PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Lethe as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lucic
vs
Tyson

193 cm
31
210 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

190 cm
27
223 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Lucic scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lucic throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Lucic's head back.
Lucic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Lucic lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucic throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Lucic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson lands with a kick to the temple. Lucic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson thuds a left hand into Lucic's body.
Lucic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lucic throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Lucic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson throws a jab when Lucic was well out of range.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lucic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws the left hand but Lucic avoids the punch easily.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucic.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson moves out of range as Lucic strikes.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Lucic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucic scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucic.
Lucic with a jab.
Tyson slips a straight right by Lucic.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Lucic's head but Lucic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucic throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucic.
Lucic lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson cracks Lucic with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic misses with a hook.

Tyson drops Lucic with a big left hand and mounts him. Lucic is in big trouble!

Lucic is rocked!

Lucic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tyson.
Oh Lucic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Tyson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lucic seems to have got his legs back now.

Tyson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lucic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lucic and Tyson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lucic is trying to work for a sweep but Tyson has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fails to take his opponent's back.

Tyson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lucic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lucic!

Tyson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Lucic from controlling successfully.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucic postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lucic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucic trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucic throws a strike but Tyson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lucic is keeping the position for now.
Lucic keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tyson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lucic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lucic has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lucic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Lucic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lucic duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Lucic.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucic keeps Tyson at a distance using the push kick.
Lucic throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jason Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucic scores with a shot to the body.
Lucic lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson's head.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucic lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Lucic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson misses with a hook. Lucic ducked under it nicely.
Lucic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucic slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson defending well as Lucic loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Lucic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucic fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyson in the body.
Lucic throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Lucic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucic scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucic is out of range.
Tyson blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucic throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucic throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyson.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Lucic counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucic.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucic misses with a straight right.
Lucic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lucic there.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Lucic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lucic throws a one two combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucic.
Tyson throws a head kick but Lucic moves out of range.
Lucic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Lucic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Lucic moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucic connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucic throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucic checks a leg kick.
Lucic misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucic connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Lucic misses with a hook.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Lucic moved out of range.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Lucic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Lucic does no damage.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Lucic moves out of range easily.
Lucic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Lucic misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucic swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucic.
Tyson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lucic thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Lucic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyson throws a hook but Lucic avoids it easily.
Lucic staying out of range there.
Lucic throws a low kick but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson moves out of range as Lucic throws a body kick.
Lucic misses the shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Lucic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Tyson swings for the body but Lucic moves out of range.
Lucic throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson tests Lucic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Lucic moved out of range.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Lucic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyson on the side of the head.
Lucic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Some wild striking there from Lucic.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Lucic had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Lucic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lucic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lucic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Lucic does it's job there.
Lucic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lucic misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Lucic knows he should have avoided that one.
Lucic throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucic missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Lucic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucic misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Lucic misses.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tyson. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crack! A monster head kick from Tyson and Lucic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Tyson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Tyson!
Post fight, Jason Tyson stared into the camera and said 'I just wanna be the greatest of all time...is that too much to ask?'.