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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jushin Lyger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tilman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 Tokyo, Jushin Lyger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Tilman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyger tries to clinch up.
Tilman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyger tries to sprawl out of it but Tilman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lyger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyger fails with the takedown
and Tilman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tilman avoids a kick to the body.
Tilman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tilman throws out a loose jab but Lyger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilman misses with an uppercut.
Lyger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tilman moves out of range as Lyger strikes.
Lyger moves out of range as Tilman strikes.
Lyger wants to clinch
and Tilman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyger tries to kick Tilman off but Tilman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilman seems to be working for a kimura but Lyger defends the submission attempt.
Lyger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tilman on the ground.
Lyger is staying active underneath Tilman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tilman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tilman thows a huge punch but Lyger dodges it nicely.
Tilman controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tilman trying to control the action but Lyger is working from the bottom.
Lyger is looking to escape.
Lyger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tilman pulls his head out easily.
Tilman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lyger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tilman.
Lyger is not content to let Tilman control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tilman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tilman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tilman gets to his feet - Lyger follows without any prompting.
Tilman misses with a takedown
and Lyger counters with a single leg into guard. Tilman didn't expect that.
Tilman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lyger defends it easily.
Tilman looks gassed!
Tilman keeping moving, preventing Lyger from controlling successfully.
Lyger is looking to stand up but Tilman won't let him.
Lyger wants to pass the guard but Tilman is keeping the position.
Tilman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilman controls Lyger momentarily but Lyger frees himself.
Tilman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lyger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tilman is trying to control the position but Lyger postures up.
Tilman is looking for a triangle but Lyger pushes his legs off easily.
Lyger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyger thows a big elbow that misses.
Lyger trying to control but Tilman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tilman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lyger misses with a takedown attempt
and Tilman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tilman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tilman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tilman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tilman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lyger striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Tilman preventing the sweep.
Tilman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tilman defends well.
Lyger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lyger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tilman counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tilman moves away from the strike by Lyger.
Tilman swings for the body but Lyger moves out of range.
Lyger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tilman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lyger keeping full guard, as Tilman tries to pass.
Tilman trying to control but Lyger is working from the bottom.
Tilman preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tilman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tilman just misses with a punch to the body.
Tilman tries for a takedown but Lyger circles away easily
and Lyger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Tilman misses the target.
Lyger shoots and misses
and Tilman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lyger's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jushin Lyger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyger seems keen to control Tilman's posture.
Lyger keeping moving, preventing Tilman from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lyger can't keep his opponent in guard - Tilman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tilman tries to pass to full mount but Lyger defends it.
Lyger wants to get back to full guard.
Lyger is looking to control Tilman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lyger avoid being mounted?
Tilman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tilman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lyger is trying to defend but Tilman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilman is trying to control. Lyger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lyger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tilman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lyger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tilman is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Lyger as he works his way to full guard.
Lyger being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilman wants to control from the top but Lyger keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tilman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tilman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lyger sprawls well. Lyger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tilman gets slowly back to his feet.
Lyger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tilman counters with a two punch combo.
Lyger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tilman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lyger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tilman is working away from the top position though.
Lyger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tilman tries to pass to full mount but Lyger defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tilman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lyger flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilman is trying to control. Lyger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tilman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tilman trying to mount his opponent but Lyger defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lyger scores a takedown into full mount!
Lyger with shots to the head and body - Tilman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tilman is trying desperately to improve position.
Lyger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tilman tries to hold on but Lyger pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tilman is looking to escape.
Lyger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tilman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tilman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lyger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tilman's head.
Tilman trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyger trying to control from half guard but Tilman is working away.
Tilman is trying to maintain the position but Lyger is very close to passing his half guard.
Lyger wants to get back to his feet.
Tilman missing with punches from the bottom.
Tilman is looking to control Lyger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tilman avoid being mounted?
Lyger prevents Tilman from improving his position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tilman gets caught flat footed, as Lyger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lyger pushing down on Tilman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lyger trying to control from half guard but Tilman is working away.
Lyger is really struggling to control Tilman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tilman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tilman looking for a sweep. Not yet Tilman, not yet.
Jushin Lyger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Tilman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tilman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tilman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tilman 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tilman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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