PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bresnar's choice of entrance music: ABOVE THE LAW - murder rap. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tigh
vs
Bresnar

198 cm
28
280 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

199 cm
36
268 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Aspire Clothing

Amped Performance

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saul Tigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lock Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh throws a head kick but Bresnar moves out of range.
Bresnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tigh sprawls well. Tigh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bresnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Tigh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tigh misses with a head kick.
Tigh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Tigh - just one landing.
Tigh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bresnar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tigh lands a right hook to the body.
Tigh throws a head kick that misses
and Bresnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tigh loads up on a big right hand but Bresnar slips the punch.
Tigh throws a hook but Bresnar avoids it easily.
Tigh throws a hook to the side of Bresnar's head but Bresnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bresnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bresnar lands a jab to the nose.
Bresnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bresnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Lock Bresnar has been cut.
Tigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tigh takes a swing at Bresnar's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Tigh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bresnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tigh.
Bresnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tigh.
Tigh throws a sloppy head kick and Bresnar moves out of range easily.
Bresnar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Bresnar.
Tigh throws a sloppy head kick and Bresnar moves out of range easily.
Tigh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tigh misses with a straight right.
Tigh throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bresnar counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh throws a poor cross that misses
and Bresnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Tigh misses with a looping left.
Bresnar misses with a wild body shot.
Bresnar misses with a two punch combination.
Tigh lands a really nice looking cross but Bresnar seems unphased.
Tigh lands a really nice looking cross but Bresnar seems unphased.
Tigh throws a body shot but no joy.
Bresnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tigh tests Bresnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tigh connects with a body shot.
Tigh lands a really nice looking cross but Bresnar seems unphased.
Tigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Tigh.
Tigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bresnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tigh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tigh takes one on the button.
Bresnar lands a head shot.
Tigh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bresnar blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Tigh misses its intended target.
Tigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bresnar.
Tigh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tigh lands with a nice combination. Bresnar backs away looking to recover.
Bresnar tries to bum rush Tigh with a series of wild strikes but Tigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bresnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bresnar! But no joy.
Bresnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tigh is fending him off so far but Bresnar persists. Nope, Tigh circles away and we're back to standing.
Saul Tigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lock Bresnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tigh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tigh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bresnar is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Bresnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tigh to the ground. Bresnar is now in Tigh's guard.
Bresnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tigh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bresnar throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bresnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tigh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bresnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bresnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tigh is keeping the position for now.
Bresnar throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Tigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lock Bresnar's cut.
That's time! Tigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bresnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lock Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tigh misses with a looping right.
Bresnar swings for the body but Tigh moves out of range.
Bresnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tigh.
Tigh ducks under a wild hook from Bresnar.
Tigh misses with an uppercut. Bresnar saw that one coming.
Bresnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tigh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bresnar counters with a straight right hand.

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

Tigh manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bresnar tries for a takedown but Tigh manages to get underhooks.
Tigh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bresnar can do to turn this around?

Tigh breaks the clinch.
Tigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bresnar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tigh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tigh misses with a looping left.
Bresnar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tigh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bresnar throws out the jab.
Bresnar throws a right hand that Tigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Tigh also avoids with ease.
Tigh misses with the combination.
Bresnar slips under a jab.
Tigh scores with a sloppy right hand. Bresnar should have avoided that one.
Tigh connects with a single shot there.
Tigh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bresnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bresnar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tigh connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tigh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bresnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tigh. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tigh.
Tigh throws a lazy right hand but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tigh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tigh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tigh lands a nice looking body shot.
Bresnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tigh is just out of range.
Bresnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tigh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bresnar throws a one two combo.
Tigh cracks Bresnar with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Tigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Bresnar misses.
Tigh throws a big counter combination but Bresnar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saul Tigh is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Tigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bresnar.
Tigh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bresnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigh.
Bresnar misses with a body shot.
Tigh throws a sloppy head kick and Bresnar moves out of range easily.
Bresnar misses with a few strikes there.
Tigh tests Bresnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tigh lands a slapping body shot.
Bresnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Saul Tigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bresnar throws a nice looking combination but Tigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar defending well as Tigh loads up on a big left hand.
Tigh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tigh lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Bresnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tigh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tigh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tigh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tigh digs a good hook to Bresnar's body.
Bresnar is breathing heavily.
Bresnar misses with a wild body shot.
Tigh is looking to counter punch.
Tigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bresnar moves away.
Tigh scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bresnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tigh throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Bresnar tries for a takedown but Tigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saul Tigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lock Bresnar.
Tigh with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Tigh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lock Bresnar's cut.
That's time! Tigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bresnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tigh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bresnar thinking.
Bresnar swings for the body but Tigh moves out of range.
Tigh scores with a jab to the head.
Bresnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Tigh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tigh drops Bresnar with a huge uppercut! Bresnar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tigh is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Tigh!
Saul Tigh very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.