PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadija Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Tyler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tadic
vs
Tyler

183 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
278 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 Los Angeles, Tadija Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tadic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tadic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tadic tries for a takedown but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyler.
Tadic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyler defends well and Tadic ends up having to push Tyler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadija Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Tadic is trying to drag Tyler to the mat but Tyler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyler stops a takedown attempt from Tadic.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Tadic has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler is pressed up against the cage. Tadic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyler down to the mat. Tyler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyler stuffs the takedown attempt from Tadic. Tadic gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tadija Tadic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tadic shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Tadic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyler's waist but Tyler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tadic off to one side.
Tadic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Tyler. Beautiful body shot.
Tyler leaves Tadic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler stuffs the takedown attempt from Tadic. Tadic gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tadic at a distance.
Tadic goes for a double leg but Tyler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyler continues to drive forward.
Tadic prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Tyler stops a takedown attempt from Tadic.
Tadic is breathing heavily.
Tadic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice jab there from Tyler.
A head kick from Tyler lands but Tadic takes it in his stride.
Tyler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tadic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tadic somewhat.
Tadic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tadic shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyler sprawls well. He's pushed Tadic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tadic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyler.
Tadic shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl out of it but Tadic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler connects with a body shot that sends Tadic's belly button to the back.
Tadic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tadic shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense.
Tyler throws a shot to the body.
Tyler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tadic tries to land a body kick
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Tadic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler catches Tadic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Tyler as Tadic shoots in.
Tyler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tadic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tadic shoots for a takedown but Tyler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyler lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadic fails with the takedown
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Tyler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyler lands with a nice body kick.
Tyler digs a good body shot into Tadic's ribs.
Tyler throws a head kick that Tadic semi-blocks.
Tyler leaves Tadic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyler's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tadic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tadic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyler defends well and Tadic ends up having to push Tyler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyler throws a good cross that connects.
Tyler lands a head kick. Tadic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tadic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tadic shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tadic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyler punishes Tadic's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyler.
Tyler stuns Tadic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tadic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyler as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tadic's head.
Tyler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Tyler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tadic doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Tyler finds it's target.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Tadic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tadic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt - Tyler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyler throws a nice head kick!
Tadic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyler defends well and Tadic ends up having to push Tyler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyler is trying to push Tadic away but Tadic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyler tries to break free but Tadic pushes him back against the cage.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Tadic won't allow it.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tadic has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Tyler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyler punishes Tadic's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tadic looks for a takedown but Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tadic rather than just go for the knockout.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Tadic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyler scores with a nice head shot.
Tyler scores with a push kick.
Tadic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tadic shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tadic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadija Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler thuds his shin into the meat of Tadic's side.
Tyler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tadic.
Tyler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tadic if he has to take too many more of those.
Tyler is looking to slow Tadic down with leg kicks.
Tadic closes the distance and clinches up with Tyler, looking for a takedown. Tadic pushes Tyler against the cage but Tyler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tadic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyler throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyler.
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tadic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tyler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tyler.
Tyler tests Tadic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyler dips to his left and cracks Tadic with an uppercut!
Tyler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyler punishes Tadic's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyler lands a head kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Tyler. That snapped Tadic's head back.
Tyler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Tadic moves out of range easily.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tadic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tyler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tyler.
Tyler scores with a head kick. Tadic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tadic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt - Tyler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tadic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tadic with a poor takedown
and Tyler counters with a nice leg kick.

Tadic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyler napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Tadic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyler, who protects the arm well.
Tyler is trying to buck Tadic off.

Tadic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Tadic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tadic has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Tadic in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tyler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tadija Tadic!