PBP Commentary

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

McDrunken
vs
Mysterio

178 cm
21
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler McDrunken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rey Mysterio!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mysterio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDrunken.

Mysterio closes the distance and clinches.
McDrunken has Mysterio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mysterio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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

Mysterio gets the takedown into side control.

Mysterio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McDrunken wants to control but Mysterio postures up.
McDrunken is not content to let Mysterio control the position.
McDrunken is trying to control Mysterio's posture but Mysterio avoids it.
McDrunken is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mysterio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mysterio wants to work for an arm triangle but McDrunken is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mysterio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDrunken gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McDrunken pushes Mysterio off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

McDrunken closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mysterio can do anything to dispel that myth.
McDrunken in side control lands a decent elbow.
McDrunken landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDrunken landing a few strikes.
McDrunken lands a few punches from side control.

Mysterio is rocked!
Mysterio looks gassed!
McDrunken working the body and head with strikes.
Mysterio is still in real trouble! Can McDrunken finish him?
Mysterio taking a bit of punishment here - McDrunken scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
McDrunken lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mysterio down.
McDrunken working the head with strikes.
McDrunken working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mysterio taking punishment in the form of punches.
McDrunken scoring with punches from side control.
Mysterio taking a bit of punishment here - McDrunken scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDrunken working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McDrunken working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on McDrunken's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

McDrunken has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mysterio is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McDrunken yanks on the arm and Mysterio is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McDrunken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler McDrunken!