ANB 06:Tyson v Ortiz PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Florini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florini has chosen Step Up- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
Florini

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Florini!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Florini looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tucker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tucker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Florini sees it coming and defends easily.

Tucker seems to be looking for submissions.

Tucker is working for a submission of some sort.

Tucker seems to be working for a kimura but Florini defends the submission attempt.
Tucker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florini manages to get to full guard.
Tucker chips away with some ground and pound.

Tucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Florini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tucker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tucker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Tucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tucker stays in close to Florini's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker passes into half guard.
Florini is trying to maintain the position but Tucker is very close to passing his half guard.

Tucker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Florini wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Florini keeps working.

Tucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Florini looking for submissions off his back.

Tucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tucker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Florini sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tucker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tucker working the head and body with strikes.
Tucker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Tucker is trying for a kimura here. Florini looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tucker wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Tucker!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Pantera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pantera comes to the cage accompanied by All the Way Turned Up. Ace Pantera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pantera
vs
Bourdeau

190 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Pantera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Bourdeau!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pantera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Pantera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bourdeau trying to control the position.
Pantera throwing strikes from guard but Bourdeau blocks nicely.
Pantera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bourdeau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pantera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pantera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bourdeau is looking for a triangle but Pantera pushes his legs off easily.
Bourdeau trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pantera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pantera trying to control but Bourdeau is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bourdeau looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bourdeau is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Pantera frees his head nicely. Oh but Bourdeau has switched to an armbar! Pantera is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jeffrey Bourdeau!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Barracuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Lundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundstrom has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. The key to victory for The Barracuda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barracuda
vs
Lundstrom

187 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Barracuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Lundstrom!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barracuda is looking to clinch.
Lundstrom avoids the head kick by Barracuda.
Lundstrom with a poor takedown

and Barracuda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barracuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lundstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lundstrom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barracuda's guard.
Lundstrom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lundstrom should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lundstrom pushing down on Barracuda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lundstrom trying to control the action but Barracuda is working from the bottom.
Lundstrom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barracuda wants to get back to his feet.
Barracuda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lundstrom on the ground.
Lundstrom is nestled in close to Barracuda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barracuda is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barracuda is breathing heavily.
Lundstrom works his way into full mount!
Barracuda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lundstrom wants to control but instead Barracuda manages to regain half guard.
Lundstrom controlling the action 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.

Lundstrom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lundstrom prevents Barracuda from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Lundstrom.
Lundstrom passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundstrom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barracuda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barracuda tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lundstrom is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barracuda has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barracuda is working to get back to half guard.
Lundstrom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barracuda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundstrom looking to finish Barracuda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barracuda!
Lundstrom wants to control the pace but Barracuda is squirming around nicely.
Lundstrom lands a heavy elbow.
Lundstrom with a couple of short strikes.
Barracuda is squirming around, avoiding Lundstrom's attempts to control the action.
Lundstrom with shots to the head and body - Barracuda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barracuda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Lundstrom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lundstrom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barracuda!
Barracuda tries to hold on but Lundstrom postures up.

Lundstrom working for a submission but Barracuda is keeping him at bay.
Barracuda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lundstrom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lundstrom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barracuda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundstrom working for a guillotine from mount but Barracuda is in no mood to give up.
Barracuda is trying desperately to improve position.
Lundstrom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barracuda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lundstrom cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Lundstrom connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barracuda is trying to escape the mount.
Lundstrom postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barracuda looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundstrom looking to finish Barracuda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barracuda!
Lundstrom landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lundstrom looking to finish Barracuda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barracuda!
Lundstrom looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lundstrom tries to control but Barracuda wriggling away.
Barracuda is just holding on here. Lundstrom manages to take his back.
Barracuda trying to get back to his feet but Lundstrom is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundstrom trying to control momentarily.
Lundstrom lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lundstrom connects with a big shot to the side of Barracuda's head.
Lundstrom looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Lundstrom working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Barracuda is doing well to defend. Lundstrom seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Barracuda is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anton Lundstrom!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ BALLSACK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nastie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nastie has chosen Roots Bloody Roots by Sepultura as his entrance music. Bo Nastie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

