PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aileen Mecado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. 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.

Tyson
vs
Mecado

177 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aileen Mecado!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson thuds his shin into the meat of Mecado's side.
Mecado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Mecado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson misses with a double jab.

Tyson lands a big shot that drops Mecado! Can he finish him?

Mecado is rocked!
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!
Mecado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mecado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Mecado blocks nicely.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mecado has wrist control.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Mecado blocks nicely.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mecado has wrist control.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mecado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.

Tyson drops his shoulder and cracks Mecado with a huge uppercut! Mecado goes down! Can Tyson finish him?
Mecado is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyson postures up in Mecado's guard and throws a big left but Mecado blocks it.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mecado seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes down on Mecado's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mecado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyson works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tyson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mecado has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mecado!
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mecado manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mecado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a strike but Mecado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Tyson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Mecado stands up from Tyson's guard - Mecado perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

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.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Mecado's shoulder, as Mecado tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Mecado moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson throws a right hand that Mecado ducks under and follows up with a left that Mecado also avoids with ease.
Tyson throws a body punch but Mecado moves out of range.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mecado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mecado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Mecado sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson misses with a hook. Mecado ducked under it nicely.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mecado moves away.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Mecado moved out of range.

Mecado moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mecado.
Knees to the body from Mecado.
Mecado lands a knee to the body.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mecado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mecado lands an elbow inside.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Mecado.
A knee to the head by Mecado.
Mecado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mecado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mecado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mecado scores with a knee to the head.
Mecado lands a knee to the body.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Mecado.
Mecado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Mecado.
Mecado utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mecado lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson won't want to take too many of those.
Mecado tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Tyson avoiding damage as Mecado throws knees to the body.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mecado prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mecado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mecado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mecado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mecado backwards.
Tyson leaning against his opponent.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Mecado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.

Mecado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mecado fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mecado stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.

Mecado closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
Mecado connects with a knee to the head.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mecado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Mecado with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mecado breaks the clinch.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Mecado slips the punch.
Mecado moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Mecado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mecado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Mecado is looking to clinch.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mecado tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mecado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Mecado moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.

Mecado gets a clinch.
Mecado landing knees to the body.

Mecado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mecado is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Mecado slips a jab from Tyson.
Aileen Mecado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mecado tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mecado doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Mecado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mecado moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mecado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mecado.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mecado gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aileen Mecado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Mecado has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mecado missing with knees to the body.
Mecado tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Mecado misses with an elbow strike.
Mecado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyson is trying to drag Mecado to the mat but Mecado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Mecado manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tyson trying to control but Mecado is working from the bottom.
Mecado keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Mecado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mecado uses it to pass to side control.

Mecado decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tyson to his feet.
Mecado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mecado wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Mecado tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson is looking to score with low kicks.
Mecado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mecado moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mecado.
David Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mecado ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Mecado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Mecado moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mecado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mecado tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Mecado moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mecado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mecado scores with a knee to the head.
Mecado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Mecado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mecado tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Mecado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mecado missing with knees to the body.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Mecado.
Mecado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mecado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mecado lands a damaging elbow.
Mecado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mecado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Mecado is struggling to control the position.
Mecado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Mecado.
Mecado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Mecado tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mecado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Mecado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
Mecado tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mecado backwards.
Mecado missing with knees to the body.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyson looking for a takedown.

Tyson has clasped his hands together around Mecado's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tyson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tyson lands a few punches from side control.
Mecado defending against the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aileen Mecado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mecado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aileen Mecado!