PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich comes to the cage accompanied by Shunsei. Mike Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sacha Petrovich's chin.

Petrovich
vs
Tyson

186 cm
29
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacha Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich cracks the inside of Tyson's front leg.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Petrovich - just one landing.
Petrovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrovich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyson.

It looks like Sacha Petrovich has been cut.

Petrovich moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Petrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is trying to push Petrovich away but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Petrovich.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrovich.
Petrovich misses with a knee strike.
Petrovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovich.
Tyson wants to break free but Petrovich has control.
Petrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich effectively controlling the action here.
Tyson tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Petrovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson looks gassed!
Petrovich stalling in the clinch.
Petrovich prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free but Petrovich has control.
Petrovich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovich.
Petrovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Petrovich - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovich has double underhooks.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Petrovich.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrovich won't allow it.
Petrovich has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrovich obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrovich connects with a knee to the head.
Petrovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrovich lands a knee to the body.
Petrovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petrovich connects with a knee to the head.
Petrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrovich lands a body shot.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Petrovich.
Petrovich is working Tyson over against the cage.
Petrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich has Tyson pressed against the cage.
Petrovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Petrovich.
Petrovich is working Tyson over against the cage.
Petrovich lands a knee to the body.
Petrovich lands a knee to the body.
Petrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovich effectively controlling the action here.
Petrovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrovich lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Petrovich.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson won't want to take too many of those.
Petrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich landing knees to the body.
Petrovich stalling against the cage.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrovich prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Petrovich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacha Petrovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrovich, right into the meat.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrovich counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrovich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tyson.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson walks into a jab.
Petrovich lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Mike Tyson's cut even more.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Petrovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Petrovich clinches.
Petrovich working Tyson over with knees to the body.
Petrovich lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrovich controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sacha Petrovich.
Petrovich throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Petrovich both land. Nice combination.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Sacha Petrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Petrovich counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrovich, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrovich lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Petrovich.
Petrovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The cut above Mike Tyson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Petrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sacha Petrovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Petrovich moves into the clinch.
Tyson is trying to push Petrovich away but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Petrovich as the two fighters clinch.
Petrovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyson's face.
Petrovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petrovich working Tyson over with knees to the body.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sacha Petrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrovich landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Petrovich as the two fighters clinch.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head.
Petrovich connects with a knee to the head.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Petrovich has the dominant position.
Petrovich digs a right hand underneath Tyson's ribcage. Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrovich landing knees to the body.
Petrovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petrovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrovich stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrovich working Tyson over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Petrovich - that landed with a thud.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.
Petrovich with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacha Petrovich dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Petrovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Petrovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrovich.

Petrovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrovich stalling the fight.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson is trying to push Petrovich away but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Petrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovich tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Petrovich back against the cage.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Petrovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.
Petrovich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Petrovich on the inside.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Petrovich just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrovich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrovich holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrovich obliges.
Petrovich crunches a lovely knee into Tyson's ribcage.
Petrovich digs a right hand underneath Tyson's ribcage. Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich stalling in the clinch.
Petrovich gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrovich is pushing Tyson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Petrovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrovich landing knees to the body.
Petrovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrovich digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovich tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrovich landing knees to the body.
Petrovich stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovich scores with a hook to the body.
Petrovich lands a knee to the body.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Petrovich is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Petrovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich connects with a knee to the head.
Petrovich stalling against the cage.
Sacha Petrovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrovich landing knees to the body.
Petrovich connects with a knee to the head.
Petrovich slows down the pace here.
Petrovich scores with a knee to the head.

Mike Tyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Petrovich keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrovich tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Tyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sacha Petrovich!
Sacha Petrovich very nearly forgot to thank Russian Top Team Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.