PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tyler (ranked 2011 p4p, 232 weight class) and Daniel Jones (ranked 2810 p4p, 299 weight class). Jones has chosen Number 1 as his entrance music. Daniel Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Tyler's chin.

Tyler
vs
Jones

190 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

183 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

OLIMPO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones darts in and clinches Tyler up against the cage.
Tyler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyler won't allow it.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Tyler improves position.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Tyler gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Tyler fails to land.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Jones.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyler pinned against the cage. Tyler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyler walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones throws a leg kick but Tyler sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Tyler. Tyler maintains the clinch.
Tyler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyler lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
Jones looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick

and Tyler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tyler controlling the position from side mount.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tyler working away.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Tyler stalls from top position.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Tyler.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Tyler scoring with strikes.

Tyler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones tries to buck Tyler off but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler controlling the position.
Tyler tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones wants to control but Tyler postures up.
Tyler is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyler prevents Jones from escaping the position.
An elbow from Tyler crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is trying to control Tyler's posture but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler 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.

Tyler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Tyler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyler asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tyler working away.
Jones is trying to buck Tyler off.
We've been hearing good reports from Tyler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jones is trying to control Tyler's posture but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler just content to control the position.
Tyler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tyler lands a few punches from side control.

Tyler is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.

Tyler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tyler controlling the position from side mount.
Tyler is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyler trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Tyler drags him back down.
Tyler wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tyler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tyler is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tyler misses with the ground and pound.
Tyler looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tyler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Tyler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Jones is rocked!
Tyler scoring with punches from side control.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Tyler finish him?
Tyler working the head with strikes.
Tyler cracks Jones with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tyler immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jones is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tyler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Tyler!
Daniel Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back. Trust me.'.