PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Bobbet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen When love takes over as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bobbet
vs
Tyson

188 cm
18
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Bobbet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson shoots in and bounces Bobbet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Bobbet's brow.
Bobbet wants to stand but Tyson is controlling the position.
Tyson postures up.
Bobbet keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Bobbet.
Bobbet keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Bobbet has a closed guard, preventing Tyson from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Bobbet circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobbet tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobbet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bobbet shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bobbet was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
It looks like Bobbet is going to stand back up.
Bobbet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bobbet trying to mount his opponent but Tyson defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbet is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
Tyson looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bobbet controls the pace.

Bobbet gets to his feet. Tyson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A combination from Bobbet does no damage.
Bobbet throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Bobbet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bobbet works over Tyson's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson throws a head kick but Bobbet moves out of range.

Bobbet pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobbet has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Bobbet shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Bobbet.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Bobbet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rick Bobbet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Tyson.
Bobbet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.

Bobbet has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobbet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Bobbet tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Bobbet is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bobbet which made him look bad.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bobbet as he jumps to the side.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Bobbet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbet throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Bobbet is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
A combination from Bobbet does no damage.
Bobbet is looking to clinch.
Bobbet throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Bobbet counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Bobbet to acknowledge the strikes.
Bobbet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bobbet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobbet is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Bobbet is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Bobbet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bobbet shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bobbet was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bobbet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Bobbet working for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is in no mood to give up.
Tyson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tyson is bucking up trying to escape but Bobbet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bobbet working for a submission but Tyson is keeping him at bay.
Bobbet landing punches.
Bobbet with good strikes from the mount here!
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 is looking to improve his position but Bobbet isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Bobbet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbet landing punches.
Bobbet working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tyson tries to hold on but Bobbet pushes him away.
Tyson is working to get back to half guard.
Bobbet thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tyson is looking to get to half guard.
Tyson tries to hold on but Bobbet postures up.
Tyson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tyson wants to control from the top but Bobbet keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbet trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Tyson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bobbet wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Bobbet wants to stand but Tyson is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bobbet throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Bobbet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobbet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rick Bobbet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobbet trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Bobbet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
Bobbet wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Bobbet is proving a slippery customer.
Bobbet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bobbet throws and elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobbet's guard. Nice move by Tyson!
Bobbet is trying to keep Tyson in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bobbet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson prevents Bobbet from getting back to his feet.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyson won't allow Bobbet to get back to his feet.
Tyson trying to control but Bobbet is working from the bottom.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bobbet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bobbet trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Bobbet dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Bobbet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.

Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bobbet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson is looking to sweep but instead, Bobbet has passed into half guard.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bobbet is working away from the top position though.
Bobbet tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bobbet works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbet dominating with strikes here.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Bobbet's attempts to control the action.

Bobbet looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bobbet landing shots from mount.
Tyson wants to control but Bobbet is having none of it.
Bobbet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.

Bobbet working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bobbet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson tries to reverse the position but Bobbet maintains control.
Bobbet unloads with some shots from mount but Tyson bucks and avoids them well.
Tyson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bobbet working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bobbet there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bobbet prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Tyson gets full guard.

Tyson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bobbet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard.
Bobbet working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tyson moves into full guard.
Tyson pulls Bobbet in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.

Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bobbet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tyson is tightening it up a little... Bobbet has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bobbet reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bobbet taps out! nice BJJ there by Tyson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Scott Tyson!