PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raju Armo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Tyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Armo
vs
Tyco

195 cm
31
245 lbs
12 - 19 - 0

190 cm
24
208 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raju Armo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Tyco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Armo is being controlled here.
It looks like Tyco might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Armo tries to bench press Tyco off him but Tyco keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyco lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Armo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Armo trying to remain calm as Tyco controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tyco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armo struggling a bit here.
My spies in The Dojo inform me that Tyco has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tyco staying calm.
Tyco is continuing to stall.
Armo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Armo is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Armo can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyco working the head and body with strikes.
Tyco working away.
Tyco is staying tight to Armo's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyco tries for a kimura but Armo is defending well.
Tyco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armo keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tyco content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Armo wants to get back to his feet.
Tyco landing strikes.
Tyco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Armo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Tyco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyco lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyco takes a little break here. Armo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tyco trying to control the action but Armo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Armo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyco working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Tyco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyco shoots in and bounces Armo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyco passes into half guard.
Armo tries to kick Tyco off but Tyco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyco in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Armo is trying to get back to full guard.
Armo taking some punishment here, with Tyco in his half guard.
Armo is looking to control Tyco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Armo avoid being mounted?
Tyco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tyco.
Tyco prevents Armo from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson Tyco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyco looking to score a takedown here. Armo is defending well but Tyco drives through and ends up in Armo's guard.
Tyco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Armo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tyco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Armo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tyco has picked Armo up and slammed him! Armo can't keep hold of the triangle and Tyco manages to pass to side control!
Tyco lands some shots froms side control.
Tyco advances to full mount.
Tyco lands a big shot there that rocks Armo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Armo is looking to improve his position but Tyco isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyco controlling from the full mount.
Tyco with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyco controlling from the full mount.
Tyco is landing with some decent strikes but Armo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tyco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Tyco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tyco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Armo tries to avoid it but Tyco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Armo to the ground. Armo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Tyco looks to move away, Armo throws a big counter combo bu Tyco just gets out of the way.

Tyco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tyco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tyco connects with a couple of short punches.
Armo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyco controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyco's guard.

Armo trying to move into half guard but instead Tyco has managed to sweep!

Armo working for a triangle but Tyco defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armo controls Tyco momentarily but Tyco frees himself.
Tyco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armo's head.
Tyco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyco won't allow Armo to sweep him here.
Tyco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyco pushing down on Armo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson Tyco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tyco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Armo is trying to get back to full guard.
Armo has hold of Tyco's hands but Tyco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Armo wants to get back to his feet.
Tyco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More stalling from Tyco.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Tyco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tyson Tyco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Armo is looking for a triangle but Tyco pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raju Armo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyco with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Tyco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tyson Tyco!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Tyson Tyco!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Tyson Tyco!

Tyson Tyco wins by unanimous decision!
Tyson Tyco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.