PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Turk Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Mafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk Tyson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tyson
vs
Mafra

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Turk Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guilherme Mafra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mafra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tyson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mafra quickly recovers to half guard.

Tyson is working for a kimura but Mafra is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyson throwing shots but Mafra is blocking nicely.
Well, if Tyson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mafra tries to kick Tyson off in order to stand up. Tyson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Tyson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mafra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mafra is trying to buck Tyson off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scoring with punches and elbows.
Mafra is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mafra being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mafra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Mafra blocking the ground and pound.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mafra is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson looking to ground and pound but Mafra is blocking nicely.

Tyson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mafra gets caught flat footed, as Tyson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Mafra is rocked!

Tyson stands up from Mafra's guard - Tyson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mafra is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Mafra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyson lands a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mafra checks a leg kick.

Tyson has Mafra up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mafra smiles and moves away.

Tyson moves into the clinch.

Tyson is trying to trip Mafra. He has hold of a leg but Mafra is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tyson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mafra seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mafra is wriggling around but Tyson manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mafra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tyson.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.

Tyson stands up and beckons Mafra to join him on the feet.

Tyson gets a clinch.
Mafra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to take the fight to the mat but Mafra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turk Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Mafra blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Mafra fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Mafra. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Guilherme Mafra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mafra is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Mafra circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson throws a low kick, looking for Mafra's leg but Mafra calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mafra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turk Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Mafra as Tyson shoots in.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Mafra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mafra stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mafra tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turk Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mafra dodges the ground and pound from Tyson.
Mafra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Turk Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mafra?
Mafra is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafra is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mafra can do to turn this around?
Mafra is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Turk Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mafra shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mafra! Tyson dives in looking to finish! Mafra is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turk Tyson!