PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Sunfields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunfields comes to the cage accompanied by Hostil Groove - Fly RoutineHostil Groove - Fly Routine. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sunfields
vs
tyson

202 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Sunfields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james tyson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sunfields circles away.

tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sunfields really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
tyson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sunfields is trying to escape the mount.
tyson lands a big shot there that rocks Sunfields but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sunfields bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sunfields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tyson is keeping the position for now.
Sunfields distracts tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
tyson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sunfields tries to free his leg and advance position but tyson is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sunfields is working tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sunfields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tyson looks gassed!
Sunfields scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sunfields stands up out of tyson's guard for a moment - tyson manages to land a nice upkick.
Sunfields looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
tyson shoots for a takedown but Sunfields saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
tyson moves in looking to clinch but Sunfields pushes him off.
tyson wants to clinch up but Sunfields keeps it at a distance.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sunfields paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sunfields shoots in and bounces tyson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sunfields will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sunfields works over tyson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunfields connects with a couple of short punches.
tyson throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sunfields wants to pass the guard but tyson is keeping the position.
tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sunfields is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sunfields has his takedown stuffed

and tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sunfields won't be happy with that.
tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
An elbow from tyson crashes against the mat.
tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sunfields throws a strike from the bottom but tyson passes into side control!
tyson is working Sunfields over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sunfields gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
tyson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sunfields with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sunfields moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
tyson lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tyson preventing the sweep.
Sunfields wants to improve his position but instead tyson has moved into half guard.
Sunfields manages to get to full guard.
Sunfields tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Sunfields's brow.
tyson postures up in Sunfields's guard and throws a big left but Sunfields blocks it.
tyson postures up in Sunfields's guard and throws a big left but Sunfields blocks it.
tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Sunfields.
Sunfields throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sunfields doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

tyson rushes Sunfields and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by tyson.
tyson tries a knee to the head but Sunfields blocks it.
tyson tries to break the clinch but Sunfields is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

james tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Sunfields's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sunfields 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.
tyson striking off his back but it's not causing Sunfields any problems.
Sunfields keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of tyson's head.
Sunfields looking to pass the guard.
Sunfields is working hard here to advance position.
Sunfields throwing strikes from guard but tyson blocks nicely.
tyson strikes from his own guard.
tyson keeping full guard, as Sunfields tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

tyson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than tyson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tyson prevents Sunfields from getting the reversal.
tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Sunfields really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
tyson lands a big elbow.
tyson lands a big shot there that rocks Sunfields but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
james tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
tyson landing strikes from the mount.
Sunfields is trying desperately to improve position.
Sunfields is in a horrible position here. tyson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sunfields sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sunfields wants to get back to full guard.
Sunfields throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sunfields has hold of tyson's hands but tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sunfields tries to get to full guard but tyson has control of the leg.
Sunfields gets back to full guard.
Sunfields has a closed guard, preventing tyson from standing up.
tyson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sunfields doesn't succeed with the takedown

and tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Sunfields wants to improve his position but tyson is controlling well.
tyson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sunfields is looking to improve his position.

tyson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sunfields to stand up.
tyson fails with the takedown

and Sunfields counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
tyson is trying to keep Sunfields in close.
Sunfields tries to free his leg and advance position but tyson is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sunfields looking to pass the guard.
Sunfields has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sunfields postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sunfields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tyson is keeping the position for now.
tyson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tyson tries to clinch up

and Sunfields counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tyson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Sunfields will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sunfields fails with the takedown

and tyson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by tyson.
tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sunfields swivels though and keeps the full guard.
tyson wants to stand but Sunfields is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sunfields looking for a sweep. Not yet Sunfields, not yet.
tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sunfields wants to sweep but no luck.
Sunfields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for tyson!
Sunfields unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sunfields is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. tyson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sunfields.
tyson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sunfields fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sunfields is in the full mount, landing strikes.
tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
tyson won't allow Sunfields to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
tyson can't keep his opponent in guard - Sunfields advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
tyson is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Sunfields works his way into full mount!
tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tyson moves into full guard.
Sunfields with a nice head shot there.
tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now tyson is on top in guard.
tyson won't allow Sunfields to sweep him here.
tyson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sunfields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for tyson!
Sunfields landing punches.
Sunfields prevents tyson from getting the reversal.
Sunfields lands a big shot there that rocks tyson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sunfields lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sunfields landing strikes from the mount and tyson is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields lands a nice shot to the head.
Sunfields blocks tyson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sunfields with the ground and pound from mount.
tyson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
tyson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
tyson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sunfields wants to sweep here but tyson controlling him for the moment.
Sunfields has momentary wrist control but tyson slips an elbow through the middle.
tyson with a nice head shot there.

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.
tyson stands and throws Sunfields's legs to the side, diving into side control.
tyson lands a nice forearm strike.
Sunfields is looking for a sweep.
tyson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sunfields manages to work his way to half guard, despite tyson's best efforts.
tyson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sunfields wants to get back to full guard.
Sunfields throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

tyson has closed the distance and engaged Sunfields in a clinch.
tyson connects with a knee to the head.
Sunfields gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tyson.

And that's the end of the fight!
james tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... james tyson!