PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Thordendal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turk Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thordendal's entrance music is Meshuggah - Bleed . A fine choice. Turk Tyson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Thordendal
vs
Tyson

195 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrik Thordendal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Turk Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson leaves Thordendal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thordendal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson tries to clinch but Thordendal moves out of range.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Thordendal sprawls well.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thordendal shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Thordendal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Thordendal shows good takedown defense.

Thordendal gets the takedown into side control.
Tyson wants to control but Thordendal postures up.

Thordendal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tyson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thordendal trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Thordendal controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thordendal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thordendal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Thordendal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tyson tries to buck Thordendal off but Thordendal is having none of it.
Tyson is not content to let Thordendal control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thordendal working away.

Thordendal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to buck Thordendal off but Thordendal is having none of it.

Thordendal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tyson wants to control but Thordendal postures up.
Tyson stops Thordendal from passing to mount.

Thordendal in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tyson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fredrik Thordendal!
Fredrik Thordendal very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.