PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syke Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tyson
vs
Garcia

225 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Syke Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Garcia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson is trying to stand.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Garcia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia controlling the pace.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia content to control rather than advance.
Tyson tries to kick Garcia off but Garcia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garcia not doing much here.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyson pushes Garcia off looking to stand but Garcia dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.

Garcia feints and as Tyson raises his hands in defense, Garcia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
I looks like Garcia might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Garcia prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson being controlled here, momentarily.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Garcia dominated that round.
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.

Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Tyson misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyson in his tracks.
Tyson misses the jab.
Garcia moves out of range as Tyson strikes.

Garcia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Garcia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Garcia stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Garcia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Garcia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tyson pushes Garcia off looking to stand but Garcia dives back in and keeps control.
Garcia is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him
Garcia is taking a breather. Tyson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garcia prevents Tyson from standing back up.
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.
Garcia controlling the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jerry Garcia just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garcia swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Garcia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tyson!
Garcia controlling from mount.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Garcia controlling his opponent.
Tyson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.

Garcia gets control of Tyson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garcia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia pulls Tyson in close to prevent any damage.

Garcia wriggles free and stands up.
Tyson throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Syke Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Garcia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to kick Garcia off but Garcia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia prevents Tyson from standing back up.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia prevents Tyson from standing back up.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him
Garcia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jerry Garcia just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Syke Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet here but Garcia is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tyson's back.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jerry Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Garcia.
Garcia has good solid back control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Garcia!