PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Novoselic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Novoselic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Novoselic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Novoselic
vs
Tyson

195 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Mike Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic lands a head kick!

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Novoselic wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Novoselic.
Novoselic is looking to clinch.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Novoselic tries to clinch up.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Novoselic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Novoselic.
Novoselic ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Novoselic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson 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.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Novoselic is breathing heavily.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Novoselic to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Novoselic looks to clinch
and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Mike Novoselic has been cut.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Novoselic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Novoselic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Novoselic looks to clinch
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Novoselic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Novoselic closes the distance but Tyson moves to the side
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Novoselic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tyson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Novoselic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Novoselic is looking to stand up but Tyson won't let him.
Tyson wants to stand but Novoselic is controlling the position.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Novoselic gets to his feet. Tyson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.

Novoselic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Novoselic looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Novoselic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Novoselic darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Novoselic tries to clinch up
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Novoselic misses with a series of wild punches.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Novoselic moves out of range.
Mike Novoselic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novoselic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Novoselic tries to clinch
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Novoselic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Novoselic will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Novoselic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tyson throws a series of punches but Novoselic avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novoselic.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Novoselic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Novoselic looks to clinch
and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Novoselic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Novoselic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Novoselic.

Novoselic moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Novoselic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
Novoselic misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novoselic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Novoselic has the dominant position.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson has Novoselic pressed against the cage, preventing Novoselic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Novoselic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novoselic has him pressed against the cage.
Novoselic prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.

Novoselic breaks the clinch.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Novoselic doesn't seem bothered though.
Novoselic is looking to clinch.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Novoselic.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyson blocks a jab.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Novoselic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Novoselic tries to clinch up.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Mike Novoselic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson works Novoselic's body with a nice hook.
Novoselic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Novoselic doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Novoselic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Novoselic tries to clinch up
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Novoselic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Novoselic's ribs.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Novoselic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Novoselic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Novoselic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Novoselic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Novoselic.
A head kick misses from Novoselic.
Novoselic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Novoselic looks to clinch
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Novoselic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Novoselic shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Novoselic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic tries to clinch
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson blocks a leg kick.
Tyson throws a right hand that Novoselic ducks under and follows up with a left that Novoselic also avoids with ease.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson tries to bum rush Novoselic with a series of wild strikes but Novoselic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Novoselic avoids it well.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Novoselic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Novoselic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Novoselic darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Novoselic moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Novoselic tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Novoselic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novoselic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Novoselic clinches but Tyson breaks the clinch
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Novoselic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novoselic darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Novoselic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Novoselic darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Novoselic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Novoselic fails with a takedown attempt.
Novoselic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Novoselic is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyson.
Novoselic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Novoselic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Novoselic backs up against the cage.
Novoselic darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Novoselic tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Novoselic wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson jabs at Novoselic's body.
Novoselic shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Novoselic 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Novoselic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Novoselic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic walks into a left hand.
Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Novoselic backs up against the cage.
Novoselic darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Novoselic tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson jabs Novoselic right on the nose. Novoselic blinks but takes it well.
Novoselic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Novoselic.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
Novoselic throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.

That's four 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.
Novoselic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyson scores with a four punch combination!
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Novoselic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson lands a jab.
Novoselic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Novoselic persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Novoselic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Novoselic.
Novoselic wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Novoselic thinking.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Novoselic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Novoselic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!