PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balthazaar Geonosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bad to the bone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Geonosis

181 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazaar Geonosis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geonosis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geonosis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geonosis scores with a push kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Geonosis connects with a nice looking jab.

Geonosis pushes Tyson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Geonosis blocking some punches.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Geonosis has double underhooks.
Geonosis tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Geonosis misses with an elbow strike.
Tyson avoids the elbow strike from Geonosis, against the ropes.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Geonosis throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Geonosis has him pressed against the ropes.
Geonosis throws an elbow that misses.
Geonosis throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.
Geonosis has Tyson pushed against the ropes.
Tyson tries to break free but Geonosis pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Geonosis.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Geonosis or not.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Geonosis throws an elbow that misses.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Geonosis has him pressed against the ropes.
Geonosis just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Geonosis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Geonosis has double underhooks.
Geonosis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson gets underhooks to prevent Geonosis's takedown attempt.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Geonosis tries to tie him up.
Geonosis misses with an elbow strike.
Tyson wants to break free but Geonosis has control.
Tyson is pressed up against the ropes. Geonosis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balthazaar Geonosis.

Geonosis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geonosis showed some decent athleticism there.
Geonosis looks gassed!
Geonosis missing with some ground and pound from the half 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.
Geonosis wants to pass to mount but Tyson is defending the position.
Geonosis is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Geonosis is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geonosis is working for a kimura but Tyson is defending it quite comfortably.
Geonosis is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Geonosis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geonosis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Geonosis is working away from the top position though.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Geonosis is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Geonosis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Geonosis 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.

Geonosis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Geonosis trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson is holding on to half guard well.

Geonosis wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Geonosis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Geonosis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Geonosis seems to be working for a kimura but Tyson defends the submission attempt.
Tyson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Balthazaar Geonosis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Geonosis. That snapped Tyson's head back.

Tyson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Geonosis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Geonosis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Geonosis wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Geonosis looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Geonosis keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Geonosis blocks nicely.

Geonosis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyson won't allow Geonosis to sweep him here.
Geonosis is trying to keep Tyson in close.

Geonosis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Geonosis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Geonosis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geonosis has gone for a leg lock! Tyson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Geonosis's guard.
Geonosis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Geonosis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyson's guard.
Geonosis postures up.

Geonosis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tyson dives on top into guard.
Geonosis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Geonosis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Geonosis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Geonosis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Geonosis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Geonosis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Geonosis looking to finish Tyson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyson!
Tyson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Geonosis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Geonosis throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Balthazaar Geonosis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geonosis trying to control.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

Geonosis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tyson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Geonosis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Geonosis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tyson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balthazaar Geonosis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Geonosis shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Geonosis avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson tests Geonosis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Balthazaar Geonosis has been cut.
Geonosis slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Geonosis circles away.
Geonosis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Geonosis missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Geonosis.
Geonosis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tyson tries to buck Geonosis off but Geonosis is having none of it.

Geonosis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geonosis tries for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
Geonosis is staying tight to Tyson's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Geonosis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Geonosis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Geonosis scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geonosis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Geonosis working the ground and pound.

Geonosis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Geonosis works to advance to full mount. Tyson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Geonosis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tyson is surviving well by controlling Geonosis's body position as best he can.
Geonosis misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to hold on but Geonosis pushes him away.
Geonosis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Geonosis throws a wild left hand from mount and Tyson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

Geonosis is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Geonosis is looking for a kimura here.
Geonosis wants to take a breather but Tyson is having none of it.
Balthazaar Geonosis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geonosis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Geonosis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geonosis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balthazaar Geonosis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geonosis 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balthazaar Geonosis!