PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

KO
vs
Tyson

225 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

NBK Outfitters
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THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for KO.
KO fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KO really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
KO misses with a wild combination.
KO scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
KO tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of KO's head but KO sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson throws a right and a left that KO avoids nicely.
A big left from KO misses.
KO misses with a jab, cross combination.
KO throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KO slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KO lands with an overhand left.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
KO jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
KO throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
KO throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
KO listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
KO avoids the body shot from Tyson.
KO slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KO goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyson defending well as KO loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson takes one on the button.
KO scores with a nice strike.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from KO.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but KO uses good head movement to avoid it.
KO scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
KO connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for KO.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KO misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from KO.
KO looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
KO ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. KO should have avoided that one.
KO is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
KO cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
KO cracks Tyson with a good jab.
KO connects with a crisp jab.
KO fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KO works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
KO is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
KO connects with a body shot.
KO blocks a jab.
KO bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
KO is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice straight punches there by KO. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of KO.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on KO's shoulder, as KO tries to avoid the shot.
KO tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from KO.
Ivan KO seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
KO throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
KO moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Nice shot lands for KO.
KO lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by KO.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and KO counters with a lovely shot to the body.
KO misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan KO dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

KO uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
KO lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
KO slips a jab from Tyson.
KO throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
KO moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
KO lands a jab.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. KO darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
KO will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
KO lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from KO.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KO.
KO swings and misses with a hook to the body.
KO throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
KO scores with a jab to the jaw.
KO scores with a punch to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from KO.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KO.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by KO.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on KO's shoulder, as KO tries to avoid the shot.
KO cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
KO keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
KO steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from KO finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
KO scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of KO's head but KO sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
KO fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO moves out of range of the strikes.
KO wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
KO digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
KO works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by KO.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. KO was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
KO scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
KO lands with a nice body punch.
KO comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by KO.
KO throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by KO - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Nice cross by KO.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from KO.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KO.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
KO lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
KO cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
KO lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KO throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivan KO is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from KO misses.
KO scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan KO dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

KO dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
KO listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
KO lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
KO misses with the combination.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but KO moves away.
KO lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by KO.
A telegraphed right hand from KO misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KO avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
KO keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. KO moves away and avoids it.
KO looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by KO there.
KO is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and KO connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
KO connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by KO.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KO.
KO uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Ivan KO is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
KO moves away from the strike by Tyson.
KO looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab from KO.
KO lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
KO throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
KO missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for KO.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
KO lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
KO will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
KO throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
KO moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyson moves away from the strike by KO.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from KO.
KO moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson looks to land a combination. KO sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyson throws a hook but KO avoids it easily.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
KO lands a jab.
KO swinging wildly here.
Tyson misses the jab.
KO cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
KO misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KO's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and KO duly obliges.
KO lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
KO throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan KO showed his dominance in that final round.
Well KO has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan KO!