PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kory Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio shogun has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tyson
vs
shogun

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kory Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio shogun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
shogun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
shogun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
shogun throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but shogun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
shogun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
A big left from Tyson misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but shogun blocks with his arms.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but shogun won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
shogun tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but shogun has double underhooks.

Tyson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. shogun is trying to keep an underhook but Tyson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
shogun is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyson wants to take a breather but shogun is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson prevents shogun from standing back up.
shogun wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but shogun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Tyson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyson prevents shogun from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
shogun scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shogun scoring well with a low kick there.
shogun is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
shogun throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson tries to clinch up but shogun circles away and keeps his distance.
shogun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a nice leg kick.
Kory Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio shogun.
shogun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as shogun shoots in.
shogun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by shogun.

Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
shogun tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
shogun tries to kick Tyson off but Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyson is keen to just control but shogun is a slippery customer.

shogun is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
Tyson prevents shogun from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kory Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson misses with a double jab.

shogun tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tyson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
shogun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tyson is trying to escape the mount.
Tyson tries to hold on but shogun pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

shogun swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tyson is now in shogun's guard. A big mistake from shogun there, giving up the dominant position!
Tyson forces his way into half guard.
Tyson wants to take a breather but shogun is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

shogun actively working from the bottom here.
shogun is not content to let Tyson control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if shogun can do anything to dispel that myth.
shogun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson controlling the action here.
shogun tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but shogun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
shogun fails with the takedown.
shogun shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson scores with a leg kick.
shogun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kory Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio shogun.
shogun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
shogun avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
shogun shoots and misses

and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
shogun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.
shogun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
shogun looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
shogun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
shogun fails with the takedown.
shogun shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but shogun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kory Tyson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

shogun shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson looks to land a combination but shogun avoids it well.
Tyson throws a right hand that shogun ducks under and follows up with a left that shogun also avoids with ease.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but shogun avoids it.
shogun throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
shogun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good exchange - shogun coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
shogun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
shogun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing shogun off to one side.
Kory Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio shogun.
shogun blocks a head kick by Tyson.
shogun shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
shogun scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shogun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but shogun persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
shogun throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for shogun on that attempt.
shogun blocks a head kick by Tyson.

Tyson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
shogun is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyson asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Tyson stands up and beckons shogun to his feet.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. shogun saw that one coming.

Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes shogun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tyson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tyson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in shogun's guard.
Tyson advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson wants to control but shogun is keeping him busy.
shogun on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
shogun taking a bit of punishment here - Tyson scoring with strikes.

Tyson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, shogun has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tyson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
shogun is looking to regain half guard here but Tyson keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyson takes a little break here. shogun wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyson wants to control but shogun is keeping him busy.
Tyson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kory Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kory Tyson!