PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blatz Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Cunnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beer comes to the cage accompanied by Hostile Mass. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Beer
vs
Cunnings

186 cm
24
212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blatz Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cunnings!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer wants to clinch up but Cunnings keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Cunnings.

Cunnings drives through and clinches with Beer against the cage.
Cunnings is trying to stall.
Beer misses with an elbow over the top.
Cunnings pushes Beer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beer throws an elbow but it misses.
Cunnings stalling in the clinch but Beer improves position.
Knees to the body from Beer.
Beer missing with knees to the body.
Cunnings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Beer.
Cunnings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cunnings to work.
Cunnings scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunnings looking to slow down the pace here.
Beer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cunnings blocks the elbow strike.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cunnings looks gassed!
Beer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tyler Cunnings has been cut.
Beer throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cunnings has had enough of the clinch but Beer keeps him there for the moment.
Beer lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Beer jumps into guard, dragging Cunnings to the mat.
Beer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beer pushes Cunnings off and gets back to his feet.
Beer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cunnings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beer is looking to clinch.

Beer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beer passes to side control.
Cunnings is trying to work for a sweep but Beer has mounted him!
Beer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beer lands a big shot there that rocks Cunnings but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beer lands a big elbow.
Beer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunnings wants to control but Beer is having none of it.
Beer landing strikes from the mount and Cunnings is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Beer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Beer.
Beer lands a nice shot to the head.
Beer working Cunnings over with strikes here.
Beer landing strikes from the mount.
Beer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cunnings trying desperately to get to his feet.
Beer breaks from Cunnings's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cunnings swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Beer is going olschool here, as he tries to force Cunnings to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cunnings shrugs it off.
Beer avoids the attempt from Cunnings to control.
Cunnings taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer raining down shots from the mount!
Cunnings is looking to get to half guard.
Cunnings is in a horrible position here. Beer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beer landing strikes from the mount.
Beer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cunnings tries to lock up and control but Beer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cunnings working to try and regain half guard.
Beer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beer working away from the top, dropping 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.

Beer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cunnings can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Beer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beer landing strikes from the mount and Cunnings is in trouble!
Beer is landing with some decent strikes but Cunnings is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beer punishing his opponent with strikes.

Beer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cunnings has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cunnings!
Beer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Beer gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blatz Beer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Cunnings's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunnings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunnings throws a series of punches but Beer moves out of range.
Beer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beer wants to clinch up but Cunnings keeps it at a distance.
Cunnings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Beer.
Cunnings keeps the fight on the outside.
Beer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunnings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunnings misses with a low kick.
Beer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beer is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beer takes one to the side of the head.
Beer shoots in but Cunnings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cunnings misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunnings.
Cunnings is breathing heavily.
Beer tries to clinch but Cunnings moves out of range.
Cunnings shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beer but Beer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunnings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunnings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cunnings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunnings.
Cunnings misses with the combination.
Beer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beer tries to clinch up but Cunnings circles away and keeps his distance.
Cunnings paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Beer clinches up with Cunnings and pushes him back against the cage.
Cunnings blocks the elbow strike.
Cunnings avoids a wild elbow strike from Beer.
Cunnings taking a breather.
Beer lands an elbow inside.
Beer scores a nice knee to the body.
Cunnings tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunnings takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer scores with a hook to the body.
Beer scores with a shot to the side of Cunnings's head.
Cunnings avoids the elbow strike from Beer, against the cage.
Beer misses with an elbow strike.
Beer lands with a left to the head.
Beer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunnings backwards.
Beer lands an elbow inside that Cunnings shrugs off.
Beer lands an elbow just above Cunnings 's eye.
Beer lands an elbow inside that Cunnings shrugs off.
Cunnings swings wildly with an uppercut but Beer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beer lands a nice elbow.
Blatz Beer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cunnings.
Cunnings avoids the elbow strike from Beer, against the cage.
Beer lands a damaging elbow.
Beer lands a damaging elbow.
Cunnings avoids the elbow strike from Beer, against the cage.
Beer lands an elbow that stopped Cunnings in his tracks for a moment.
Beer tries for a takedown but Cunnings manages to get underhooks.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Beer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blatz Beer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Beer.
Beer lands with a short shot to the head.
Cunnings takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cunnings misses with a punch on the inside.
Beer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer lands a shoulder strike.
Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Beer.

Beer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cunnings uses from the top position.
Cunnings stopping the sweep attempt from Beer.
Cunnings lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Beer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cunnings off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cunnings keeps the fight on the outside.