BALLSACK
vs
Nastie

193 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ BALLSACK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Nastie!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastie throws a right and a left that BALLSACK avoids nicely.
Nastie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nastie tries to clinch but BALLSACK is having none of it.
Nastie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nastie tries to clinch up.
BALLSACK shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nastie as he jumps to the side.
Nastie shoots and misses

and BALLSACK counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nastie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
BALLSACK prevents Nastie from improving his position.
Nastie controlling the position well.
Nastie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nastie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nastie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
BALLSACK cracks Nastie with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nastie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nastie has his hands on BALLSACK's head, controlling the position.
Nastie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nastie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
BALLSACK scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
BALLSACK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nastie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
BALLSACK throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nastie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nastie is trying to control the position but BALLSACK postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BALLSACK throws a strike but Nastie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nastie stopping the sweep attempt from BALLSACK.
BALLSACK is striking from the bottom but Nastie uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nastie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nastie blocks the strikes from BALLSACK.
BALLSACK tries to roll over but Nastie keeps him under control.
Nastie blocks the strikes from BALLSACK.
BALLSACK punching from the bottom.

BALLSACK looking for submissions off his back.
BALLSACK is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BALLSACK tries for a takedown but Nastie circles away easily

and Nastie counters by moving into the clinch.
Nastie effectively controlling the action here.

Nastie successfully pulls guard.
Nastie striking off his back but it's not causing BALLSACK any problems.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nastie holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nastie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes BALLSACK off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
BALLSACK gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nastie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ BALLSACK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BALLSACK strikes from the bottom but Nastie passes into mount!

Nastie looking to secure an arm triangle but BALLSACK defends it well.
Nastie breaks from BALLSACK's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nastie controlling from mount.
BALLSACK really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BALLSACK flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BALLSACK throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nastie. What's that going to do exactly?
Nastie landing strikes from the mount.
BALLSACK swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BALLSACK throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nastie. What's that going to do exactly?
Nastie with the ground and pound from mount.

Nastie has control of BALLSACK's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and BALLSACK regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nastie blocks BALLSACK's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BALLSACK is bucking up trying to escape but Nastie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BALLSACK is in all sorts of trouble here.
BALLSACK really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Nastie working for a submission but BALLSACK is keeping him at bay.
Nastie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Nastie dominated that 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.

Nastie throws a left and a right that both miss

and BALLSACK counters with a takedown into side control.

Nastie explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nastie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and BALLSACK counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by BALLSACK.

BALLSACK is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
BALLSACK has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BALLSACK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BALLSACK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BALLSACK keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nastie's head.
BALLSACK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nastie trying to control the position.
Nastie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BALLSACK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BALLSACK is looking to work some ground and pound but Nastie has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nastie tries to clinch up

and BALLSACK counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nastie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in BALLSACK's guard.
Nastie trying to control the position from guard on top but BALLSACK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

BALLSACK working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nastie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nastie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
BALLSACK trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
BALLSACK is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
BALLSACK is striking off his back. Nastie thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastie controlling the action here.
Nastie blocks the strikes from BALLSACK.
Nastie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
BALLSACK missing with punches from the bottom.
Nastie blocks the strikes from BALLSACK.

Nastie gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Nastie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastie controls the position from side control.
Nastie advances to mount.
BALLSACK really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BALLSACK swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bo Nastie has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nastie lands a big elbow.
BALLSACK keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Nastie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nastie trying to control but BALLSACK is having none of it.
BALLSACK working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Nastie.
BALLSACK is working to get back to half guard.
BALLSACK swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ BALLSACK dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

BALLSACK tries for a takedown but Nastie circles away easily

and Nastie counters by clinching up.

Nastie pulls guard.
BALLSACK trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

BALLSACK avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
BALLSACK throws a strike but Nastie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nastie trying to control the position from guard on top but BALLSACK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

BALLSACK is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nastie wants to control from the top but BALLSACK keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastie looking to pass the guard.
BALLSACK trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nastie trying to control the position from guard on top but BALLSACK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Nastie misses.
BALLSACK shoots and misses

and Nastie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

BALLSACK looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
BALLSACK misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BALLSACK is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

BALLSACK looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nastie working over BALLSACK with some ground and pound. BALLSACK looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

BALLSACK actively working from the bottom here.
Nastie blocks the strikes from BALLSACK.

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

Nastie moves into the clinch.
BALLSACK looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ BALLSACK. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nastie gets control of BALLSACK's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nastie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nastie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for BALLSACK!
BALLSACK is desperately trying to improve his position but Nastie has a good base and remains in mount.
Nastie blocks BALLSACK's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Nastie is going olschool here, as he tries to force BALLSACK to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so BALLSACK shrugs it off.
Nastie blocks BALLSACK's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BALLSACK flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nastie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nastie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nastie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BALLSACK is looking to escape.

