PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Prowse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo comes to the cage accompanied by PowerTrip by Monster Magnet. Sau Minneo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Minneo
vs
Prowse

167 cm
24
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155
BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Prowse!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Prowse misses.
Minneo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prowse.
Minneo misses with a double jab.
Minneo slips under a jab from Prowse.
Prowse misses with a hook. Minneo ducked under it nicely.
Prowse misses the shot to the body.
Prowse misses with an uppercut. Minneo saw that one coming.
Minneo misses with a body kick.
Minneo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prowse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minneo.
Minneo slips a jab and a cross from Prowse.
Minneo missing with a left hand there. Prowse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minneo. Prowse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minneo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prowse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minneo.
Minneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minneo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prowse.
Minneo misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Minneo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prowse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prowse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Minneo closes the distance and clinches.
Minneo tries a knee to the head but Prowse blocks it.
Prowse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minneo smiles and moves away.
Minneo lands with an uppercut that bounces Prowse off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Prowse misses.
Prowse walks into a straight right hand from Minneo.
Prowse misses with a wild combination.
Minneo missing with a left hand there. Prowse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minneo throws a sloppy head kick and Prowse moves out of range easily.
Tyson Prowse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minneo avoids the body shot from Prowse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prowse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prowse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minneo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Minneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prowse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minneo moves away.
Minneo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Prowse swinging wildly here.
Minneo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prowse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prowse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prowse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prowse blocks a head kick by Minneo.
Minneo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prowse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minneo slips a jab and a cross from Prowse.
Minneo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prowse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Minneo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minneo lands an elbow inside.
Minneo blocking some punches.
Prowse tries to pull guard but Minneo holds him up against the cage and eventually Prowse drops back down to his feet.
Minneo tries to land a knee to the head but Prowse blocks with his arms.
Minneo lands an elbow inside that Prowse shrugs off.
Prowse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sau Minneo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Prowse.
Minneo taking a breather.
Prowse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Minneo to keep the fight standing.
Minneo misses with a knee to the head.
Minneo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Minneo.
Prowse has a couple of punches blocked by Minneo.
Prowse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minneo digs a right hand into Prowse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prowse's gas tank.
Minneo misses with a knee strike.

Prowse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Minneo uses from the top position.
Prowse keeping moving, preventing Minneo from controlling successfully.
Prowse looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prowse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minneo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minneo is trying to control the position but Prowse postures up.
Prowse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minneo is keeping the position for now.

Minneo working for a triangle but Prowse defends it easily.

Minneo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prowse drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minneo dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Prowse looking for a guillotine here but Minneo defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Minneo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Prowse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Minneo wants to control from the top but Prowse keeps moving.
Minneo stopping the sweep attempt from Prowse.
Prowse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Prowse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minneo defends it easily.
Prowse is pulling down on Minneo's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minneo trying to control but Prowse is working from the bottom.
Prowse 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.
Minneo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prowse has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Minneo has passed into side control.

Minneo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Prowse, who protects the arm well.
Minneo lands a nice forearm strike.
Minneo working the head and body with strikes.
Prowse is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Minneo off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minneo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Prowse gets his way!

Prowse has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Well, with Prowse on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Minneo is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Prowse has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Minneo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Prowse's arms.
Prowse is breathing heavily.
Prowse is not going to allow Minneo to sit and survive in this position.

Prowse is persistently looking for the submission but Minneo is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prowse keeps control of the position as Minneo tries to break free.
Minneo trying to control but not successfully.
Prowse keeps control of the position as Minneo tries to break free.

Prowse is working for a rear naked choke. Minneo is not defending it well and Prowse has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Minneo refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Minneo's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyson Prowse!