PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaala Upaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaala Upaan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Upaan
vs
Tyson

179 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaala Upaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Upaan circles away quickly and effectively.
Upaan scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Upaan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Upaan shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frank Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Upaan is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Upaan wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Upaan lands a big head kick that sends Tyson tumbling to the mat! Upaan takes a step backwards and waves Tyson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tyson is rocked!

It looks like Frank Tyson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Upaan finish him?
Upaan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Upaan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Upaan clinches.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Upaan is controlling him.

Upaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Upaan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyson defends well and Upaan ends up having to push Tyson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaala Upaan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Upaan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Upaan has him pressed against the cage.
Upaan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson tries to circle away but Upaan has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson gets underhooks to prevent Upaan's takedown attempt.
Upaan is trying to pull guard but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Upaan leaning against his opponent.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Upaan has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Upaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Upaan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Upaan off to one side.
Tyson throws a right hand that Upaan ducks under and follows up with a left that Upaan also avoids with ease.
Upaan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Upaan has managed to clinch.
Upaan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyson is defending well.
Upaan wants a takedown.

Upaan manages to break the clinch.
Tyson tries to bum rush Upaan with a series of wild strikes but Upaan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Upaan forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.

Upaan jumps into guard, dragging Tyson to the mat.
Tyson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Upaan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyson passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is staying tight to Upaan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tyson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Upaan!
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Upaan is just holding on here. Tyson manages to take his back.
Upaan can't escape the position.
Upaan is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tyson controlling the positon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Upaan tries to escape the position.
Tyson lands a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Tyson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyson tries to bum rush Upaan with a series of wild strikes but Upaan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Upaan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Upaan.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Upaan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Upaan is looking to counter the offense by Tyson and move into the clinch.
Upaan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Upaan shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Upaan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Upaan moves into the clinch successfully.
Upaan tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaala Upaan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Upaan is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upaan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Upaan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Upaan avoids them all with ease.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Upaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Upaan.
Frank Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Upaan throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Upaan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Upaan wants a takedown but no success here.
Upaan tries for a takedown. No joy.

Upaan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Upaan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Upaan tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Upaan shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Upaan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Upaan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Upaan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Upaan dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Upaan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upaan fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Upaan as he connects with a hook.
Upaan dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tyson leaves Upaan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Upaan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Upaan.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Upaan moves out of range.
Upaan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Upaan.
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Upaan.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Upaan lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Upaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Upaan dodges the punch combination from Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upaan lands a slapping body shot.
Frank Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upaan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Upaan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson throws a right hand that Upaan ducks under and follows up with a left that Upaan also avoids with ease.
Upaan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Upaan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Upaan closes the distance and clinches.

Upaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Upaan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Upaan avoids it well.
Upaan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Tyson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Upaan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Upaan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Upaan gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Upaan clinches with his opponent.
Upaan wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Upaan lands a nice elbow.
Tyson tries to circle away but Upaan has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free but Upaan has control.
Upaan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson tries to circle away but Upaan has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Upaan decides to pull guard.
Tyson lands a couple of elbows.
Tyson stays in close to Upaan's body and controls the position.
Upaan can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Upaan is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upaan is trying to control but can't.
Upaan taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.

Tyson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Upaan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Tyson!