PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Sabotage . Tutov has chosen 7B - Young Winds as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Clay
vs
Tutov

170 cm
30
146 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

169 cm
29
144 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tutov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tutov is in Clay's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tutov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clay 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.
Tutov wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Tutov won't allow Clay to sweep him here.
Tutov throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tutov is aware though and is defending well.
Clay pulls Tutov in close to prevent any damage.
Clay is trying to control the position but Tutov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tutov is one step ahead there.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Clay throwing strikes from guard but Tutov blocks nicely.
Clay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tutov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clay distracts Tutov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tutov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tutov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tutov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying to control the position but Tutov postures up.
Tutov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Clay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tutov defends well.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
Tutov with a nice head shot there.
Tutov looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Clay throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tutov is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tutov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clay manages to get himself to full guard.

Clay 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.
Tutov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tutov stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Clay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tutov.
Clay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tutov controls the pace.

Clay has his foot on Tutov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tutov works his way back into a safe position though.
Tutov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tutov passes Clay's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov trying to control from half guard but Clay is working away.

Tutov seems to be looking for submissions.
Clay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tutov advances to half guard.
Clay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clay.
Clay trying to keep a closed guard but Tutov is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Tutov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tutov throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay is looking to counter punch.
Tutov slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Clay looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
A left lands for Tutov.
Clay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tutov lands a jab to the nose.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov lands a jab to the head.
Tutov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clay tries to clinch but Tutov is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tutov throws a good cross that connects.
Clay tries to bum rush Tutov with a series of wild strikes but Tutov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tutov gets caught napping as Clay dives in and scores a takedown. Tutov manages to retain guard.
Tutov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clay's guard.

Tutov trying to move into half guard but instead Clay has managed to sweep!

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov wants to sweep here but Clay controlling him for the moment.
Tutov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clay is in close to Tutov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to control from the top but Tutov keeps moving.
Clay preventing the sweep.
Tutov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tutov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clay is one step ahead there.
Tutov wants to improve his position but instead Clay has moved into half guard.
Tutov is looking to control Clay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tutov avoid being mounted?
Tutov regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tutov is trying to keep Clay in close.
Tutov controlling the position.
Tutov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clay throws a big elbow that misses.
Tutov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay.
Tutov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clay doesn't seem bothered though.
Clay dips to his left and cracks Tutov with an uppercut!
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tutov defends it nicely.
No luck for Clay with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a jab when Tutov was well out of range.
Tutov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clay is defended easily by Tutov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clay.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutov.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Clay.
Clay cracks Tutov with an open hand slap.
Tutov throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay looks to land a combination but Tutov avoids it well.
Tutov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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 Tyson Clay will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Clay as Tutov shoots in.
Clay feinted with a counter takedown.
Tutov lands with a shot to the body.
Clay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Clay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Clay.
Clay tries to clinch but Tutov moves away
enabling Tutov to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrey Tutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Tutov as Clay shoots in.
Tutov walks into a straight right hand from Clay.
Tutov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clay backs up against the cage.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov feints and then cracks Clay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clay down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tutov.
Clay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tutov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tutov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Clay's head.
Tutov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clay blocks a low kick nicely.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutov.
Tutov throws out a counter right but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Tutov scores with a hook to the body. Clay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tutov scores with a leg kick.
Tutov swats away the attempt to clinch by Clay.
Tutov misses with a straight right.
Tutov thows a body kick. Clay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay.
Tutov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Clay tests Tutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clay avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Clay appears to be looking for a big counter.

Tutov gets the takedown into side control.
Clay tries to improve position but can't.

Tutov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clay is looking to regain half guard here but Tutov keeps moving and retains side control.
Clay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is looking to control Clay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tutov avoid being mounted?
Tutov is trying to get back to full guard.
Clay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tutov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Clay jumps into side control!
Tutov can't do much from the bottom here.
Tutov parries the strikes from Clay easily there. Clay is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tutov to escape.
Clay scoring with punches from side control.
Tutov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Clay off and has taken his back!

Tutov looking for the RNC.
Clay manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tutov's guard. Nice work there by Clay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to work some ground and pound but Tutov has wrist control.
Tutov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clay postures up.
Clay lands a couple of elbows.
Tutov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clay throwing strikes from guard but Tutov blocks nicely.
Clay working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Clay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tutov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clay has managed to get both his arms back between Tutov's legs - danger averted.
Clay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Tutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tutov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
An out of breath Andrey Tutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Tyson Clay had this to say: 'Looks like it might be time to retire.'.