PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lavern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavern has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

vs
Tyler

207 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lavern !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler misses with a double jab

and counters by clinching up.
has Tyler pressed against the cage, preventing Tyler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Tyler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Tyler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
is doing well to control the position and prevent Tyler from advancing to side control.
Tyler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but is defending well.
Tyler with the ground and pound but uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as holds on and takes a little breather.
Tyler wanted to stand there but had control of the position.
Tyler wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
controlling Tyler's posture.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but has wrist control.
will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by !

postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
scoring with some ground and pound.
lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyler controls momentarily but frees himself.
scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
landing some decent shots from guard.

drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler has momentary wrist control but slips an elbow through the middle.
postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick off! jumps back into Tyler's guard.
lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tyler looks winded!
lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyler looking for a guillotine here but defends easily.
landing with the ground and pound.
makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
working some strikes from top position.
landing with the ground and pound.
missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lavern dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tyler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. defending well though.
is controlling Tyler's trapped leg to prevent Tyler from advancing to side control.
Tyler tries to stand and escape but is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pushes Tyler off but Tyler dives into side control.
can't do much from the bottom here.
is not content to let Tyler control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Tyler working away.
Lavern overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

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.
wants to control but Tyler postures up.
Tyler cracks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tyler working away.
An elbow from Tyler crashes against the mat.
Tyler is putting a hurting on here, landing some big shots from side control.
tries to improve position but can't.
is trying to control Tyler's posture but Tyler avoids it.
is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Tyler stands up.

Tyler has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tyler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but keeps him there for the moment.

Tyler jumps into guard, dragging to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to control the position but postures up.
is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
distracts Tyler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyler controls momentarily but frees himself.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
is working Tyler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyler trying to control the position.

stands up and waves to Tyler to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

instigates a clinch.

escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tyler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tyler with the ground and pound but regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tyler is looking to stall here but recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
seems keen to control Tyler's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.

Tyler stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler staying out of range there.
Erik Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyler is pressed up against the cage. has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyler down to the mat. Tyler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyler to score an easy takedown into full guard.

manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

breaks from the clinch.
Lavern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tyler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyler showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tries to roll over but Tyler keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Tyler there.

is rocked!
Tyler is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tyler fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tyler! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Tyler!
During a confident post fight interview, Erik Tyler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.