PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perry Tevins (ranked 5446 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Nasirr Tiny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiny has chosen Here comes as his entrance music. Nasirr Tiny has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tevins
vs
Tiny

184 cm
24
151
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
150
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perry Tevins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasirr Tiny!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tevins closes the distance and clinches.
Tevins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tevins as Tiny tries to tie him up.
Tiny tries to break the clinch but Tevins is controlling the position.
Tevins lands with a right to the head.
Tevins stalls.
Tiny struggles to land a body shot inside as Tevins controls his hands.

Tevins pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiny postures up.
Tiny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tevins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevins has a closed guard, preventing Tiny from standing up.
Tevins keeping full guard, as Tiny tries to pass.
Tiny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tevins keeping moving, preventing Tiny from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tevins sprawls well. Tevins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiny gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tevins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Tiny has one foot on Tevins's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Tiny as Tevins shoots in.
Tevins wants to clinch.
Tevins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tevins checks a leg kick.
Tevins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tiny sprawls and moves away.
Tiny takes a swing at Tevins's ribcage but misses.
Tiny misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny throws a combination that misses
and Tevins counters with a one-two to the body.

Tevins feints and as Tiny raises his hands in defense, Tevins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Tiny pushes Tevins off and scrambles back to his feet.

Tevins drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tevins looking to pass the guard.

Tiny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tevins defends well.
Tevins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tevins postures up.
Tevins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiny is keeping the position for now.

Tevins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tiny, up you get!

Tevins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Tiny throws Tevins to one side and escapes!
Tevins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tevins is breathing heavily.

Tevins closes the distance and pushes Tiny back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nasirr Tiny will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiny is defended easily by Tevins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tevins appears to be looking for a big counter.

Tevins closes the distance and pushes Tiny back into the cage.
Tiny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tevins.
Tiny tries to pull guard but Tevins holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiny drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiny breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiny is out of range and Tevins settles back down.
Tiny with the counter takedown but Tevins avoids it easily.
Tevins slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perry Tevins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nasirr Tiny.
Tevins slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiny throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevins.

Tevins rushes Tiny and presses him up against the cage.

Tevins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tevins is fending him off so far but Tiny persists. Nope, Tevins circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Tevins with that takedown attempt.
Tevins misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiny pinned against the cage. Tiny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tevins shoots in but Tiny avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Tevins closes the distance and pushes Tiny back into the cage.

Tevins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiny fails with the takedown.

Tevins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tevins being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tevins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tevins closes the distance and clinches.

Tevins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry Tevins is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiny shoots in for a double leg but Tevins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tiny fails to land the takedown.
Tiny misses with a takedown attempt - Tevins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiny is breathing heavily.
Tevins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tevins tries to clinch but Tiny moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiny misses with a takedown attempt - Tevins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tevins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tiny.
Nasirr Tiny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tevins has Tiny up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiny wants to get back to striking at distance but Tevins won't allow it.
Tiny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tevins is defending well.
Tiny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tevins pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Tevins manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tevins gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tevins decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Perry Tevins dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Tevins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiny has his takedown stuffed
and Tevins counters with a left to the body.

Tevins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tiny is trying to escape the position but Tevins is controlling the position.
Tevins working the ground and pound from side control.
Tiny is trying to control Tevins's posture but Tevins avoids it.
Tevins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiny can do to turn this around?

Tevins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tiny to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tevins moves into range and clinches up with Tiny.
Tevins blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tevins breaks the clinch.
Tiny has a takedown stuffed.
Tevins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiny pinned against the cage. Tiny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tevins misses with the combination.
Tiny let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tiny fails with a takedown attempt.
Tevins is looking for a counter combo.
Perry Tevins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nasirr Tiny.
A punch combination from Tevins misses.

Tevins pushes Tiny up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiny is looking to break free of the clinch but Tevins has double underhooks.
Tiny is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tevins looking for a takedown.

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

Tiny closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tevins quickly recovers to half guard.

Tevins kicks Tiny off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tiny rushes Tevins and presses him up against the cage.
Tevins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Tevins breaks the clinch.
Tevins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiny but Tiny pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perry Tevins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tevins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiny as he jumps to the side.
Tiny is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some bone on bone action there as Tevins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tevins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Tiny closes the distance and clinches.
Tevins tries to circle away but Tiny has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tevins blocks an uppercut.

Tiny manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tevins wants to control from the top but Tiny keeps moving.
Tevins looking to sit in guard and control but Tiny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tiny is standing up over Tevins. Tevins looks to escape but Tiny dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Perry Tevins.
I think Tevins 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Perry Tevins!
Nasirr Tiny was interviewed post fight and said 'Lost can't break, Thou Won can't make.My best is always left here'.