PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gio Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Jr has chosen Flashing Lights Remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gio Van Der Hoef looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Van Der Hoef
vs
Tyson Jr

196 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Van Der Hoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Der Hoef as he avoids it easily.
Tyson Jr throws a series of punches but Van Der Hoef avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Hoef.
Tyson Jr looks gassed!

Van Der Hoef clinches.
Tyson Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Mike Tyson Jr has been cut.
Van Der Hoef unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Hoef scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Van Der Hoef has managed to clinch.
Van Der Hoef lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Van Der Hoef successfully pulls guard.
Van Der Hoef trying to control the position.
Van Der Hoef looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson Jr is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Van Der Hoef looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson Jr wants to get up but he can't break Van Der Hoef's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyson Jr trying to control but Van Der Hoef is working from the bottom.

Van Der Hoef has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tyson Jr should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Van Der Hoef has tightened it up now! Tyson Jr should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gio Van Der Hoef!