PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armando Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the cage accompanied by Teardrop-Massive Attack. Tyson has chosen Mjød, Kvelartak as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salazar
vs
Tyson

168 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Dirt Poor Drugs($5 Recovery)

Nightmare Nutrition
Bling Bling

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Armando Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodger Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tyson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyson wants to stand but Salazar is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Salazar is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
Salazar is working hard here to advance position.
Salazar tries to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Salazar to control.

Tyson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Salazar is on top in guard.
Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Salazar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tyson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tyson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tyson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salazar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Salazar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salazar is looking for a sweep.
Salazar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Salazar wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Salazar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Salazar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salazar keeps working.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Salazar moves into full guard.
Tyson trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Salazar managing to control the position.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salazar is keeping the position for now.
Salazar looking for a sweep. Not yet Salazar, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Salazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Salazar does it's job there.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyson.
Armando Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar connects with a body shot.
Salazar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Salazar counter with a right hand.
Tyson looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Salazar.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Salazar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tyson!
Salazar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tyson regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Salazar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
Salazar drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Salazar is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salazar tries to pass to full mount but Tyson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Salazar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Salazar scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Salazar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tyson's guard now.

Tyson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Salazar escapes and throws Tyson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Salazar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Salazar drags him back down.
Tyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tyson wants to control but Salazar postures up.
Salazar cracks Tyson with a big elbow.
Salazar just content to control the position.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Salazar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Salazar lands an elbow.
Salazar scoring with punches and elbows.
Tyson tries to buck Salazar off but Salazar is having none of it.
Salazar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Salazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Salazar is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salazar lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Salazar trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to control but Salazar postures up.
Salazar trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.

Salazar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tyson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salazar's best efforts.
Salazar is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salazar in particular looking to stall.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salazar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Tyson is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Salazar in his half guard.
Tyson is pressing down on Salazar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salazar passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Armando Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salazar lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Salazar trying to control from half guard but Tyson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Salazar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Salazar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodger Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salazar.

Salazar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tyson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Salazar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salazar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Tyson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salazar lands a nice short elbow.
Salazar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Salazar there.
Salazar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salazar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Salazar lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Salazar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Salazar in his half guard.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Salazar is controlling well.
Salazar is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salazar is controlling the pace.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Salazar wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyson is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazar working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tyson tries to roll over but Salazar keeps him under control.
Tyson is not content to let Salazar control the position.
Salazar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Salazar there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salazar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Salazar trying to control from half guard but Tyson is working away.
Salazar drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.

Salazar seems to be working for a kimura but Tyson defends the submission attempt.

Salazar 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. Salazar eventually gives up the hold.
Rodger Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salazar 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Salazar!