Beer has managed to clinch.
Cunnings avoiding damage as Beer throws knees to the body.
Beer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beer crunches a lovely knee into Cunnings's ribcage.
Cunnings managing to block the knees to the body from Beer.
Cunnings displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beer up against the cage.

Cunnings is fighting off a takedown attempt but Beer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cunnings to the mat. Cunnings regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings trying to control the position.
Cunnings tries to strike from the bottom.

Cunnings is working an open guard so Beer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cunnings misses with a hook. Beer ducked under it nicely.

Beer rushes Cunnings and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cunnings's brow.
Beer misses with an elbow strike.
Beer is working for takedown but Cunnings is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cunnings trying to stall but Beer improves his position.
Cunnings stops a takedown attempt from Beer.

Cunnings manages to break the clinch.
Cunnings swats away the attempt to clinch by Beer.
Beer tries to clinch but Cunnings moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunnings moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beer moves in looking to clinch but Cunnings pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blatz Beer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Cunnings's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beer moves in looking to clinch but Cunnings pushes him off.
Beer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunnings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beer is looking to clinch.
Cunnings throws an overhand right that lands on Beer's shoulder, as Beer tries to avoid the shot.
Beer is looking to clinch.
Beer defending well as Cunnings loads up on a big left hand.
Cunnings misses with a looping left.
Beer tries to clinch there but Cunnings circles away.
Beer is looking to clinch.

Beer closes the distance and clinches.
Cunnings blocks an elbow strike from Beer.
Beer misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cunnings fails to land.
Beer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cunnings.
Cunnings takes an elbow to the temple.
Beer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cunnings smiles and moves away.
Beer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunnings circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cunnings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunnings lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beer backs up against the cage.

It looks like Blatz Beer has been cut.
Beer wants to clinch but Cunnings slips to the side
and Cunnings counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunnings scores with the left hand. Beer knows he should have avoided that one.

Beer has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beer throws an elbow but misses.
Cunnings lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cunnings.
Cunnings tries to stall but Beer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beer keeps control of Cunnings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cunnings prevents it.
Beer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cunnings can do to turn this around?
Beer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cunnings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beer throws an elbow but it misses.
Cunnings digs a right hand into Beer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beer's gas tank.

Cunnings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beer wants to clinch but Cunnings slips to the side
and Cunnings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cunnings.

Cunnings tries to keep at a distance but Beer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cunnings wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beer throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer throws an elbow but it misses.
Cunnings blocks an elbow strike from Beer.
Cunnings stalling in the clinch but Beer improves position.
Cunnings avoids the elbow strike from Beer, against the cage.
Cunnings is trying to break free.
Beer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cunnings fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blatz Beer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beer tries to clinch
and Beer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beer tries to clinch
and Cunnings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beer wants to clinch but Cunnings slips to the side
and Cunnings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beer looks to clinch
and Cunnings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beer tries to clinch up
and Cunnings counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cunnings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beer takes one on the button.

Beer has managed to clinch.
Beer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cunnings throws a head punch that misses.
Beer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beer tries to score a body lock takedown but Cunnings shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cunnings wants to stall.
Cunnings avoids a wild elbow strike from Beer.
Tyler Cunnings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings managing to block the knees to the body from Beer.
A nice left hand lands by Cunnings.
Cunnings scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cunnings is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beer missing with knees to the body.
Beer pushes off an throws an elbow but Cunnings leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cunnings tries to break the clinch but Beer is controlling the position.
Cunnings tries to stall but Beer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cunnings wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beer digs a right hand underneath Cunnings's ribcage. Cunnings let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beer throws an elbow that misses.
Beer throws an elbow that misses.
Beer lands an elbow inside that Cunnings shrugs off.
Cunnings lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunnings.

Cunnings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beer scores with a shot to the side of Cunnings's head.
Beer missing with knees to the body.
Beer misses with an elbow strike.
Beer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cunnings.

Cunnings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beer tries to clinch but Cunnings moves away
and Cunnings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beer wants to clinch

and Cunnings counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cunnings taking a breather.
Cunnings blocks an elbow strike from Beer.
Beer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cunnings avoiding damage as Beer throws knees to the body.
Cunnings scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cunnings scores with a shoulder strike.
Beer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beer.
Beer misses with an elbow strike.
Cunnings lands a nice uppercut.
Blatz Beer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunnings has had enough of the clinch but Beer keeps him there for the moment.
Cunnings tries to break the clinch but Beer is controlling the position.
Cunnings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beer prevents a body shot from Cunnings.
Cunnings throws a head punch that misses.
Beer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cunnings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beer misses with an elbow over the top.
Beer pushes Cunnings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Cunnings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blatz Beer!