Nastie working for a submission but BALLSACK is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BALLSACK throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nastie. What's that going to do exactly?
BALLSACK is working to get back to half guard.

Nastie working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. BALLSACK turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Nastie off and cradles BALLSACK's limp body as Nastie celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Bo Nastie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bowhime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kildahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kildahl's choice of entrance music: Sound of Madness. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bowhime
vs
Kildahl

185 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 New York, John Bowhime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Kildahl!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowhime shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bowhime postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kildahl is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bowhime, into his guard.

Bowhime is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bowhime looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bowhime looking for a guillotine here but Kildahl defends easily.

Bowhime working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kildahl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kildahl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bowhime is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bowhime is breathing heavily.

Kildahl gets to his feet - Bowhime follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kildahl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowhime motions for Kildahl to come forward. Bowhime throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kildahl closes the distance and clinches up with Bowhime, looking for a takedown. Kildahl pushes Bowhime against the cage but Bowhime circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowhime tries to clinch but Kildahl moves out of range.
Bowhime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Kildahl with that takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Kildahl.
Kildahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kildahl tries for a takedown but Bowhime circles away easily

and Bowhime counters by moving into the clinch.
John Bowhime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Kildahl.
Kildahl avoiding damage as Bowhime throws knees to the body.

Kildahl manages to pull guard.
Bowhime wants to control from the top but Kildahl keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kildahl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Bowhime drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kildahl dives on top into guard.
Kildahl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bowhime's guard.
Bowhime controls Kildahl momentarily but Kildahl frees himself.
Kildahl sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bowhime has momentary wrist control but Kildahl slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kildahl trying to control but Bowhime is working from the bottom.

Bowhime working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kildahl has passed into half guard!
Kildahl stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kildahl connects with a nice short shot to Bowhime's temple.
Kildahl passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kildahl is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bowhime will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime is looking to reverse the position.

Kildahl decides to stand back up.

Kildahl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bowhime pushes Kildahl off looking to stand but Kildahl dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Kildahl dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kildahl fails to land the takedown.
Bowhime is looking to clinch.
Bowhime tries to clinch up but Kildahl circles away and keeps his distance.
Kildahl closes the distance but Bowhime moves to the side

and Bowhime counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kildahl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kildahl fails to pull guard.
Bowhime prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Bowhime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Kildahl.
Kildahl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowhime smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bowhime has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowhime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kildahl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kildahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kildahl is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowhime is struggling to control the position.
Bowhime trying to control the position but instead, Kildahl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowhime into the cage.

Kildahl drags the fight down to the ground.

Bowhime drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kildahl looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kildahl looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kildahl!
Bowhime is looking to reverse the position.
Bowhime looks to move to half guard but instead Kildahl has passed into mount! Damn!
Bowhime is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Bowhime that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowhime taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Kildahl looking to isolate an arm here. Bowhime doesn't see it coming and as Kildahl extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kildahl!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Kildahl!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximillion Souffrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phelan Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souffrant comes to the cage accompanied by Nitro - Freight Train Solo. Phelan Whelan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximillion Souffrant's chin.

Souffrant
vs
Whelan

179 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximillion Souffrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phelan Whelan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souffrant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whelan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Whelan takes the fight into the clinch.
Souffrant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souffrant tries for a takedown but Whelan manages to get underhooks.
Souffrant goes for a takedown attempt but Whelan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Souffrant with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximillion Souffrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souffrant tries to clinch but Whelan moves away
and Whelan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souffrant has his takedown stuffed
and Whelan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souffrant shoots and misses
and Whelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souffrant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whelan counters with a three punch combo that has Souffrant backing up. Souffrant nods at Whelan to acknowledge the strikes.
Whelan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Souffrant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Souffrant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whelan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souffrant has his takedown stuffed

and Whelan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souffrant's guard.

Souffrant isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whelan stacks Souffrant on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whelan!
A lull in the action here.
Souffrant is trying to get back to half guard.

Whelan decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan lands a body shot.
Whelan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whelan digs a good hook to Souffrant's body.
Maximillion Souffrant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souffrant tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Whelan counters with a single leg into guard. Souffrant didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whelan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Souffrant has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Whelan has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souffrant is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souffrant keeps working.
Souffrant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Souffrant is working hard here to advance position.

