PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Melendez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Melendez
vs
Tipton

168 cm
33
143 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

165 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Melendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipton throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Tipton misses.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tipton as he avoids it easily.

Nice combo by Tipton! Oh, that's hurt him - Melendez falls to the canvas and Tipton follows him into side control.

Melendez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tipton moves into full mount!
Oh Melendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Tipton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tipton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tipton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tipton looking to finish with strikes here!
Melendez tries to reverse the position but Tipton maintains control.
Tipton with shots to the head and body - Melendez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tipton lands a heavy elbow.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is having none of it.
Melendez tries to reverse the position but Tipton maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Melendez holds on to Tipton around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Melendez tries to lock up and control but Tipton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Melendez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tipton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tipton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melendez is looking to get to half guard.
Melendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton lands a big shot there that rocks Melendez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tipton wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
Melendez wants to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Melendez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tipton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Melendez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tipton.
Tipton wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is having none of it.
Tipton wants to control the action but instead Melendez gets a body lock and reverses into Tipton's guard! Nice work!
Tipton keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
Tipton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Melendez manages to get himself to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tipton stands up over Melendez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tipton trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tipton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Melendez's guard.
Melendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Tipton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Melendez trying to control here.
Tipton prevents Melendez from improving his position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tipton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Melendez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tipton working Melendez over with strikes here.
Tipton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Melendez tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tipton avoids the attempt from Melendez to control.
Tipton landing punches.
Melendez tries to lock up and control but Tipton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tipton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Tipton loads up with a big shot that hurts Melendez! He's pulled Tipton in close but Tipton has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Melendez survive? More strikes from Tipton and Melendez is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton is the new bantamweight champion!
An intense looking Byron Tipton took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just beat the former champ...AGAIN! My first title defense has been a success!'.