PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santos Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Santos Hart has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hart
vs
Tyrone

168 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santos Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyrone has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hart lands with a light punch inside.

Hart pulls Tyrone into guard.
Tyrone being controlled here momentarily.
Tyrone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hart holds on and takes a little breather.
Tyrone postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyrone walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tyrone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hart's guard.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hart has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tyrone has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyrone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hart pulls guard effortlessly.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyrone working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tyrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hart kicks Tyrone off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tyrone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hart is trying to defend but Tyrone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tyrone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hart manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrone prevents Hart from getting back to his feet.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Tyrone stops Hart from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyrone postures up.
Hart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hart trying to control but Tyrone is working from the bottom.
Tyrone wants to improve his position but instead Hart has moved into half guard.

Hart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hart scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santos Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tyrone drives through with a takedown into Hart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hart is looking to stand up but Tyrone isn't so interested in that idea.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Tyrone stops Hart from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hart pulls Tyrone in to control the position.
Tyrone is breathing heavily.
Hart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hart moves into the clinch.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Tyrone has him pressed against the cage.
Hart lands with a left to the head.

Tyrone lands a takedown into guard.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart is really struggling to control Tyrone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hart wants to stand and escape but Tyrone is having none of it.
Hart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hart working for a triangle but Tyrone defends it easily.
Hart wants to sweep here but Tyrone controlling him for the moment.

Tyrone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tyrone won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hart clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hart jumps into guard, dragging Tyrone to the mat.
Tyrone stops Hart from standing up.

Hart manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Hart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyrone, pushing him back against the cage.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrone.

Hart successfully pulls guard.

Tyrone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyrone has managed to get both his arms back between Hart's legs - danger averted.
Hart wants to stand but Tyrone is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking to control.

Hart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyrone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hart has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tyrone 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 Hart.
Hart is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyrone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Santos Hart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hart looks to clinch
and Tyrone counters with a three punch combo that has Hart backing up. Hart nods at Tyrone to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyrone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hart.

Tyrone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Tyrone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Hart manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyrone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hart gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hart successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.
Hart controls Tyrone momentarily but Tyrone frees himself.
Tyrone won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.

Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart wants to stand up but Tyrone is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hart gets caught flat footed, as Tyrone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyrone wants to stand but Hart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hart wants to stand and escape but Tyrone is having none of it.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyrone throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyrone won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyrone kicks Hart off and gets back to his feet.

Tyrone clinches up against the cage.
Hart is looking for a takedown.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Tyrone has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santos Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrone landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hart drags the fight down to the ground.
Tyrone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone advances to half guard.
Hart pushes Tyrone off looking to stand but Tyrone dives back in and keeps control.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Tyrone stands up from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrone connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Tyrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santos Hart!
Joel Tyrone spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm going to fuck you up boy!'.