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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is Last Man Standing. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 cm
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270 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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191 cm
21
232 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Tyson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyson's calf. Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily. Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sullivan tries to clinch up. Sullivan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sullivan is looking to clinch. Wayde Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tyson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Sullivan slips under a jab from Tyson. Sullivan throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely. Sullivan defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand. Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sullivan, right into the meat.
Tyson lands with a good body shot. Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson. Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sullivan tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sullivan misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it. Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tyson slips a straight right by Sullivan. Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sullivan, right into the meat.
Sullivan scores to the head and body with a nice combination! No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan. Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson blocks the body kick.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot. Sullivan throws a head kick that Tyson semi-blocks.
Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Sullivan works over Tyson's head and body with a nice combination. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sullivan, as that shot connected.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sullivan lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson. Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
A nice combination there by Sullivan.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sullivan throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range. Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Tyson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively. Tyson throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range. Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sullivan to score an easy takedown into full guard. Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely. Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sullivan. Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sullivan throws and elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sullivan's guard. Nice move by Tyson! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tyson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Sullivan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Sullivan is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving. Sullivan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Sullivan looks gassed! Sullivan trying to control the position.
Sullivan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tyson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sullivan's guard. Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Sullivan dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Sullivan throws a low kick but Tyson avoids it. Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson punishes Sullivan's body with a nice straight punch. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sullivan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Sullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Sullivan throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan. Sullivan is looking to clinch. Sullivan is breathing heavily. Tyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range. Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Tyson slips a straight right by Sullivan. Sullivan tries to clinch up. Troy Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sullivan misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a left to the body. Wayde Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sullivan misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand. Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan throws out a powerful jab. Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan. Sullivan wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand. Sullivan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyson staying out of range there. Sullivan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Tyson counters with a straight right hand. Troy Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde Sullivan. Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sullivan is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Tyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Sullivan trying to control but Tyson postures up.
Tyson wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy. Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Tyson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan working to try and regain half guard.
Sullivan trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Tyson. Sullivan is looking to get to half guard. Tyson trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it. Tyson controlling from the full mount. Sullivan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Sullivan is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Tyson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sullivan's face.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Sullivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyson has a good base and remains in mount. Tyson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Sullivan can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Tyson dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot. Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan connects with a body shot. Sullivan tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch. Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Tyson's ribcage. Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan lands a jab. Tyson is looking to wear down Sullivan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A combination from Sullivan does no damage. Sullivan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Sullivan. Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sullivan throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease. Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan throws a body kick that misses. Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan counters with a leg kick. Sullivan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sullivan lands a right hook to the body.
Sullivan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Sullivan persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Nice strikes from Sullivan there. Sullivan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyson is just riding it out for now. Sullivan eventually gives up the hold. Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ground and pound from Sullivan. Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyson tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg. The fighters are battling for position here. Tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Sullivan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now. Sullivan stands up from Tyson's guard - Sullivan perhaps looking for a knockout. Sullivan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sullivan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well. Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sullivan getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Sullivan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Sullivan looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Tyson trying to hold on to Sullivan's head to control him but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time. Sullivan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though. Sullivan thows a huge punch but Tyson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sullivan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sullivan's back! Sullivan rolls, trying to escape but Tyson keeps control of the position.
Tyson controlling from the back. Tyson doesn't have the hooks in and Sullivan manages to turn into his guard.
Sullivan won't allow Tyson to sweep him here. Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely. Tyson is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Sullivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
And that's the end of the fight! Wayde Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Sullivan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde Sullivan!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
74% |
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