PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagan Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagan Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Danzig
vs
Tyson

183 cm
24
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagan Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig misses with a takedown
and Tyson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Danzig misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Danzig has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyson.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Danzig pushes him off.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Danzig checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danzig.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danzig but Danzig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Glenn Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sagan Tyson.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danzig was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
A slow jab from Danzig misses its intended target.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danzig circles away.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Danzig shakes it off.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Danzig sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Danzig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danzig throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danzig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Danzig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danzig moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Danzig lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danzig avoids it.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danzig stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Danzig takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Danzig moves out of range.
Danzig looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Danzig tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danzig checks a leg kick.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Danzig counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Danzig.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig lands a body shot.
Danzig is trying to break free.
Tyson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Danzig after a bit of a struggle.
Tyson is working for takedown but Danzig is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Danzig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Glenn Danzig will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danzig misses with a wild combination.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Danzig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danzig.
Danzig looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Danzig takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danzig shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Danzig's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danzig throws a right hand that misses

and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Danzig won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyson is working Danzig over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tyson working away.
Tyson is chipping away with strikes.
Tyson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Danzig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Danzig is letting Tyson control him for a moment.
Danzig tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson trying to control the position but Danzig is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Danzig regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tyson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Danzig trying to control here.
My spies in BLKOUT Training Center inform me that Tyson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danzig is trying to stand up here but Tyson is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danzig does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sagan Tyson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danzig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danzig swings widly with a right hand

and Tyson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Danzig keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Danzig has wrist control.
Danzig controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danzig throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danzig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Danzig won't be happy with that.
Tyson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.
Tyson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Danzig some visible discomfort.
Danzig is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagan Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danzig is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Danzig circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Danzig sprawls well.
Nice shot by Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Danzig.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Danzig moved out of range.
Danzig gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danzig circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danzig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
Glenn Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sagan Tyson.
A big right from Tyson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Danzig misses.
Danzig fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Danzig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danzig's sensitive parts.
Danzig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Danzig persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Danzig looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a push kick but Danzig slaps the foot to one side.
Danzig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Danzig swings widly with a right hand

and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyson keeps control of Danzig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danzig misses with a punch on the inside.

Tyson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tyson wants to control but Danzig is keeping him busy.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Danzig tries to get to full guard but Tyson has control of the leg.
Sagan Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson trying to control the action but Danzig is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danzig wants to sweep but Tyson has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Danzig!
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagan Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagan Tyson!
Sagan Tyson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Speedy Supps + Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.