PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Junior has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tyson
vs
Junior

205 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Bushido Clothing
FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Junior!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Nice combo by Tyson! Oh, that's hurt him - Junior falls to the canvas and Tyson follows him into side control.

Junior is rocked!

It looks like Jon Junior has been cut.
Tyson lands a nice forearm strike.
Junior is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson cracks Junior with a big elbow.
Tyson trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Junior taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Junior on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson working the head with strikes.

Tyson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The strikes coming from Tyson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Junior can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Junior throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Junior takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junior looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Tyson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Junior looks gassed!
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.
Tyson wants to control but Junior is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Tyson stalls from top position.
Junior tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Troy Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Junior.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior fails with the takedown.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab-cross combination lands for Tyson and sends Junior crashing to the mat! Tyson follows him down to the mat - Junior regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson winds up and cracks Junior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyson trying to control the pace.
Junior on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyson in particular looking to stall.
Tyson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Junior tries to kick Tyson off but Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson working Junior over with strikes here.
Junior is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Junior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Tyson has control of Junior's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Junior regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson prevents Junior from getting the reversal.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Junior is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Junior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Junior throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tyson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Junior throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson lands a big elbow.
Tyson looking to finish Junior with some ground and pound. This is bad for Junior!
Tyson is landing with some decent strikes but Junior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyson trying to control but Junior is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Junior's cut.
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.

A combination from Junior does no damage.
Junior throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Junior throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tyson.

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Junior is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Troy Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior misses with the combination.
Troy Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junior.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Tyson scores with a one two! Junior had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Tyson rushes Junior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tyson as the two fighters clinch.

Tyson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Junior regains guard.
Junior wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Junior's guard.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson is tying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Junior slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tyson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
Tyson won't allow Junior to get back to his feet.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson throws a right hand that Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Junior also avoids with ease.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Junior.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Junior tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.

Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Tyson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junior is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Tyson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Junior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Junior is in trouble now - Tyson has advanced to mount!
Tyson unloading with bombs!
Tyson with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyson landing strikes from the mount.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Junior can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Junior looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson landing shots from mount.
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Junior is squirming around, avoiding Tyson's attempts to control the action.
Tyson won't let Junior get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Junior can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Junior tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
The referee warns Junior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Junior is in a horrible position here. Tyson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Junior looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Junior defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tyson.
Junior tries to buck Tyson off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Junior's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyson throws a monster overhand right that drops Junior! Tyson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Tyson!