PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksey Markov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tyson
vs
Markov

180 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Markov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Markov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson misses with a double jab

and Markov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Markov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Tyson wants to stand but Markov is controlling the position.

Markov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Markov works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Markov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Markov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Markov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Markov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tyson is trying to stand.
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.

Markov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyson defends it well.
Markov prevents Tyson from standing back up.

Markov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyson is trying to stand up here but Markov is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Markov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Markov is working for a submission of some sort.

Markov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Markov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markov wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Markov is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Markov prevents Tyson from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Markov passes to full mount!
Markov misses with a head shot.
Tyson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Markov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tyson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tyson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson really wants to buck Markov off and get back to his feet.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markov on the ground.

Markov is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson connects with a jab.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Markov's shoulder, as Markov tries to avoid the shot.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Markov.

Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Markov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Markov won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Markov drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Markov off! Markov jumps back into Tyson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markov prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksey Markov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Markov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Markov drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Markov off! Markov jumps back into Tyson's guard.
Markov prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Markov throws a big elbow that misses.
Markov wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Markov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Markov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Markov drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Markov off! Markov jumps back into Tyson's guard.

Markov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Markov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Markov prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tyson is proving hard to escape from.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Markov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Markov passes into half guard.
Tyson is looking to escape.

Markov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyson tries to kick Markov off but Markov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Markov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tyson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Markov is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Markov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aleksey Markov!
Aleksey Markov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.