PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mo Lester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Tyson's chin.

Lester
vs
Tyson

210 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mo Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lester's guard.
Lester looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tyson distracts Lester with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Lester's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lester has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tyson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyson stands up over Lester, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lester has a closed guard, preventing Tyson from standing up.
Tyson pushing down on Lester's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyson in particular looking to stall.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson winds up and cracks Lester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Tyson is looking for a kimura but Lester is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Lester's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lester!
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
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.
Tyson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tyson lands a big shot there that rocks Lester but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Lester is rocked!
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Lester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson working for a submission but Lester is keeping him at bay.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson lands a couple of good shots and Lester has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tyson is landing with strikes. Lester can't take much more of this.
Tyson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tyson dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Lester has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). King Tyson!