PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Tinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Trueman
vs
Tinley

182 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Helsinki, Jim Trueman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Tinley!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueman scores with a one two! Tinley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tinley misses with a leg kick
and Tinley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tinley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tinley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trueman counters with a two punch combo.
Tinley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Tinley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trueman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tinley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
Tinley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tinley clobbers Trueman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trueman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tinley misses with a left hand
and Trueman counters with a straight right hand.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
and Trueman counters with a nice uppercut.
Tinley throws a sloppy body shot
and Trueman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tinley throws a head kick that misses
and Trueman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tinley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tinley eats them both and turns towards Trueman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A low kick from Tinley misses
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Trueman to counter with a crisp jab.
Tinley throws a lazy uppercut
and Trueman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Trueman does no damage.
Tinley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trueman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tinley misses with a left hand
enabling Trueman to counter with a crisp jab.
Tinley tries to land a body kick
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinley throws a head kick that misses.
Tinley looks gassed!
Tinley misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tinley misses with a body shot
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Trueman coming out on top.
Tinley misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trueman!
Tinley misses with a hook
and Trueman counters with a three punch combo that has Tinley backing up. Tinley nods at Trueman to acknowledge the strikes.
Tinley misses with a head kick.
Trueman throws a one two combo.
Tinley throws a head kick but Trueman moves out of range.
Tinley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trueman cracks Tinley with an open hand slap.
Tinley ducks right into an uppercut from Trueman.
Tinley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tinley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
Tinley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tinley throws a sloppy head kick
and Trueman counters with a series of strikes. Tinley will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
A nice combination there by Trueman.
Danga de danga de dang - Trueman scores with a four punch combination!
Tinley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trueman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tinley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
and Trueman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trueman works over Tinley's head and body with a nice combination.
Trueman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trueman misses with a series of wild punches.
Trueman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tinley misses with a lunging right hand
and Trueman counters with a series of strikes. Tinley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trueman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tinley ducks right into an uppercut from Trueman.
Tinley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trueman.
Trueman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tinley circles away quickly and effectively.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
and Tinley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trueman misses with a wild combination.
Trueman blocks the body kick.
Tinley throws a head kick that misses
and Trueman counters with a straight right hand.
Tinley tries a low kick but Trueman avoids it.
Trueman throws a right and a left that Tinley avoids nicely.
Tinley lands a high kick!
A combination from Trueman does no damage.
Tinley throws a right hand that misses
and Tinley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinley throws a right hand that misses
and Trueman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tinley misses with a kick to the body
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tinley throws a head kick but Trueman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Trueman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tinley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
and Trueman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tinley misses with a body punch
and Trueman counters with a two punch combo.
Tinley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tinley throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Trueman throws a series of punches but Tinley avoids them all with ease.
Tinley throws a right hand that misses
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinley misses with a kick to the body.
Trueman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tinley throws a poor cross that misses
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jim Trueman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tinley misses with the body kick
and Tinley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tinley is breathing heavily.
Tinley throws a head kick that misses.
Tinley misses with a shot to the body
and Trueman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tinley.
Tinley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a left and a right that stings Tinley.
Trueman works the jab nicely.
Tinley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trueman lands with a right hand.
Tinley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trueman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tinley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trueman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tinley misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a series of strikes. Tinley will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left and a right from Trueman both land. Nice combination.
Trueman throws a one two combo.
Trueman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trueman avoids the head kick by Tinley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueman misses with a few strikes there.
Trueman stalks Tinley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tinley's face. Tinley staggers backwards, shaken.
Trueman works over Tinley's head and body with a nice combination.
Tinley misses with a combination
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Trueman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tinley circles away quickly and effectively.
Tinley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Left hook, right uppercut from Trueman.
Nice shot by Trueman.
Trueman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tinley takes one to the side of the head.
Trueman blocks a low kick nicely.
Tinley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trueman is out of range.
Jim Trueman is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinley tries to land a body kick
and Trueman counters with a straight right hand.
Trueman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trueman checks a low kick from Tinley.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tinley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trueman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tinley scrambles back to his feet.
Tinley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trueman works over Tinley's head and body with a nice combination.
Tinley misses with a jab to the body
and Trueman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tinley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Trueman lands a jab-cross combination.
Trueman scores with a jab to the head.
Trueman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tinley can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trueman!
Tinley misses with a right hand
and Trueman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trueman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trueman counters with a series of strikes. Tinley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trueman connects with a single shot there.
Trueman misses with a series of wild punches.
Tinley misses with a hook
and Trueman counters with a left and a right that stings Tinley.
Trueman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Trueman duly obliges.
Tinley misses with a combination
and Trueman counters with a three punch combo that has Tinley backing up. Tinley nods at Trueman to acknowledge the strikes.
Trueman scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trueman!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tinley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tinley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tinley throws a wild body kick that Trueman sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Trueman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tinley throws a sloppy head kick
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinley misses with a low kick.
Tinley throws a right hand that misses
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinley tries a head kick but it misses.
Trueman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tinley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trueman.
Tinley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trueman counters with a nice uppercut.
Trueman throws a series of punches but Tinley avoids them all with ease.
Trueman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinley is looking to chop away at Trueman's legs.
Tinley throws a lazy head kick
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
Tinley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tinley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trueman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trueman works over Tinley's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Trueman both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Trueman.
Tinley misses with a hook to the body
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tinley misses with a lunging right hand
and Trueman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trueman checks a low kick from Tinley.
Trueman throws a series of punches but Tinley avoids them all with ease.
Tinley misses with a right hand
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
Trueman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Trueman duly obliges.
Trueman throws a right hand that Tinley ducks under and follows up with a left that Tinley also avoids with ease.
Tinley slips a jab and a cross from Trueman.
Tinley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trueman counters with a straight right hand.
Tinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trueman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Trueman lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueman throws a right hand that Tinley ducks under and follows up with a left that Tinley also avoids with ease.
Tinley throws a head kick but Trueman moves out of range.
Tinley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trueman is able to avoid easily.
Trueman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trueman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trueman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
and Trueman counters with a series of strikes. Tinley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trueman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tinley.
Trueman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Trueman misses with a wild combination.
Tyson Tinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinley tries to score with a low kick but Trueman moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueman throws a right hand that Tinley ducks under and follows up with a left that Tinley also avoids with ease.
Trueman moves out of range as Tinley throws a body kick.
Trueman misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Trueman. That snapped Tinley's head back.
Tinley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tinley misses with a body punch
and Trueman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Tinley.
Tinley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tinley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tinley misses with a combination
and Trueman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trueman lands with an uppercut that bounces Tinley off the ropes and back into rage.
Trueman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four 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.
Tinley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tinley tries to land a leg kick but Trueman saw it coming and moves away.
Trueman checks the leg kick.
Trueman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tinley throws a sloppy head kick
and Trueman counters with a left and a right that stings Tinley.
A right-left combo lands from Trueman.
Trueman lands with a cross.
Tinley throws a wild body kick that Trueman sees coming a mile off.
Tinley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trueman checks it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tinley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Trueman has got the better of the exchanges.
Tinley misses with an uppercut
and Trueman counters with a left and a right that stings Tinley.
Tinley throws a combination that misses
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Tyson Tinley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Trueman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trueman lands a jab-cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Trueman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trueman 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Trueman!