PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tefft
vs
Tyrma

180 cm
20
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
225 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Tefft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Tefft.
We've been told by Tefft's head coaches at Island Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyrma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tefft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tefft walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tefft takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyrma misses with a hook. Tefft ducked under it nicely.
Tefft moves away from the strike by Tyrma.
Tefft misses with a double jab
and Tyrma counters with a straight right hand.
Tefft misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrma throws out a powerful jab.
Tyrma has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyrma throws an off balance right hand

and Tefft moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tefft taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tefft.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrma.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tefft breaks the clinch.
Tyrma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teffts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tefft throws a body punch but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tefft tries to clinch there but Tyrma circles away.
Tyrma looks to land a left hand but Tefft moved out of range nicely.
Tefft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrma lands a jab to the head.
Tefft moves forwards but Tyrma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyrma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tefft with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tefft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyrma, as that shot connected.
Tyrma misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma throws a jab but it's blocked by Tefft.
Tefft throws a body punch but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft dips to his left and cracks Tyrma with an uppercut!
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!
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tefft.
Tyrma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Tyrma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tefft swings for the body but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrma.
Tefft looks to land a combination but Tyrma avoids it well.
Tefft throws a right hand that misses
and Tefft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrma just misses with a punch to the body.
Tefft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
Tefft misses the shot to the body.
Tefft uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Tefft is looking to wear down Tyrma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tefft takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Tyrma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrma.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrma there.
Tyrma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Tefft misses.
Tyrma scores with a sloppy right hand. Tefft should have avoided that one.
Tefft needs to keep his hands up - Tyrma had a free shot at his head there.
Tyrma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyrma scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrma lands the left hand.
Tyrma misses with a left hand
and Tefft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyrma 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.
Tefft needs to keep his hands up - Tyrma had a free shot at his head there.
Tefft takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tefft takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyrma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tefft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma misses with a straight right.
Tyrma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tefft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrma throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tefft counter with a right hand.
Tefft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyrma checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kurko Tyrma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyrma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tefft takes a swing at Tyrma's ribcage but misses.
Tyrma's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyrma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyrma lands a jab.
Tyrma cracks Tefft with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyrma connects with a single shot there.
Tefft looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Tefft slips the punch.
Tefft gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tefft misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma swings widly with a right hand

and Tefft counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tefft.

Tefft breaks from the clinch.
Tyrma connects with a body shot that sends Tefft's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Tefft just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tefft.
Tyrma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tefft at a distance.
Tefft swings for the body but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft stalks Tyrma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyrma's face. Tyrma staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyrma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tefft on the side of the head.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Tefft - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Tefft misses.
Tyrma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrma moves out of range as Tefft strikes.
Tyrma scores with a hook to the body. Tefft takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tefft misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyrma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tefft.
Tefft takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Tefft.
The fighters circling - Tefft throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tefft sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tyrma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tefft slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Tyrma works over Tefft's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tefft.
Tyrma lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma misses with a hook.
Tyrma swats away the attempt to clinch by Tefft.
Tefft ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Tefft was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tefft manages to avoid it.
Tefft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrma is breathing heavily.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tefft motions for Tyrma to come forward. Tefft throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tefft staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Tyrma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tefft.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tefft avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Tefft throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyrma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Tefft lands a left and a right that send Tyrma crashing to the mat, dazed. Tefft thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tyrma is rocked!

It looks like Kurko Tyrma has been cut.
Tyrma throws a right hand that Tefft ducks under and follows up with a left that Tefft also avoids with ease.
Tyrma is still on wobbly legs! Can Tefft finish him?
Tefft plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Tyrma to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Tyrma just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Will Tefft!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Will Tefft made sure he mentioned Atlantis, along with how happy he was to win his fight.