PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oliver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Just Close your eyes. Tyron King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliver
vs
King

183 cm
20
233 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyron King!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King tries to sprawl but Oliver drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Oliver manages to move to mount!
Oliver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Oliver really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for King.
Oliver trying to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver is not going to allow King to sit and survive in this position.
King wants to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
King is trying to get back to his feet but Oliver has full control of the position and if anything, King has just worked his way into a worse spot.
King rolls, trying to escape but Oliver keeps control of the position.
King just trying to survive but Oliver is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
King looking very determined here, making life difficult for Oliver.
Oliver biding his time, controlling King.
King rolls, trying to escape but Oliver keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King prevents Oliver from getting a body triangle.
Oliver is hanging on to King's back as he tries to escape.
Oliver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oliver not allowing King to control his hands.
Oliver keeps control of the position as King tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Oliver controlling the positon.
Oliver gets his hands free as King looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is keeping busy.
Oliver controlling well, preventing King from escaping the position.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King staying busy and making it hard for Oliver to control.
King turns into Oliver and is now in his guard.
King wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
Oliver keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
We've been informed that King has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
King is looking to advance position but Oliver has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

King is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King gets back to half guard.
Oliver trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oliver defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

King has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Oliver doesn't defend quickly enough and King has managed to lock this one up! Can Oliver escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to King on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyron King!