PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mitchelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Tyler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tyler
vs
Mitchelson

182 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

172 cm
26
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Mitchelson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler misses with a hook. Mitchelson ducked under it nicely.
Mitchelson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Mitchelson.
Jay Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler lands with a hook. Mitchelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Tyler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.
Tyler lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Tyler.
A body shot lands from Tyler.
Tyler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchelson is defending well for now.
Mitchelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Tyler.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler lands with a light punch inside.
Tyler avoiding damage.
Mitchelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyler smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Mitchelson slips the punch.
Tyler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchelson.
Tyler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchelson.
Tyler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchelson has time to react.
Tyler looks to throw the jab but Mitchelson is out of range.

Tyler moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyler has Mitchelson pressed against the cage, preventing Mitchelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyler lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchelson won't want to take too many of those.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchelson.
Tyler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchelson backwards.
Mitchelson is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyler lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.
Tyler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchelson or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchelson slips under a jab.
Mitchelson throws a series of punches but Tyler avoids them all with ease.
Tyler scores with a nice strike.
Mitchelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mitchelson's calf.
Mitchelson looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Tyler looks to land a combination but Mitchelson avoids it well.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchelson.
Tyler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Tyler misses.
Mitchelson misses with the combination.
Mitchelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jay Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Mitchelson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchelson throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Jay Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler lands a jab.
Mitchelson tries to bum rush Tyler with a series of wild strikes but Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitchelson's hands.
Tyler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchelson momentarily.
A left lands for Tyler.
A right-left combo lands from Tyler.

Mitchelson is rocked!

It looks like Jack Mitchelson has been cut.
Tyler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyler finish him?
Tyler scores with a hook to the body. Mitchelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mitchelson swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler connects with a right hand. Mitchelson shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mitchelson under the eye.
Tyler looks to land a combination. Mitchelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyler throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Mitchelson stumbling backwards into the cage! Mitchelson bounces back off the cage towards Tyler, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tyler lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tyler celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Tyler!