PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syke Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vargas
vs
Tyson

190 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Syke Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vargas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson throws the left hand but Vargas avoids the punch easily.

Vargas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vargas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyson!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vargas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vargas 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.
Tyson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vargas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Vargas stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Vargas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vargas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vargas off to one side.

Vargas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Vargas is controlling him
Vargas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.

Vargas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Vargas is breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vargas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vargas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vargas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Vargas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vargas has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vargas takes one on the button.
Vargas is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vargas shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Vargas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Tyson.
Syke Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vargas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vargas's head.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.

Vargas clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vargas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargas keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vargas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Vargas wants a takedown.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vargas won't allow it.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vargas keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling the position.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Vargas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vargas closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Vargas pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Vargas's shoulder, as Vargas tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vargas.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Vargas's head back.
Tyson misses with a hook. Vargas ducked under it nicely.
Tyson tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Vargas on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson scores with a hook.
Vargas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Vargas's head but Vargas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Vargas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Tyson.

Vargas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand up here but Vargas is controlling him well.
Tyson is staying active underneath Vargas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vargas prevents Tyson from standing back up.

Vargas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tyson to get to his feet.
Vargas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Vargas's head back.
Tyson misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Tyson.
Vargas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyson scores with a four punch combination!

Vargas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vargas showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson is trying to stand.
Vargas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vargas wants to take a breather but Tyson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Vargas wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
Vargas wants to pass to mount but Tyson is defending the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson misses with a hook. Vargas ducked under it nicely.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Vargas. Vargas gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Vargas shoots in.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Vargas slips under a jab from Tyson.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Vargas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vargas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.

Vargas forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson can't break the clinch.

Vargas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tyson regains guard immediately.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vargas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vargas tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Vargas 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. This is the final round!

Vargas misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Vargas slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Vargas keeps Tyson at a distance using the push kick.
A combination from Vargas does no damage.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson lands a jab to Vargas's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown by Vargas or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vargas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vargas is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vargas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vargas lands in his opponent's guard.

Vargas stands up and waves to Tyson to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vargas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyson is not content to let Vargas control the position.

Vargas tries for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
Dave Vargas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vargas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Vargas stalls from top position.
Vargas is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Vargas does no damage.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vargas's head.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vargas shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Vargas closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Vargas pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Vargas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four 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.
Vargas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Vargas.
Vargas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Syke Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Vargas shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Vargas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
Tyson lands with a hook. Vargas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Vargas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vargas advances nicely into full mount.
Tyson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Vargas lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Vargas!