PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Tillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Fisher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jared Tillion's chin.

Fisher
vs
Tillion

185 cm
29
193 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

177 cm
25
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Tillion!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tillion.
Fisher cracks Tillion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Jared Tillion has been cut.
Tillion throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fisher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tillion fails to land the takedown.

Tillion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fisher to the ground. Tillion is now in Fisher's guard.
Tillion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tillion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tillion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fisher's guard.
Tillion throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tillion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tillion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tillion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tillion.
Tillion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tillion is looking to advance position but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tillion is working away from the top position though.
Fisher is looking to improve his position.
Fisher regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tillion.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tillion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tillion throws a big right hand that misses.
Tillion slips nicely into half guard.

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.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tillion.
Tillion wants to pass to mount but Fisher is defending the position.
Tillion is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tillion avoids the attempt from Fisher to control.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillion thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tillion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tillion misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tillion on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tillion throws some wild stikes that Fisher manages to avoid easily.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.
Tillion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tillion cracks Fisher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tillion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tillion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tillion misses with a head shot.
Tillion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tillion misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tillion.
Fisher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fisher holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tillion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tillion looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Tillion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Tillion's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fisher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tillion if he has to take too many more of those.
Fisher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Tillion dives in and scores a takedown into Fisher's guard.
Tillion pushing down on Fisher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tillion throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Tillion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tillion.
Tillion works his way into full mount!
Fisher avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tillion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tillion unloads with some shots from mount but Fisher bucks and avoids them well.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.
Tillion throwing strikes but Fisher uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tillion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tillion passes to full mount!
Tillion throwing strikes here but Fisher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tillion throws some wild stikes that Fisher manages to avoid easily.
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fisher holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tillion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fisher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillion throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Tillion loaded up on that one.
Tillion looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tillion working Fisher over with strikes here.
Tillion thowing shots but they're missing.
Tillion unloads with some shots from mount but Fisher bucks and avoids them well.
Fisher avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tillion.
Fisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tillion misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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!
Tillion unloads with some shots from mount but Fisher bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillion thowing shots but they're missing.
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tillion.
Tillion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tillion is landing with some decent strikes but Fisher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tillion throws some wild stikes that Fisher manages to avoid easily.
Fisher holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tillion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tillion working Fisher over with strikes here.
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fisher is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tillion is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fisher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Trevor Fisher has been cut.
Jared Tillion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tillion looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tillion avoids the attempt from Fisher to control.
Tillion thowing shots but they're missing.
Tillion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Tillion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tillion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jared Tillion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fisher.

Tillion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fisher to the mat! Fisher manages to get full guard.
Tillion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Fisher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tillion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tillion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tillion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillion throwing strikes but missing.
Tillion forces his way into half guard.
Tillion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillion throws a strike but Fisher avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tillion throws a big elbow that misses.
Tillion throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Tillion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tillion throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Tillion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but Tillion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tillion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tillion.
Tillion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tillion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tillion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Tillion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tillion.
Tillion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Tillion passes to full mount!
Tillion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillion punching from mount but Fisher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tillion throwing strikes here but Fisher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tillion throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tillion looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Tillion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tillion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tillion throws some wild stikes that Fisher manages to avoid easily.
Tillion throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tillion looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Tillion thowing shots but they're missing.
Tillion with the ground and pound from mount.

Trevor Fisher's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillion thowing shots but they're missing.
Tillion throws some wild stikes that Fisher manages to avoid easily.
Tillion unloads with some shots from mount but Fisher bucks and avoids them well.
Tillion thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tillion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Tillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Trevor Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared Tillion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tillion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Tillion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tillion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Tillion!
Jared Tillion managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BlackStar Athletics , into his post fight interview.