PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvel Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Selwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Selwoods is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tyson
vs
Selwoods

174 cm
19
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvel Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Selwoods!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a right and a left that Selwoods avoids nicely.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Selwoods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson throws a body punch but Selwoods moves out of range.
Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Selwoods misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selwoods.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Selwoods ducks down to avoid it.
Selwoods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson takes a swing at Selwoods's ribcage but misses.

Tyson moves into the clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Selwoods shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Selwoods showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson trying to control but Selwoods postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selwoods wants to get back to his feet.
Selwoods passes the guard and advances to mount!

Tyson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Selwoods.

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.
Selwoods controlling the position easily from mount.
Tyson wants to hold on but Selwoods pushes him away.

Selwoods stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Selwoods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch
and Selwoods counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Selwoods scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Selwoods decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tyson to his feet.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt

and Selwoods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Selwoods.
Selwoods is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Selwoods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson lands a with a good body shot.
Tyson darts in trying to clinch

and Selwoods holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Selwoods fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Selwoods tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marvel Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Selwoods.
Selwoods wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Selwoods keeps him there for the moment.

Selwoods manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Selwoods counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Selwoods to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson tries to clinch

and Selwoods counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tyson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tyson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Selwoods.

Selwoods stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selwoods shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson misses with an uppercut

and Selwoods counters by moving into the clinch.

Selwoods manages to break the clinch.

Selwoods looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Selwoods dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Selwoods drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Selwoods is looking to stand up but Tyson won't let him.
Selwoods slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Selwoods tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Selwoods stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck for Selwoods with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Selwoods counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand

and Selwoods holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Selwoods is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Selwoods is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Selwoods fails to pull guard.
Selwoods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Selwoods is trying to break free.
Selwoods wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Tyson wants to break free but Selwoods has control.
Selwoods lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Selwoods fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marvel Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Selwoods.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Selwoods can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selwoods is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson thows a leg kick but Selwoods checks it

and Selwoods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Selwoods.

Selwoods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Selwoods is just out of range.
Selwoods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selwoods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Selwoods fails to land the takedown.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Selwoods is avoiding it.
Tyson tries to bum rush Selwoods with a series of wild strikes but Selwoods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Selwoods.
Selwoods wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.

Selwoods tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Selwoods has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selwoods moves into full mount!

Selwoods is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tyson is surviving well by controlling Selwoods's body position as best he can.

Selwoods get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Selwoods.
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Selwoods finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Selwoods shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyson's guard.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Selwoods manages to pass to side control.
Tyson trying to hold on to Selwoods's head to control him but Selwoods postures up.
Tyson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Selwoods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Selwoods misses with a combination

and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Selwoods misses with a few strikes there.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Selwoods is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Selwoods fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Selwoods is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Selwoods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson clobbers Selwoods with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Selwoods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Selwoods tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
Selwoods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Selwoods lands a jab-cross combination.
Marvel Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Tyson misses
and Selwoods counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Selwoods slips under a jab.
Selwoods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Selwoods counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson misses with a right hand

and Selwoods counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
Selwoods wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Selwoods wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Selwoods gets to his feet. Tyson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson throws a combination that misses

and Selwoods counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tyson's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Selwoods is having none of it.

Selwoods stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Selwoods checks it.
Tyson throws a leg kick

and Selwoods holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Selwoods manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand

and Selwoods counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Selwoods drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Selwoods jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mark Selwoods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Selwoods postures up.
Selwoods is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Selwoods from controlling successfully.
Marvel Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selwoods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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 wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson clinches but Selwoods breaks the clinch
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Selwoods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Selwoods throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Tyson misses

and Selwoods decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Selwoods advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Selwoods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Selwoods 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Mark Selwoods!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Mark Selwoods!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Mark Selwoods!

Mark Selwoods wins by unanimous decision!