PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Rayner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tyson
vs
Rayner

180 cm
24
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jethro Rayner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayner is looking to land body kicks.
Rayner staying out of range there.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Rayner just misses with a punch to the body.
Rayner just misses with a punch to the body.
Rayner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rayner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Rayner with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rayner.
Tyson lands a jab.
Rayner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Rayner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws the left hand but Rayner avoids the punch easily.
Rayner misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rayner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Rayner saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Rayner.
Rayner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rayner.
Rayner fails with the takedown.
Rayner staying out of range there.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rayner.
Rayner tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rayner lands with a nice body kick.

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.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Rayner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A combination from Rayner does no damage.
Rayner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Rayner thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rayner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Rayner isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jethro Rayner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rayner feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Rayner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Rayner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Rayner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Rayner.
Rayner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rayner works Tyson's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rayner on the side of the head.

It looks like Jethro Rayner has been cut.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Rayner moved out of range.
Rayner lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rayner throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Jethro Rayner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rayner feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rayner moves away.
Rayner lands a body shot.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Rayner misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rayner shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Rayner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jethro Rayner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a hook. Rayner ducked under it nicely.
Tyson misses with a straight right.

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.
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Rayner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rayner misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Rayner is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Rayner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rayner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyson.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rayner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rayner throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson with a nice cross.

Rayner is rocked!
Rayner misses with a body kick.
Rayner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tyson rather than just go for the knockout.
Rayner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rayner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rayner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rayner misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rayner!
Tyson avoids the body shot from Rayner.
An inside leg kick from Rayner misses.
Rayner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rayner lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rayner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Rayner.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Rayner slips the punch.
Rayner shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Rayner's head.

Rayner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Tyson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rayner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rayner has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Rayner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rayner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rayner has hold of Tyson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tyson seems comfortable defending it but Rayner has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tyson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tyson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rayner couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jethro Rayner!