PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Act a Fool - Ludacris. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Duran was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tyson
vs
Duran

174 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Duran!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Duran looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
No joy there for Duran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Duran misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.

Duran breaks from the clinch.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Duran misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Duran seems unphased.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Duran circles away.
Duran lands a body shot.
Tyson takes one on the button.
Duran misses with a body punch
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson slips a jab from Duran.
Duran walks into a jab.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Tyson slips a straight right by Duran.
Duran catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duran throws a combination that misses

and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson.
Duran looks gassed!
Duran can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Duran takes a shot to the head.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tyson on the inside.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Duran has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duran presses Tyson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
Duran is trying to force a seperation but Tyson has the dominant position.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran stops a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Tyson slowing the pace effectively.
Duran is trying to break free.
Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Duran.

Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Duran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duran walks away with a smile on his face. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duran.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson misses the body punch
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Duran swinging wildly here.
Duran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duran closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson tries to bum rush Duran with a series of wild strikes but Duran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duran lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Duran moved out of range nicely.
Duran lands with a nice body punch.
Tyson slips under a jab from Duran.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran misses with a double jab
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyson misses the body punch
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Duran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Muhammad Tyson will probably get the nod.
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.

Duran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
Muhammad Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duran scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duran tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duran lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Duran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson slips a straight right by Duran.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.
Duran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muhammad Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Duran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duran swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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.
Tyson is looking to chop away at Duran's legs.
Nice jab there from Duran.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Duran keeps it at a distance.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
Duran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.

Duran tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duran is trying to break free.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson is trying to drag Duran to the mat but Duran just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Duran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Duran lands a left hand.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Duran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duran.
A left and a right from Duran both land. Nice combination.
Duran scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
Duran misses with a double jab.
Duran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Duran.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duran. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Mike Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duran keeps the fight on the outside.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Tyson takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Duran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Duran checks it.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Duran stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Duran lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson tries to clinch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duran jabs at Tyson's body.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Duran is avoiding it.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Duran misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Duran scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duran misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Duran does no damage.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duran throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.

Tyson rushes Duran and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.

Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duran circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Duran keeps it at a distance.
Duran throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Duran thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Duran misses with a combination
and Duran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Duran.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.

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.
Duran swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Tyson pushes Duran up against the ropes in a clinch.

Duran breaks from the clinch.

Tyson has Duran up against the ropes in a clinch.
Duran tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Duran prevents it.
Duran lands an uppercut.
Duran can't break the clinch.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Duran.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tyson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Duran regains guard.
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.
Duran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Duran is keeping the position.
Tyson trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.

Tyson drops back looking for a leg! Duran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duran manages to kick Tyson off! Tyson jumps back into Duran's guard.
Duran keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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.
Tyson stops Duran from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyson wants to clinch but Duran slips to the side
and Duran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson slips under a jab from Duran.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Duran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duran works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Duran's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Duran duly obliges.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Duran should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

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