PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve comes into the arena with Bahama Mama. Boney M blaring out of the sound system. Tyler has chosen Throw the Heat - Mortician as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bienvenueve
vs
Tyler

182 cm
30
178 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

184 cm
25
182 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bienvenueve rushes Tyler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bienvenueve is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.

Bienvenueve pulls Tyler into guard.
Bienvenueve is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler is working Bienvenueve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bienvenueve has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bienvenueve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bienvenueve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyler is working Bienvenueve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.
Bienvenueve wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Bienvenueve thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bienvenueve has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to Bienvenueve's brow.
Tyler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Bienvenueve working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to Bienvenueve's brow.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bienvenueve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bienvenueve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyler manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler working a defensive guard here.
Tyler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bienvenueve is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bienvenueve's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bienvenueve postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bienvenueve stopping the sweep attempt from Tyler.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Bienvenueve postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyler is on top in guard.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Tyler passes Bienvenueve's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bienvenueve is looking to improve his position.
Bienvenueve taking some punishment here, with Tyler in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve gets back to full guard.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bienvenueve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyler connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyler stopping the sweep attempt from Bienvenueve.

Bienvenueve looking for subs off his back but Tyler has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bienvenueve is breathing heavily.
Bienvenueve is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyler working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bienvenueve on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bienvenueve on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler winds up and cracks Bienvenueve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyler is pressing down on Bienvenueve's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bienvenueve is holding on for now.
Tyler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bienvenueve is staying active underneath Tyler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bienvenueve misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bienvenueve tries to get to full guard but Tyler has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bienvenueve is working hard here to advance position.
Tyler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Tyler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bienvenueve tries to clinch up but Tyler circles away and keeps his distance.
Bienvenueve misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyler tests Bienvenueve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bienvenueve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bienvenueve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
Bienvenueve misses with a straight right.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bienvenueve misses with a body shot
and Tyler counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Bienvenueve misses.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Tyler moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bienvenueve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Tyler moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Tyler moves out of range.
Bienvenueve scores with a three punch combo!
Bienvenueve tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler catches Bienvenueve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bienvenueve missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bienvenueve.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler works the jab nicely.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bienvenueve throws out the jab.
Bienvenueve throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bienvenueve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bienvenueve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bienvenueve.
Tyler cracks Bienvenueve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bienvenueve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyler.
Bienvenueve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Bienvenueve is rocked!

Tyler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oh Bienvenueve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyler lands a big elbow - Bienvenueve is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tyler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakob Tyler!