PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Tysse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysse has chosen Pantera, By demons be driven as his entrance music. Kim Tysse has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Li
vs
Tysse

184 cm
19
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
187 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Tysse!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysse looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Tysse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tysse pulls guard successfully.
Tysse is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tysse is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tysse throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Li is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kid Li wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tysse throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li tries a low kick but Tysse avoids it.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Tysse tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Tysse tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Tysse throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tysse moves away.
Kim Tysse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tysse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tysse has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Tysse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Li in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Tysse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tysse is able to avoid easily.
Tysse is looking to score with low kicks.
Li scores with a sloppy right hand. Tysse should have avoided that one.

It looks like Kim Tysse has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li avoids a kick to the body.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tysse wants to clinch.

Li closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tysse to the mat! Tysse manages to get full guard.
Tysse can't keep his opponent in guard - Li advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Tysse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Li passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Li connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Li has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tysse's face.
Li lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Li.

Tysse is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Li! Tysse is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kid Li!