PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Beaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. 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 Tyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beaker
vs
Tyson

190 cm
23
218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
206 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Beaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaker shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beaker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beaker fails to land the takedown.
Tyson lands a jab to Beaker's midsection.
Beaker misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Beaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Beaker on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Beaker. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Beaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice cross by Tyson.
No luck for Beaker with that takedown attempt.
Beaker shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaker shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Beaker on that attempt.
Beaker is breathing heavily.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson works the jab nicely.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Beaker's ribs.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson scores with a one two! Beaker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyson cracks Beaker with a good jab.
Beaker shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Beaker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Beaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Beaker moves out of range.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beaker is defended easily by Tyson.
Beaker tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Beaker avoids them all with ease.
Beaker misses with a takedown
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson scores with a jab. Beaker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beaker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tyson lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beaker at a distance.
Tyson lands a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Beaker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Beaker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyson moves into full guard.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Beaker from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson has Beaker pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Beaker with that takedown attempt.
Pete Beaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson connects with the punch.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Tyson works Beaker's body with a nice hook.
Tyson feints a jab promting Beaker to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beaker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No luck for Beaker with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Beaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson feints a jab promting Beaker to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beaker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beaker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beaker backs up against the cage.
Beaker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beaker scrambles back to his feet.
Beaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Beaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete Beaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Beaker moves out of range.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Beaker shakes it off.
Beaker ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson feints a jab promting Beaker to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beaker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beaker takes one to the side of the head.
Beaker 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 punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson.
Beaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beaker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Beaker's body. Beaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Beaker's belly button to the back.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Beaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beaker at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a jab to Beaker's midsection.
Beaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Beaker throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beaker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Beaker backs away looking to recover.
Tyson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Beaker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Beaker backs away looking to recover.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Beaker avoids it well.
Beaker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beaker tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beaker has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Beaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Beaker's head back.
Pete Beaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.

Beaker is rocked!
Beaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Beaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beaker doesn't seem phased though.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beaker seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Beaker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Beaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Beaker with that takedown attempt.
Beaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

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