PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Tunstall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mehmet ceylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Tunstall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tunstall
vs
ceylan

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Tunstall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mehmet ceylan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ceylan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tunstall pinned against the cage. Tunstall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tunstall forces ceylan back against the cage and clinches.

Tunstall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tunstall clinches up with ceylan and pushes him back against the cage.
Tunstall prevents the takedown attempt.
ceylan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tunstall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ian Tunstall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mehmet ceylan.
Tunstall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ceylan fails to land the takedown.

Tunstall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
ceylan is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tunstall there.

Tunstall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so ceylan is just riding it out for now. Tunstall eventually gives up the hold.
ceylan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tunstall misses with a head shot. ceylan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tunstall looking to pass the guard.
Tunstall stops ceylan from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ceylan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Tunstall stands up and waves to ceylan to follow him.
ceylan shoots and misses

and Tunstall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ceylan wants to get back to full guard.
ceylan looks gassed!
ceylan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tunstall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tunstall is looking for a kimura but ceylan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tunstall to get the leverage.

Tunstall seems to be looking for submissions.

Tunstall stands up out of the half guard.
ceylan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tunstall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for ceylan!
Tunstall 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ceylan is looking to get to half guard.
ceylan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tunstall dominating with strikes here.
ceylan tries to reverse the position but Tunstall maintains control.
Tunstall landing punches.
ceylan is trying to escape the mount.
Tunstall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of ceylan's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Tunstall goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now ceylan is on top in guard.
ceylan scoring with some ground and pound.
ceylan won't allow Tunstall to sweep him here.

ceylan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and ceylan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tunstall is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ceylan controls Tunstall momentarily but Tunstall frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Tunstall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

ceylan has his takedown stuffed

and Tunstall counters with a takedown into side control.
Tunstall landing strikes.

Tunstall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tunstall scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ian Tunstall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ceylan can't do much from the bottom here.
Tunstall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tunstall tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tunstall working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ceylan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tunstall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
ceylan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tunstall off and has taken his back!
ceylan is trying to stick to Tunstall's back but Tunstall is turning into ceylan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in ceylan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tunstall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now ceylan is on top in guard.
Tunstall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ceylan's guard.
ceylan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tunstall connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ceylan manages to escape and get back to his feet.

ceylan gets caught flat footed, as Tunstall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ceylan controls Tunstall momentarily but Tunstall frees himself.
Tunstall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
ceylan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Tunstall stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Tunstall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ceylan is trying to control Tunstall's posture but Tunstall avoids it.
ceylan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ceylan wants to control but Tunstall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tunstall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tunstall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tunstall is pressing down on ceylan's thigh, looking to free his foot. ceylan is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunstall lands strikes from half guard.
Tunstall is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tunstall postures up in ceylan's guard and throws a big left but ceylan blocks it.
ceylan trying to keep a closed guard but Tunstall is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ceylan tries for a takedown but Tunstall circles away easily

and Tunstall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ceylan's guard now.

Tunstall stands up from ceylan's guard - Tunstall perhaps looking for a knockout.
ceylan has his takedown stuffed

and Tunstall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for ceylan!
Ian Tunstall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mehmet ceylan.

Tunstall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… ceylan turns into him and now he's in Tunstall's guard.
ceylan tries to free his leg and advance position but Tunstall is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tunstall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ceylan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ceylan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Tunstall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

ceylan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tunstall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
ceylan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tunstall with a nice head shot there.
ceylan is trying to control the position but Tunstall postures up.
Tunstall with a nice head shot there.

Tunstall stands up from guard. Let's bang!
ceylan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

ceylan gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tunstall wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunstall regains full guard. Nicely done.

Tunstall looking for a guillotine here but ceylan defends easily.
ceylan is looking to stand up but Tunstall won't let him.
Tunstall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Tunstall keeping busy on the bottom but ceylan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tunstall tries to roll over but ceylan keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ceylan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tunstall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tunstall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ceylan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ceylan's back!
Tunstall controlling well, preventing ceylan from escaping the position.
ceylan covers up after that shot from Tunstall.
ceylan trying to control but not successfully.
Tunstall has ceylan flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can ceylan hold on?! Tunstall is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Tunstall is striking well from the back but ceylan escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Tunstall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tunstall stops ceylan from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
ceylan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Tunstall counters with a nice double leg into side control. ceylan won't be happy with that.

Tunstall decides to stand back up.
Tunstall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ceylan as he avoids it easily.
ceylan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tunstall scores a takedown into full mount!
ceylan tries to reverse the position but Tunstall maintains control.
ceylan is trying to stand up.
ceylan is in a horrible position here. Tunstall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
ceylan tries to reverse the position but Tunstall maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunstall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ceylan looks a forlorn figure.
ceylan tries to reverse the position but Tunstall maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Tunstall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tunstall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ian Tunstall!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Ian Tunstall!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ian Tunstall!

Ian Tunstall wins by unanimous decision!