PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudd Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanna's entrance music is Walk Pantera. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sanna
vs
Tyler

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudd Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyler clinches up against the cage.
Tyler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler working Sanna over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyler.
Sanna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyler lands an elbow that stopped Sanna in his tracks for a moment.
Sanna blocks a body shot from Tyler.
Tyler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Sanna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanna wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanna is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanna goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyler prevents it.
Tyler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanna avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler stalling the fight.
Tyler has Sanna pressed against the cage.
Sanna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanna is trying to pull guard but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanna is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Sanna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sanna moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyler tries a body shot but Sanna blocks it.
Sanna tries to pull guard but Tyler holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanna drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna is working for takedown but Tyler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyler lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanna won't want to take too many of those.
Sanna is breathing heavily.
Tyler prevents Sanna from breaking the clinch.
Sanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanna is looking for a takedown.
Tyler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sannas head.
Tyler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Tyler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyler lands an elbow that stopped Sanna in his tracks for a moment.
Sanna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler crunches a lovely knee into Sanna's ribcage.
Tyler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Tyler.
Sanna is trying to pull guard but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler crunches a lovely knee into Sanna's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyler.
Tyler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanna's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Tyler.
Come on Tyler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanna is trying to pull guard but Tyler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tyler is pushing Sanna up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tyler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyler lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanna won't want to take too many of those.
Tyler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanna up against the cage.
Tyler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanna up against the cage.
Tyler lands an elbow inside that Sanna shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudd Tyler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Sanna managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Sanna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyler walks away with a smile on his face. Sanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanna throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tyler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanna or not.
Sanna has Tyler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudd Tyler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanna takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
Tyler's coach down at Bad Company Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tyler lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanna is working for takedown but Tyler is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanna tries to pull guard but Tyler won't allow it.
Tyler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanna prevents a body shot from Tyler.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanna avoids the damage to the body.
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanna tries to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling the position.
Tyler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyler lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.
Tyler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanna tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands an elbow inside that Sanna shrugs off.
Sanna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanna's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyler.
Nice elbow from Tyler.
Tyler lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Tyler.
Tyler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyler lands an elbow inside that Sanna shrugs off.
Tyler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanna takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyler scores with a shot to the side of Sanna's head.
Tyler lands a nice elbow.
Tyler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tyler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanna or not.
Tyler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.
Tyler scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanna controls his hands.
Tyler scores with a knee to the head.
Tyler taking a breather.
Tyler landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler digs a right hand into Sanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanna's gas tank.
Tyler lands a nice elbow.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanna controls his hands.
Tyler has Sanna pressed against the cage.
Sanna working hard to break the clinch.
Tyler stalling in the clinch.
Tyler can't find room to land a body shot as Sanna controls the action.
Tyler tries a body shot but Sanna blocks it.
Tyler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyler.
Sanna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler works on Sanna's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudd Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tyler tries to clinch there but Sanna circles away.
Sanna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyler wants to clinch.

Tyler takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanna has had enough of the clinch but Tyler keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Tyler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyler slowing the pace effectively.
Sanna prevents a body shot from Tyler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler stalls.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tyler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rudd Tyler.
Sanna cracks a nice hook into Tyler's ribs.
Tyler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Tyler pushes Sanna up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanna is working for takedown but Tyler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanna jumps guard but Tyler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tyler lands a shoulder strike.
Sanna tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyler smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanna tries to keep at a distance but Tyler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanna wants a takedown.
Tyler crunches a lovely knee into Sanna's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tyler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tyler leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.
Sanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyler.
Sanna is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler working Sanna over with knees to the body.
Tyler working Sanna over with knees to the body.
Tyler lands an elbow that stopped Sanna in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Tyler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyler lands an elbow that stopped Sanna in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler lands a nice elbow.
Sanna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanna jumps guard but Tyler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tyler lands an elbow that stopped Sanna in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler working Sanna over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyler obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pushes Sanna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Tyler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tyler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tyler effectively controlling the action here.
Sanna blocks a body shot from Tyler.
Tyler stalling in the clinch.
Sanna fails to pull guard.
Michael Sanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudd Tyler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudd Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudd Tyler!
Michael Sanna was interviewed post fight and said 'Thats the game'.