PBP Commentary

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

Tyson
vs
Martinez

180 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
295 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Rudy Martinez has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Martinez down.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.

Oooooh!!! Martinez has knocked Tyson down with a huge combo! Martinez steps away and waves a wobbly Tyson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Tyson is rocked!

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Tyson tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez moves to clinch but Tyson breaks away

and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tyson jumps into guard, dragging Martinez to the mat.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez distracts Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Martinez dives into side control.
Martinez cracks Tyson with a big right hand but Tyson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson taking a bit of punishment here - Martinez scoring with strikes.
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 trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Martinez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tyson gets tackled into the ropes by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Martinez presses Tyson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez pushes Tyson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tyson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tyson stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the ropes.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez scores with a counter punch that sends Tyson to the canvas! Martinez smells blood - he's punishing Tyson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tyson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Martinez!
Rudy Martinez is the new super heavyweight champion!