PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kade Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Powers
vs
Tyson

187 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kade Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson is looking to clinch.

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kade Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Tyson gets a clinch.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Nice jab there from Powers.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powers works over Tyson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson looks gassed!
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up.

Tyson drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Powers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Powers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
An inside leg kick from Powers misses.
Powers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Powers throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Powers.
Powers lands with a nice combination. Tyson backs away looking to recover.
Powers scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a push kick but Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Powers.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Tyson.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a left to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Powers to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Powers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Powers stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Powers!
Powers tries to land a leg kick but Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Powers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Powers cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tyson clinches up against the cage.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Powers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
David Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers throws a one two combo.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyson eats them both and turns towards Powers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Powers misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Powers stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers with a nice cross.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Powers jabs at Tyson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Powers.
Powers looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Powers cracks Tyson with a good jab.
Powers misses with a double jab.
Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A right-left combo lands from Powers.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Powers.
David Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Powers is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers throws a body kick that misses.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyson eats them both and turns towards Powers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

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.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Powers to acknowledge the strikes.
Powers throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers feints a jab promting Tyson to slip. Powers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tyson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Powers gets tackled into the cage by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Powers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powers looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.

Tyson clinches.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Powers throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Powers duly obliges.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Powers throws a leg kick but Tyson moved away.
Powers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Powers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Powers duly obliges.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Powers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Powers.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Powers.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Powers.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Powers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powers.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Powers scores with a four punch combination!

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 clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Powers scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Powers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the cage. Powers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Powers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Powers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powers lands with a nice combination. Tyson backs away looking to recover.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Powers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Kade Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powers punishes Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Powers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for David Powers!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for David Powers!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for David Powers!

David Powers wins by unanimous decision!