PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noah Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baz Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones has chosen Dat New New as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Bones

180 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baz Bones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tyson.

Tyson drops Bones with a nice combination! Tyson dives into Bones's guard, looking to finish!

Bones is rocked!

It looks like Baz Bones has been cut.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson stays in close to Bones's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson stands up over Bones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tyson has passed into side control.
Tyson controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Noah Tyson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bones lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Bones.
Tyson throws a hook but Bones blocks it.

Tyson has Bones up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Baz Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Bones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyson tries to clinch but Bones is having none of it.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Bones tries a head kick but it misses.

Tyson clinches up with Bones and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Bones keeps him there for the moment.
Bones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bones looks gassed!
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Bones is trying to break free.
Tyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bones is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Bones counters with a nice body kick.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Bones counters with a nice leg kick.
Bones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Tyson clinches.
Tyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bones up against the cage.
Bones is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bones has his back to the cage.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson lands a left hand.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Bones has him pressed against the cage.
Bones keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bones breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Bones avoids it well.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Bones counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Bones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Bones backpedaling.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Bones throws a good cross that connects.
Bones scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baz Bones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bones lands a front kick.

Tyson has Bones up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bones up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bones can't get the takedown.
Tyson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Bones wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bones manages to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Noah Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Bones pushes him off.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Bones is controlling him.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Bones has the dominant position.
Tyson wants to break free but Bones has control.
Bones looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson stalling the fight.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Noah Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baz Bones.
Tyson tries to circle away but Bones has him pinned against the cage.
Bones is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Tyson works on Bones's body with a couple of short punches.
Bones tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
Bones has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Bones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Bones is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the position but instead, Tyson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bones into the cage.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Bones looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bones won't allow it.

Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.

Tyson clinches up with Bones and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bones.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson tries to break free but Bones pushes him back against the cage.
Bones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson avoiding damage as Bones throws knees to the body.
Tyson has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bones.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
Bones keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bones fails to pull guard.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tyson darts in and clinches Bones up against the cage.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Bones avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baz Bones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bones lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson misses with the combination.
Bones throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Bones throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Bones dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones slips under a jab.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Bones avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Bones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Bones clobbers Tyson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bones manages to avoid it.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Bones.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bones off the cage and back into rage.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Bones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bones moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Bones counters with an inside leg kick.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bones moves away.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Bones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
Bones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Bones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson is looking to wear down Bones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Bones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson works on Bones's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyson.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Tyson as the two fighters clinch.
Bones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson is pushing Bones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Bones circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Bones slips under a jab.
Bones throws a head kick that Tyson semi-blocks.
Bones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bones.
Noah Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Bones.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bones.
Tyson tries to bum rush Bones with a series of wild strikes but Bones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bones throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Bones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tyson closes the distance and pushes Bones back into the cage.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Baz Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Tyson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Tyson!