PBP Commentary

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

Tyler
vs
Birbant

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Birbant!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birbant connects with a solid leg kick.

Birbant takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tyler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Birbant's brow.

Birbant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Birbant.
Birbant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Josh Birbant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birbant lands a jab to the head.
Birbant scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Birbant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Birbant lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Birbant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyler.
Birbant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyler.
Birbant throws a leg kick which misses Tyler's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyler tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Birbant closes the distance and pushes Tyler back into the cage.
Birbant stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Birbant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Birbant misses with a series of wild punches.
Birbant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyler throws a right hand that misses
and Birbant counters with a body kick that stops Tyler in his tracks momentarily.
Birbant scores with the left hand. Tyler knows he should have avoided that one.
Birbant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Birbant.
Tyler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Birbant is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Birbant, right into the meat.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Birbant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Josh Birbant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler misses the jab.
Birbant scores with a head kick. Tyler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birbant scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Tyler misses
and Birbant counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Birbant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Birbant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Birbant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Birbant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Birbant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyler scrambles back to his feet.
Birbant throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler walks into a stiff left hand from Birbant.
Tyler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Birbant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Birbant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throws a lazy head kick
and Birbant counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Birbant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Birbant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyler's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Birbant.
Birbant lands a leg kick that knocks Tyler off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant feints and then cracks Tyler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyler down.
Birbant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tyler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Birbant.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Birbant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Birbant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyler. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Josh Birbant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birbant cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Birbant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyler. That did some damage!
Birbant thumps Tyler with a low kick.
Tyler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Birbant.
Birbant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Birbant scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Birbant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Birbant duly obliges.
A nice inside leg kick there by Birbant. That's going to slow Tyler down.
Tyler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Birbant throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birbant lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birbant scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Birbant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Birbant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tyler will feel that in the morning.

Birbant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyler trying to stall but Birbant improves his position.

Birbant breaks the clinch.
Birbant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Birbant scores with a push kick.
Birbant lands the left hand.
Tyler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Birbant scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Birbant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Birbant connects with a leg kick. Tyler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyler misses with a hook to the body
and Birbant counters with a nice uppercut.
Birbant lands with a slapping head kick.

Birbant moves into the clinch.

Birbant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Birbant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Birbant throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Jab from Birbant.
Birbant digs a good body shot into Tyler's ribs.
Good work by Birbant as he checks the leg kick.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Birbant slips a jab from Tyler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Birbant moves out of range easily.
Tyler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Birbant avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Birbant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Birbant scores with a kick to the midsection.
Birbant thuds his shin into the meat of Tyler's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
Birbant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt - Birbant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Birbant scores with a four punch combination!
Ben Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Birbant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Birbant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Birbant!