PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Towns (ranked 4009 p4p, 24501 weight class) and Apollo Augustus (ranked 443 p4p, 540 weight class). Tyrell Towns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Towns
vs
Augustus

175 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Towns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Augustus rushes Towns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Augustus.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Towns.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Towns wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Augustus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Towns.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Augustus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augustus misses with some punches.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus keeps control of Towns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Towns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Augustus.
Towns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Towns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Augustus misses with some punches.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus lands a hook that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towns blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus lands a left hand.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Augustus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
A short uppercut from Augustus.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Towns's efforts to push away.
Augustus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augustus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Towns blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Towns blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Augustus.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Augustus.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Towns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Augustus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
Still in the clinch, Augustus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towns swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Towns is trying to force a seperation but Augustus has the dominant position.
Augustus lands a left hand.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Towns.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
Augustus keeps control of Towns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Towns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Towns is looking to break free of the clinch but Augustus has double underhooks.
Towns takes a shot to the head.
Towns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Towns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augustus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Towns takes a shot to the head.
Towns is trying to push Augustus away but Augustus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Towns blocking some punches.
Augustus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Towns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus.
Augustus lands an uppercut.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Apollo Augustus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Augustus scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Towns.
Augustus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Towns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Augustus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Augustus scores with a shoulder strike.

Towns is rocked!
Towns is trying to break the clinch but Augustus is controlling him.
Augustus lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Towns to his knees! Augustus keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Augustus!
Apollo Augustus is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Apollo Augustus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.