Whelan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Souffrant to his feet.
Souffrant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whelan counters with a right hand to the body.
Whelan throws a combination. Souffrant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Souffrant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Souffrant shoots and misses
and Whelan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whelan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souffrant has his takedown stuffed
and Whelan counters with a series of strikes. Souffrant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souffrant is breathing heavily.
Souffrant shoots and misses
and Whelan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Souffrant has his takedown stuffed

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

Whelan wants the takedown. Souffrant is fighting it off but Whelan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Souffrant's guard against the cage.

Souffrant is working an open guard so Whelan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Souffrant with a poor takedown

and Whelan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whelan wants to get back to striking at distance but Souffrant won't allow it.
Souffrant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Souffrant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whelan prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phelan Whelan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Souffrant has his takedown stuffed

and Whelan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Souffrant has him pressed against the cage.
Souffrant keeps control of Whelan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souffrant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whelan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Whelan manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whelan.
Souffrant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Whelan counters with a shoot takedown. Souffrant fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximillion Souffrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souffrant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Whelan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Souffrant tries for a takedown but Whelan circles away easily
and Whelan counters with a left and a right that stings Souffrant.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souffrant tries to clinch
and Whelan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whelan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souffrant circles away quickly and effectively.
Souffrant misses with a takedown
and Whelan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souffrant thinking.
Maximillion Souffrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whelan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souffrant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Souffrant.
Souffrant with a poor takedown
and Whelan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Whelan gets the takedown into side control.
Souffrant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Whelan's best efforts.
Souffrant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souffrant.

Souffrant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Souffrant is looking to sinch up a triangle. Whelan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Souffrant's body to avoid the submission. Souffrant has instead reached around Whelan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Souffrant arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maximillion Souffrant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Broffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Broffy
vs
Carwin

198 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Broffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin wants to clinch.
Carwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Broffy sprawls well. He's pushed Carwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Broffy works over Carwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Broffy misses with a double jab.
Carwin misses with a double jab
and Broffy counters with a big right hand! Oh Carwin is in trouble here! Broffy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Broffy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into the arena with ll cool j - mamma said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Joell Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tyson
vs
Ortiz

180 cm
18
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ortiz slips a jab from Tyson.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Joell Ortiz has been cut.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tyson moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyson is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson scores with a hook.
Tyson tries to clinch but Ortiz moves away

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyson wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyson wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Ortiz stands and throws Tyson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tyson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.

Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Ortiz cracks Tyson with a big elbow.
Ortiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz landing strikes.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortiz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tyson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ortiz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz won't let Tyson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working Tyson over with strikes here.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
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!
Ortiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyson looks a forlorn figure.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Ortiz's attempts to control the action.
Tyson is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tyson really wants to buck Ortiz off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble!
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Tyson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tyson tries to buck Ortiz off but he can't manage it.
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyson's face.
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Tyson is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Tyson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
Tyson is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz looking to finish Tyson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyson!
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Ortiz's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tyson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joell Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyson misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz 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 Ortiz off to one side.
Tyson throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Ortiz can't get the takedown.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.

Ortiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tyson to see if he's OK.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz tries to move to mount but Tyson blocks the move with his legs.
Ortiz prevents Tyson from escaping the position.
Tyson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with punches and elbows.
Ortiz punishes Tyson with strikes from the back mount.
Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ortiz lands a shot to the head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Joell Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with punches and elbows.
Ortiz has Tyson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortiz tries to keep control of the position but Tyson is staying busy.
Ortiz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tyson hold on?
Ortiz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ortiz landing with strikes.
Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ortiz controlling the positon.
Tyson takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has Tyson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortiz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tyson could be in trouble here!
Ortiz controlling from the back.
Ortiz has Tyson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortiz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ortiz controlling the positon.
Ortiz tries to keep control of the position but Tyson is staying busy.
Ortiz punishes Tyson with strikes from the back mount.
Tyson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joell Ortiz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Ortiz is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz passes Tyson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Tyson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz stalling.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.

That's two 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.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyson is trying to stand.
Ortiz is looking to stall here but Tyson recovers full guard.

Tyson pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.
A short right from Tyson.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
Ortiz prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ortiz prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ortiz is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz 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.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joell Ortiz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
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!

Ortiz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortiz lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
Ortiz won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
Ortiz is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is tying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyson pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyson is in trouble now - Ortiz has advanced to mount!
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ortiz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand up.
Tyson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Ortiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortiz working Tyson over with strikes here.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Tyson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Joell Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz landing punches.

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.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Ortiz tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Tyson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joell Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joell Ortiz!
Joell Ortiz is the new heavyweight champion!