PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Tyson (ranked 3038 p4p, 3807 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 340 p4p, 411 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Long

175 cm
28
272
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
27
265
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Tyson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Long blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyson .
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Tyson is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably.
Long trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is looking to improve his position.
Long trying to control here.

Tyson is looking for a kimura but Long is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.

Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Long has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Long holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy.

Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson 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.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Long's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long pushes Tyson off looking to stand but Tyson dives back in and keeps control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson .
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson . Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long stuffs the takedown.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Long avoids it really well and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Long won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Long throws an elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Long's guard. Nice move by Tyson !

Tyson won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Long has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chandler Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Long drops Tyson with a right and a left! Long comes rushing in but Tyson regains his composure and manages to keep Long in guard.

It looks like Chandler Tyson has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Long wants to get back to full guard.

Tyson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Chandler Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson prevents Long from improving his position.
Long keeping hold of Tyson 's head, controlling as best he can.

Tyson is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Long has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.
Long is trying to control but can't.
Long might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long keeping hold of Tyson 's head, controlling as best he can.

Tyson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Long defends it well.
Tyson stops Long from getting back to his feet.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Long is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Chandler Tyson 's cut is getting worse.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson .
Long leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.
Chandler Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long works Tyson 's body with a nice hook.
Long lands an overhand right.
Long tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Long tries to get set, Tyson tries to push him back and clinch up but Long manages to avoid the attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyson .
Long is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a nice inside leg kick.

Long is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson 's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Long in his half guard.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tyson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Long pulls his head out easily.
Tyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tyson .
Long throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chandler Tyson 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Long steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tyson .
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Long tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Long manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Long defends well and Tyson ends up having to push Long into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Long unleashes a big counter combination but Tyson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long connects with a looping right hand.
Long thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson 's side.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson .
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Long but Long pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Long moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.