PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Marcano (ranked 6372 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Tyler (ranked 5587 p4p, 0 weight class). Roddy Marcano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Tyler's chin.

Marcano
vs
Tyler

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roddy Marcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Marcano does no damage.
Marcano stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like George Tyler has been cut.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcano.
Marcano throws a series of punches but Tyler avoids them all with ease.
Tyler raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Marcano throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tyler clinches with his opponent.
Marcano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcano.
Tyler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Roddy Marcano has been cut.
Tyler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Marcano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcanos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcano tries to break free but Tyler pushes him back against the cage.
Marcano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcano wants to break free but Tyler has control.
Tyler scores with a shot to the side of Marcano's head.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.

Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcano throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Marcano gets tackled into the cage by Tyler. Tyler maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tyler as the two fighters clinch.
Marcano is breathing heavily.
Tyler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyler scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcano.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler prevents a body shot from Marcano.
Tyler lands a left hand.
A short left from Tyler.
Tyler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcano backwards.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcano avoids it.
Tyler lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyler.
Marcano managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
A nice left hand lands by Tyler.
Marcano trying to stall but Tyler improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyler.
Tyler gets through Marcano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyler digs a right hand underneath Marcano's ribcage. Marcano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyler lands with a light punch inside.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Marcano tries to keep at a distance but Tyler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyler lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcano backwards.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcano.
Tyler scores with a shot to the side of Marcano's head.
Marcano is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Tyler as the two fighters clinch.
Tyler pushes Marcano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcano backwards.
Tyler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyler lands a left hand.

Marcano is rocked!
Tyler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Marcano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcano takes a shot to the head.
Tyler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcano'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Tyler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marcano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tyler counters by clinching up.
Marcano seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyler gets through Marcano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyler has a couple of punches blocked by Marcano.
Tyler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyler misses with a punch on the inside.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcano moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTyler.
Tyler misses with a straight left.
Marcano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcano keeps the fight on the outside.
Roddy Marcano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tyler instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyler.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Tyler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marcano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Tyler.
George Tyler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyler lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyler misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tyler manages to break the clinch.
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marcano throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler slips under a jab from Marcano.
Marcano lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Marcano.
A little jabbing left from Tyler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Tyler clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler keeps control of Marcano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcano tries to circle away but Tyler has him pinned against the cage.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler walks into a stiff left hand from Marcano.
Tyler misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Marcano. Those never looked like landing.

Marcano tries to keep at a distance but Tyler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyler is working Marcano over against the cage.
Marcano blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcano controls his hands.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marcano working hard to break the clinch.
Marcano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcano backwards.
Tyler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyler lands a body shot.
Marcano is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler presses Marcano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyler pushes Marcano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcano is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyler scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyler creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Marcano's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Marcano drops to his knees and Tyler pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Tyler!