PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bass Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tyson
vs
Rutten

177 cm
25
227 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

185 cm
25
249 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bass Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutten in his tracks.

It looks like Bass Rutten has been cut.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Tyson cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a one-two to the body.
Rutten looks gassed!
A cross from Tyson lands.
Bass Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rutten gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tyson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rutten.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Rutten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Rutten shoots in and bounces Tyson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Rutten postures up.
Tyson seems keen to control Rutten's posture.

Rutten stands and steps away. Tyson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutten has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Rutten or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson lands a jab.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutten dives in and grabs Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes down on Rutten's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Bass Rutten's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyson throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rutten.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rutten backs up against the ropes.
Tyson throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Rutten decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rutten is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
Rutten tries to stand and escape but Tyson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutten tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tyson manages to get to full guard.
Tyson trying to control the position.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Rutten shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Rutten.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rutten.
Rutten shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Rutten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with the combination.
A left lands for Rutten.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Rutten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rutten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyson.
Rutten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Rutten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten shoots and misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutten fails with the takedown.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Bass Rutten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tyson throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings Rutten.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rutten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Rutten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Rutten misses
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Rutten scores a takedown into full mount!
Tyson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to control but Rutten is having none of it.
Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rutten.
Tyson wants to hold on but Rutten pushes him away.
Rutten fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson blocking the ground and pound.
Rutten trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson wants to control but Rutten is having none of it.
Tyson is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rutten throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rutten looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tyson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tyson wants to control but Rutten is having none of it.
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.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Rutten's attempts to control the action.
Rutten prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
Rutten misses with a head shot.
Tyson is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bass Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutten trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Rutten looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyson wants to control but Rutten is keeping busy.

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.
Rutten is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tyson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyson wants to stand but Rutten is controlling the position.

Tyson wriggles free and stands up.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson clobbers Rutten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

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