PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickson Obinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Obinha

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dickson Obinha!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Obinha shoots in.
Obinha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Obinha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tyson moves into the clinch.
Obinha is trying to stall.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Obinha sees coming a mile off.
Obinha 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.

Tyson rushes Obinha and presses him up against the cage.
Obinha gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Obinha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Obinha has double underhooks.
Obinha is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Obinha down to the mat. Obinha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obinha misses with an uppercut

and Tyson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.

Tyson pulls guard.
Tyson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Tyson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Obinha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Obinha is fighting to break Tyson's control of his arms but Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Tyson pushes Obinha off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obinha to score with a decent uppercut.

Tyson is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Obinha, which made it look bad.

Tyson clinches.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Tyson to work.

Obinha successfully pulls guard.
Tyson is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson postures up in Obinha's guard and throws a big left but Obinha blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Obinha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dickson Obinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obinha fails to land the takedown.
Obinha looks winded!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Obinha.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Obinha sprawls well.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Obinha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Obinha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice shot by Obinha.
Obinha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Obinha blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Obinha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Obinha persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.

Tyson gets a clinch.
Obinha lands with a left to the head.
Obinha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Obinha tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Tyson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obinha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Obinha, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Obinha against the cage but Obinha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
Obinha jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Obinha around his waist. Obinha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Obinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Obinha lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Obinha has double underhooks.
Tyson stops a takedown attempt from Obinha.
Obinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Obinha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obinha is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but Obinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Obinha - that landed with a thud.
Obinha tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Tyson gets control of Obinha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tyson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Obinha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tyson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Tyson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Obinha defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson is looking for a triangle but Obinha pushes his legs off easily.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Obinha postures up.
Obinha postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Obinha stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obinha wanted to stand there but Tyson had control of the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obinha tries to clinch but Tyson moves away

and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obinha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obinha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Obinha tries to tie him up.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson misses with a leg kick.
Tyson misses with a double jab.

Tyson closes the distance and pushes Obinha back into the cage.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Obinha is controlling the position.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luke Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obinha lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Obinha gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Obinha tries to pull guard but Tyson holds him up against the cage and eventually Obinha drops back down to his feet.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Obinha has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Obinha prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson looking for a takedown.
Obinha tries to pull guard but Tyson holds him up against the cage and eventually Obinha drops back down to his feet.
Obinha lands a right uppercut 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 second round but I would say that Luke Tyson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Obinha shoots in but no luck this time.
Obinha shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson lands with a kick to the temple. Obinha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Tyson pushes Obinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Obinha trying to control the position but instead, Tyson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obinha into the cage.
Obinha is looking for a takedown.
Luke Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dickson Obinha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Obinha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Obinha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obinha wants to clinch

and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Obinha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Obinha's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tyson pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyson pulls Obinha in to control the position.

Tyson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obinha is aware though and is defending well.
Tyson managing to control the position.
Tyson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tyson moves nicely into side control.

Tyson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice sprawl there from Obinha as Tyson shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obinha fails with the takedown.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Obinha shows good takedown defense.

Obinha clinches.
Obinha is trying to pull guard but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson stalls.
Obinha prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson is working for takedown but Obinha is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Obinha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obinha tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Dickson Obinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obinha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Tyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Obinha avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Tyson is trying to drag Obinha to the mat but Obinha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Obinha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luke Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Obinha clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Tyson!