PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobe Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tyrma
vs
Bryant

188 cm
30
219 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

192 cm
29
209 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurko Tyrma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Bryant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyrma as he avoids it easily.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Tyrma's body. Tyrma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyrma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bryant lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrma off balance momentarily.
Tyrma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Bryant there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bryant.
Bryant connects with a solid leg kick.

Tyrma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyrma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyrma working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
A right hand to the body from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Tyrma's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Bryant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrma stops a takedown attempt from Bryant.
Bryant working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant lands a left hand.
A short left from Bryant.
Tyrma takes a shot to the head.
Bryant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrma controls his hands.
Tyrma is pressed up against the cage. Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyrma down to the mat. Tyrma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kurko Tyrma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryant.
Tyrma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bryant moves out of range as Tyrma strikes.
A good leg kick by Tyrma.
Bryant blocks the body kick.
Tyrma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyrma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bryant! But no joy.

Tyrma darts in and clinches Bryant up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a shot to the body.
Bryant is leaning against Tyrma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Tyrma's head.
Tyrma is trying to stall.
Tyrma'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.
Bryant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyrma misses with a body punch.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Tyrma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryant controlling the action here for a moment.
Tyrma gets underhooks to prevent Bryant's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrma.
Tyrma tries to work over Bryant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bryant fails to land.
Tyrma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bryant tries a body shot but Tyrma blocks it.
Bryant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrma's elbow.
Tyrma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bryant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrma up against the cage.
Tyrma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryant lands a left hand.
Bryant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant lands a nice uppercut.
Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrma.
Tyrma effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bryant - that landed with a thud.
Tyrma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyrma lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryant can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrma controls the action.
A short right from Bryant on the inside.
Bryant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrma's elbow.
Tyrma presses Bryant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bryant avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyrma.
Bryant pushes Tyrma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyrma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrma pushes off an throws an elbow but Bryant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyrma throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bryant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bryant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bryant clobbers Tyrma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant cracks Tyrma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Bryant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyrma slowing the pace effectively.
Bryant swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrma.
Bryant lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrma up against the cage.
Bryant tries a body shot but Tyrma blocks it.
Tyrma leaning against his opponent.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Tyrma.
Bryant lands a body punch.
Bryant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrma is looking to control Bryant's arms but Bryant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyrma has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tyrma scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bryant.
Tyrma blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Kobe Bryant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bryant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bryant lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrma misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyrma.
Bryant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrma blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Tyrma tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Tyrma tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Bryant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice uppercut.
Tyrma misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bryant.
Tyrma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrma missing with knees to the body.
Bryant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bryant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bryant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bryant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrma backwards.
Tyrma taking a breather.
Tyrma blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Tyrma looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bryant has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrma.
Tyrma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bryant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrma's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrma fails to land.
Bryant avoiding damage as Tyrma throws knees to the body.
Bryant digs a right hand underneath Tyrma's ribcage. Tyrma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyrma prevents a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant lands a left hand.
Bryant stalling the fight.
Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tyrma tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryant avoids the damage to the body.
Tyrma blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Tyrma.

Bryant has hold of one of Tyrma's legs. Tyrma is fighting the takedown attempt but Bryant gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bryant trying to control but Tyrma is working from the bottom.
Bryant is pushing down on Tyrma's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyrma is fighting to maintain full guard but Bryant has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyrma!
Bryant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyrma is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at $1000 Crouching Stoner Hidden Ground Game, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bryant with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tyrma swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tyrma tries to reverse the position but Bryant maintains control.
Tyrma holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bryant tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Bryant is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tyrma has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tyrma!

Bryant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyrma ducks right into an uppercut from Bryant.
Tyrma throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
Bryant throws a low kick, looking for Tyrma's leg but Tyrma calmly moves out of range.
Bryant throws a hook but Tyrma blocks it.
Bryant throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bryant slips under a jab.
Kobe Bryant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bryant tries to keep at a distance but Tyrma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrma controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Bryant on the inside.
Tyrma can't find room to land a body shot as Bryant controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bryant.
Bryant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrma or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bryant.
Bryant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyrma misses with the head strike.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant lands a right hand.
Tyrma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryant is defending well for now.
Bryant stalling against the cage.
Tyrma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Bryant.

Tyrma is rocked!
Bryant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrma backwards.
Oh Tyrma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Tyrma's head.
Bryant creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tyrma's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tyrma drops to his knees and Bryant pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Bryant!
Kobe Bryant was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.