PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dye Tryin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tryin comes to the cage accompanied by On the way home. Bad Sam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dye Tryin's chin.

Tryin
vs
Sam

175 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Combat Pro Design

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dye Tryin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bad Sam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tryin.
Sam moves out of range as Tryin strikes.
Sam staying out of range there.
Sam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tryin misses the shot to the body.
Tryin misses with a double jab.
Sam shoots in for a double leg but Tryin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dye Tryin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Sam.

Sam tries to keep at a distance but Tryin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tryin connects with a knee to the head.
Tryin landing knees to the body.
Tryin landing knees to the body.
Sam looks gassed!
Tryin landing knees to the body.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Tryin lands an elbow that stopped Sam in his tracks for a moment.
Tryin tries a knee to the head but Sam blocks it.
Tryin lands a nice knee to the body.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Tryin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sam looking for a takedown.
Sam jumps guard but Tryin stands there with Sam around his waist. Sam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tryin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sam avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.
Tryin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tryin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tryin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tryin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tryin lands a nice knee to the body.
Tryin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tryin.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tryin scores a nice knee to the body.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tryin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sam.
Tryin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sam.
Sam avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.

Sam manages to pull guard.
Sam trying to control the position.

Sam looking for a guillotine here but Tryin defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryin wants to control from the top but Sam keeps moving.
Sam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sam looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tryin has picked Sam up and slammed him! Sam can't keep hold of the triangle and Tryin manages to pass to side control!

Tryin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sam is trying to escape the position but Tryin is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sam is trying to improve his position.
Tryin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sam is trying to control Tryin's posture but Tryin avoids it.
Sam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dye Tryin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tryin punishes Sam's body with a nice straight punch.
Tryin stalks Sam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sam's face. Sam staggers backwards, shaken.
Tryin misses the shot to the body.
Tryin misses with a head kick.

Tryin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Tryin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sam.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Sam jumps guard but Tryin stands there with Sam around his waist. Sam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sam blocks an elbow strike.
Sam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tryin prevents it.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Tryin effectively controlling the action here.
Sam is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryin looking to throw knees to the head but Sam is blocking nicely.
Tryin lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Tryin.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Sam shrugs off.
Tryin misses with a knee to the head.
Sam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sam avoids the damage to the body.
Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tryin keeps control of Sam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Sam avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Sam shrugs off.
Sam avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sam avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.
Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Sam tries to pull guard but Tryin won't allow it.
Dye Tryin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Sam.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tryin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sam is trying to break free.

Sam lands a takedown into guard.
Sam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sam advances nicely into full mount.
Tryin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam takes Tryin's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sam is looking for the choke from the back position but Tryin is controlling his hands well.

Sam looking for the choke from the back.
Tryin trying to control the action but Sam just sinks the hooks in.
Sam trying to control.
Sam gets his hands free as Tryin looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sam is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tryin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tryin for a finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tryin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sam gets his way!
Sam avoiding Tryin 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tryin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Sam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tryin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Tryin connects with a single shot there.
Tryin works over Sam's head and body with a nice combination.
Tryin stuffs the takedown attempt from Sam. Sam gets slowly back to his feet.

Tryin moves into the clinch successfully.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Sam shrugs off.
Tryin crunches a lovely knee into Sam's ribcage.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Tryin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sam up against the cage.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sam being controlled against the cage.
Tryin landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryin lands an elbow just above Sam 's eye.
Tryin lands a nice knee to the body.
Tryin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sam avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Tryin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sam's defenses.
Tryin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sam takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tryin.
Tryin throws an elbow that misses.
Tryin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tryin misses with an elbow over the top.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sam avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Sam is trying to break the clinch but Tryin has him pressed against the cage.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.

Sam gets control of Tryin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sam will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Sam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sam is on top in guard.
Sam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tryin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but Tryin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sam is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tryin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tryin has escaped and now he's on top!

Sam looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tryin passes into half guard.

Tryin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryin throws a strike aimed at the side of Sam's head but Sam avoids it well.
Tryin working the ground and pound.
Sam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Tryin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dye Tryin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tryin 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dye Tryin!