PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Singh Cheema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cheema
vs
Tyson

190 cm
19
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
227 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Singh Cheema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheema shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cheema gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson scores with a one two! Cheema had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Singh Cheema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheema looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Cheema.

Cheema closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cheema lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheema landing with the ground and pound.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Cheema is proving a slippery customer.
Cheema with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cheema wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheema is really struggling to control Tyson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tyson looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cheema is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cheema is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cheema postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Cheema slips nicely into half guard.
Cheema is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheema prevents Tyson from standing back up.
Cheema has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyson is refusing to be controlled, as Cheema sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheema moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Cheema avoids them all with ease.
Cheema fails with the takedown.
Cheema throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Cheema avoids nicely.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Singh Cheema. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Tyson. Beautiful body shot.
Cheema is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Tyson.
Tyson throws a right hand that Cheema ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheema also avoids with ease.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Cheema avoids nicely.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Cheema tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheema.
Cheema misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cheema.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Cheema moves out of range.
Cheema takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Cheema moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheema shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheema slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Cheema shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson tests Cheema's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Cheema is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Oh Cheema is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cheema showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.

Cheema feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cheema keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyson's head.

Cheema drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Cheema off! Cheema jumps back into Tyson's guard.
Cheema seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Cheema isn't so interested in that idea.
Cheema wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Cheema postures up.
Cheema trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheema tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cheema fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cheema shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Cheema misses.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Cheema misses.
Cheema swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyson counters with a crisp right that sends Cheema to the canvas! Tyson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!