PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Babaloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tyler
vs
Babaloo

194 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Babaloo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaloo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyler fails with a takedown attempt.
Babaloo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyler's head.

It looks like Jake Tyler has been cut.
Babaloo lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!

Babaloo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Babaloo is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Babaloo.
Babaloo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babaloo decides to stand back up. Babaloo steps back and let's Tyler get back to his feet.
Tyler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Babaloo scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babaloo throwing strikes here but Tyler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Babaloo controlling his opponent.
Tyler is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is squirming around, avoiding Babaloo's attempts to control the action.
Tyler can't escape the position.
Tyler flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tyler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babaloo wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Babaloo scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaloo wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Babaloo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babaloo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tyler wants to control but Babaloo is having none of it.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tyler is working hard here to advance position.
Babaloo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tyler is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babaloo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Babaloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Babaloo lands a jab to Tyler's midsection.
Babaloo jabs at Tyler's body.
Babaloo lands with a straight right. Tyler didn't see that one coming.

Jake Tyler's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babaloo catches Tyler napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Tyler to the canvas!

Tyler is rocked!
Tyler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Babaloo stands up and waves to Tyler to follow him.
Oh Tyler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babaloo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyler pinned against the cage. Tyler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyler seems to have got his legs back now.
Babaloo throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tyler stumbling backwards into the cage! Tyler bounces back off the cage towards Babaloo, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Babaloo lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Babaloo celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Babaloo!