PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 1431 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 178 p4p, 136 weight class). Tuytuhlz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas - N.Y. State of Mind. Lyke Tuytuhlz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Masvidal
vs
Tuytuhlz

188 cm
35
185
26 - 31 - 1

193 cm
34
203
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Un-Kaged Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyke Tuytuhlz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal looks to land a combination but Tuytuhlz avoids it well.
Tuytuhlz throws the left hand but Masvidal avoids the punch easily.
Tuytuhlz lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuytuhlz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masvidals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tuytuhlz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masvidal doesn't seem bothered though.
Masvidal tries to move into range but Tuytuhlz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tuytuhlz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masvidal moves away.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Masvidal forces Tuytuhlz back against the cage and clinches.
Masvidal misses with the head strike.
Tuytuhlz lands a damaging elbow.
Tuytuhlz tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.
Masvidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masvidal lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuytuhlz backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masvidal.
Tuytuhlz is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tuytuhlz.
Nice elbow from Tuytuhlz.

Tuytuhlz breaks from the clinch.

Masvidal has closed the distance and engaged Tuytuhlz in a clinch.
Masvidal misses with the head strike.
Tuytuhlz digs a right hand into Masvidal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masvidal's gas tank.
Masvidal blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masvidal.
Tuytuhlz tries to throw a body punch but Masvidal avoids it by throwing Tuytuhlz back against the cage.
Tuytuhlz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masvidal misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masvidal swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuytuhlz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuytuhlz can't find room to land a body shot as Masvidal controls the action.
Tuytuhlz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masvidal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Tuytuhlz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masvidal shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuytuhlz sprawls well. He's pushed Masvidal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tuytuhlz throws a jab when Masvidal was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masvidal looks for a takedown but Tuytuhlz sprawls well.
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuytuhlz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masvidal throws a head kick that misses.
Tuytuhlz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Masvidal with a body shot.
Tuytuhlz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masvidal throws a big counter combination but Tuytuhlz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Masvidal closes the distance but Tuytuhlz moves to the side
and Tuytuhlz counters with a one-two to the body.
Masvidal misses with a jab to the body
and Tuytuhlz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown attempt by Masvidal or perhaps it was just good defense by Tuytuhlz, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tuytuhlz clinches up with Masvidal and pushes him back against the cage.
Tuytuhlz effectively controlling the action here.

Masvidal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Masvidal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tuytuhlz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tuytuhlz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tuytuhlz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Masvidal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tuytuhlz.
Masvidal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Masvidal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tuytuhlz has passed into half guard!
Masvidal is trying to maintain the position but Tuytuhlz is very close to passing his half guard.
Tuytuhlz is taking a breather. Masvidal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tuytuhlz thows a huge punch but Masvidal dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyke Tuytuhlz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tuytuhlz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tuytuhlz takes a jab right on the kisser.

Masvidal gets a clinch.
Masvidal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuytuhlz's elbow.
Masvidal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuytuhlz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal misses with the head strike.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuytuhlz lands an uppercut.
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow inside.
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!
Masvidal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuytuhlz effectively controlling the action here.

Tuytuhlz breaks the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Masvidal.
Tuytuhlz cracks Masvidal with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tuytuhlz.
Masvidal with a poor takedown
and Tuytuhlz counters with a nice body shot.
Masvidal misses with a right hand
and Tuytuhlz counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tuytuhlz sends Masvidal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuytuhlz is motioning to the referee to let Masvidal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Masvidal is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuytuhlz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Tuytuhlz takes the fight into the clinch.
Tuytuhlz has a couple of punches blocked by Masvidal.
Tuytuhlz lands a hook that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Tuytuhlz lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tuytuhlz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Masvidal is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tuytuhlz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tuytuhlz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuytuhlz lands a shoulder strike.
Masvidal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masvidal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lyke Tuytuhlz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tuytuhlz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuytuhlz pushes off an throws an elbow but Masvidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masvidal tries to throw a body punch but Tuytuhlz avoids it by throwing Masvidal back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuytuhlz lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Tuytuhlz tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.

Tuytuhlz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Masvidal misses its intended target.

Tuytuhlz has closed the distance and engaged Masvidal in a clinch.
Masvidal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masvidal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuytuhlz's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tuytuhlz breaks from the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a body shot.
Masvidal shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuytuhlz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tuytuhlz closes the distance and clinches.
Tuytuhlz lands a nice shot to the body.

Tuytuhlz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Masvidal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masvidal throws a combination that misses
and Tuytuhlz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuytuhlz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tuytuhlz.
A jab from Tuytuhlz misses.
Tuytuhlz connects with a right hand. Masvidal shakes it off.
Masvidal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tuytuhlz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Masvidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz looks to score with a jab to the body but Masvidal is just out of range.
Masvidal fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Masvidal.
Masvidal seems to have got his legs back now.
Masvidal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz misses with a hook.
Lyke Tuytuhlz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masvidal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Tuytuhlz sends Masvidal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuytuhlz is motioning to the referee to let Masvidal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Masvidal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tuytuhlz's waist but Tuytuhlz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masvidal off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuytuhlz drops Masvidal with a naaaaasty hook - Masvidal is in real trouble here! Tuytuhlz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyke Tuytuhlz!
An out of breath Lyke Tuytuhlz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.