PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anya Oley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tyson
vs
Oley

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anya Oley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Oley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Oley's legs - danger averted.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Oley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyson working some strikes from top position.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Oley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tyson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oley.
Oley is trying to control Tyson's posture but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oley on the ground.
Oley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oley is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
Oley tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
Oley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Oley is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.

Tyson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Oley to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tyson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Oley pulls down on the head and he's put Tyson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anya Oley!
During a confident post fight interview, Anya Oley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, King Tyson stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry to fans and team'.