks but takes it well.
Tynin avoids the body shot from Dussander.
Nice cross by Dussander.
Tynin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dussander. Dussander obviously looking to wear him down.
Dussander throws out a loose jab but Tynin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dussander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tynin's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dussander.
Dussander just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Dussander.
Tynin misses with a series of wild punches.
Dussander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tynin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tynin misses with a takedown attempt - Dussander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tynin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dussander lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tynin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dussander manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dussander misses with an uppercut.
Dussander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heinrich Dussander seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dussander rushes Tynin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dussander.
A head punch on the inside from Dussander fails to land.
A short left from Dussander.
Dussander wants to stall.
Dussander lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander has a couple of punches blocked by Tynin.
Dussander lands with a light punch inside.
Dussander tries to pull guard but Tynin won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dussander's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dussander lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander stalling against the cage.
Tynin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dussander stalling.
Dussander misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Dussander.
Tynin trying to stall but Dussander improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tynin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Dussander's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Dussander tries to close the distance and clinch but Tynin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dussander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dussander scores with a head kick.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dussander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dussander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tynin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tynin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynin takes a shot to the head.
Tynin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dussander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tynin misses with a few strikes there.
Tynin tries to bum rush Dussander with a series of wild strikes but Dussander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dussander cracks Tynin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tynin takes a swing at Dussander's ribcage but misses.
Tynin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tynin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tynin scores with a shot to the body.
Dussander is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Donk. Dussander catches Tynin right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dussander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dussander.
Tynin misses with a shot to the body
and Dussander counters with a nice uppercut.
Tynin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dussander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dussander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tynin, pushing him back against the cage.
Dussander stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Dussander fails to land.
Dussander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dussander gets control of Tynin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dussander will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tynin wants to pass the guard but Dussander is keeping the position.
Tynin advances position into side control!

Tynin tries for a kimura but Dussander is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander gets back to half guard.
Tynin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dussander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dussander wants to improve his position but Tynin is controlling well.
Heinrich Dussander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tynin is trying to control. Dussander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Tynin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dussander is just riding it out for now. Tynin eventually gives up the hold.
Dussander trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynin is looking to take a break and control but Dussander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dussander tries to get to full guard but Tynin has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tynin connects with a nice short shot to Dussander's temple.
Slade Tynin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dussander makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dussander.
Dussander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tynin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dussander looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tynin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tynin is pushing down on Dussander's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dussander is fighting to maintain full guard but Tynin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tynin moves into full mount! Dussander won't be happy about that!

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich Dussander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dussander 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Dussander!
During a confident post fight interview, Heinrich Dussander thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.