PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Tramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Tramp has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tramp
vs
Tyler

195 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Tramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Tramp slips the punch.
Tyler tries to bum rush Tramp with a series of wild strikes but Tramp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyler throws a body punch but Tramp moves out of range.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyler takes a swing at Tramp's ribcage but misses.
Tramp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyler.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but Tramp is just out of range.
Tramp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyler swinging wilding here.

Tramp moves into the clinch.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tramp with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Tramp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Tramp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tramp rushes Tyler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tramp is struggling to control the position.
Tramp landing knees to the body.
Tramp stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tramp for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Tramp.
Tramp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler throws a shot from downtown. Tramp moves away and avoids it.
Tramp moves out of range of the strikes.

Tramp clinches with his opponent.
Tramp keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tramp stalling in the clinch.
Tramp looking to slow down the pace here.
Tramp stalls.
Tramp connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tramp crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp with a knee to the head.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tramp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tramp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Tramp breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tramp doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyler circles away.
Tramp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tramp drives through and clinches with Tyler against the cage.
Tramp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tramp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tramp is stalling here.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
Tyler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
Tramp stalling.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tramp landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tramp lands a nice knee to the body.
Tramp lands a knee to the body.
Tramp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tramp crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tramp with a knee to the head.
Tramp lands a knee to the head.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tramp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tramp lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tramp landing knees to the head.
Tramp connects with a knee to the head.
Tramp missing with knees to the body.
Tramp prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tramp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tyler manages to break the clinch.
Tramp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyler.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tramp manages to avoid it.

Tramp clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
Tramp keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tramp lands a knee to the head.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tramp trying to stall but Tyler improves his position.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Tramp is controlling the position.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tramp prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tramp lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tramp landing knees to the body.
Tramp crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tramp scores with a knee to the head.

Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tramp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tramp wants to clinch up but Tyler keeps it at a distance.

Tramp closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Tramp dominated that round.
That's time! Tramp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tramp doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyler circles away.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but Tramp is just out of range.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on Tramp's shoulder, as Tramp tries to avoid the shot.
Tramp tries to clinch up.
Bob Tramp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tramp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyler misses with a looping left.
Tramp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tramp sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Tramp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tramp connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyler as Tramp tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tramp looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
Bob Tramp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tramp scores with a knee to the head.
Tramp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
Tramp lands a nice knee to the body.
Tramp crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tyler breaks from the clinch.
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Tyler pushes him off.

Tramp clinches with his opponent.
Tramp with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
Tramp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tramp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tramp with a knee to the head.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Tramp is controlling the position.
Tramp looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tyler is trying to break free.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tramp scores with a knee to the head.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tramp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tyler breaks the clinch.
A big left from Tyler misses.
Tramp tries to clinch there but Tyler circles away.
Tyler throws a lazy right hand but Tramp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tramp.

Tramp takes the fight into the clinch.
Tramp leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.

Tyler manages to break the clinch.
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Tyler pushes him off.
Tramp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tramp moves into range and clinches up with Tyler.
Tramp is looking to control Tyler's arms but Tyler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tramp has his back to the cage.
Tyler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tramp missing with knees to the body.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tramp connects with a knee to the head.

Tyler manages to break the clinch.
Tramp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Tyler looks to throw the jab but Tramp is out of range.
Tramp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyler.
Tyler thows a left - swing and a miss!

Tramp gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tramp misses with a knee strike.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
Tramp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tramp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyler blocks it with crossed arms.

Tyler breaks the clinch.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Tyler pushes him off.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tramp clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage.
Tramp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tramp tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyler avoids the damage to the body.
Tyler avoiding damage as Tramp throws knees to the body.
Tramp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
Tyler is trying to break free.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tyler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tramp.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Tramp dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tramp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler throws a hook to the side of Tramp's head but Tramp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Tramp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tramp has managed to clinch.
Tramp with a knee to the head.
Tramp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tramp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyler up against the cage.
Tramp prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Tramp keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tramp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.
Tramp scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyler as Tramp tries to tie him up.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Tramp keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tramp scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Tramp prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Tyler is trying to break free.
Tramp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyler avoids the damage to the body.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyler is trying to break free.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp misses with a knee strike.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tramp lands a knee to the body.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Tramp is controlling the position.
Tramp avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tramp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyler.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tramp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Tramp is controlling the position.
Tramp keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tramp connects with a knee to the head.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tyler is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Tramp scores a nice knee to the body.

Tyler breaks the clinch.
Tramp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
Tramp defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Tramp is looking to clinch but Tyler is avoiding it.
Tramp ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.

Tramp has managed to clinch.
Tramp prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
Tramp has Tyler pressed against the cage.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp misses with a knee to the head.
Tramp scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tramp prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Tyler wants to break free but Tramp has control.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tramp tries to clinch up.
Tramp tries to clinch there but Tyler circles away.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.
Tramp slips under a jab.
Tyler throws the left hand but Tramp avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tramp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob Tramp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Tramp tries to clinch up.

Tramp closes the distance and clinches.
Tramp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tramp lands a nice knee to the body.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler throws a jab but it's blocked by Tramp.
Jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler swings for the body but Tramp moves out of range.
Tyler throws a big shot that misses.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.

Tramp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Tramp.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tramp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
Tramp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Tramp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tramp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Tramp!