PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavonde Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lowe
vs
Tyrone

153 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lavonde Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowe's calf.
Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone.
Tyrone scores with a kick to the midsection.

Lowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tyrone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tyrone wants to sweep here but Lowe controlling him for the moment.
Lowe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyrone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyrone pulls Lowe in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lowe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyrone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyrone keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
Lowe being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone is continuing to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lowe throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrone wants to sweep here but Lowe controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe throwing strikes but missing.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyrone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Tyrone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lowe to the ground. Tyrone is now in Lowe's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Lowe trying to control the position.
Tyrone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lowe wants to stand but Tyrone is controlling the position.
Tyrone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyrone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyrone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyrone keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
Tyrone wants to sweep here but Lowe controlling him for the moment.
Lowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lowe throwing strikes from guard but Tyrone blocks nicely.
Lowe preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyrone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lowe with a nice head shot there.
Lowe being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyrone is on top in guard.

Tyrone wants to pass the guard but Lowe is keeping the position.
Tyrone trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrone chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyrone wants to pass the guard but Lowe is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lavonde Tyrone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tyrone has hold of one of Lowe's legs. Lowe is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyrone gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Lowe has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tyrone has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Tyrone gets underhooks to prevent Lowe's takedown attempt.
Tyrone trying to land knees to the body.
Tyrone lands a right hand.
Lowe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyrone fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tyrone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lowe pushes Tyrone off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tyrone counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Tyrone tries a knee to the head but Lowe blocks it.

Tyrone pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyrone pulls Lowe in close to prevent any damage.
Lowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyrone has control of Lowe's left arm, preventing Lowe from doing any damage.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyrone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson Lowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyrone postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
Tyrone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lowe has his hands on Tyrone's head, controlling the position.
Tyrone controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyrone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tyrone won't allow Lowe to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Tyrone has Lowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrone lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Tyrone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tyrone prevents Lowe from standing back up.
Lowe is trying to control but can't.
Tyrone passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lowe!
Tyrone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lavonde Tyrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tyrone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lowe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tyrone works to advance to full mount. Lowe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lowe is squirming around, avoiding Tyrone's attempts to control the action.
Tyrone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone looking to control but Lowe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyrone content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone trying to control but Lowe is having none of it.
Tyrone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyrone has a good base and remains in mount.
Tyrone lands a nice shot to the head.
Tyrone controlling from mount.
Tyrone lands with some strikes.
Lowe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone wants to control the pace but Lowe is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowe working to try and regain half guard.
Tyrone content just to control the position here.
Lowe is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyrone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyrone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lowe?
Tyrone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lowe's face.
Tyrone controlling from the full mount.
Tyrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyrone controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lowe looks a forlorn figure.
Tyrone controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More stalling from Tyrone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lavonde Tyrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyrone 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavonde Tyrone!