PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the ring accompanied by Bonfire. Mike Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hamilton
vs
Tyson

195 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hamilton rushes Tyson and presses him up against the ropes.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamilton throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Hamilton pushes him off.
Tyson misses with a leg kick.
Hamilton throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamilton.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton misses the jab.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Richard Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamilton thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamilton has managed to clinch.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson tries to move into range but Hamilton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamilton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Hamilton.
The fighters circling - Hamilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the ropes.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamilton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hamilton.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Hamilton has him pressed against the ropes.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.

Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands a right hand.
Hamilton lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Hamilton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson moves to clinch but Hamilton breaks away
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richard Hamilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Hamilton - just one landing.

Hamilton gets tackled into the ropes by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Hamilton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hamilton breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson clinches.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Tyson.

Hamilton rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.

Hamilton rushes Tyson and presses him up against the ropes.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hamilton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson slips a straight right by Hamilton.

Tyson has managed to clinch.
Hamilton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson slips a jab from Hamilton.
Tyson tries to clinch up.

Hamilton clinches up against the ropes.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Hamilton - just one landing.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson looks gassed!
Hamilton looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Hamilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hamilton drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamilton throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Hamilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hamilton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hamilton.
Hamilton moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Hamilton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Hamilton misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Hamilton throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Hamilton misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamilton.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Hamilton there.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hamilton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hamilton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice cross by Tyson.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Tyson clinches.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands with a right to the head.
Hamilton gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hamilton blocks it with crossed arms.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Hamilton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands a right hand.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hamilton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamilton. Hamilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hamilton walks into a jab.

Hamilton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is trying to push Hamilton away but Hamilton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Tyson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Hamilton breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamilton. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hamilton moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hamilton fails to land.
Tyson tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Hamilton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hamilton scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson lands with a hook. Hamilton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamilton misses with a lunging right hand

and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Hamilton lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamilton scores with a punch to the head.
Hamilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hamilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richard Hamilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hamilton manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Hamilton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Hamilton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamilton lands an uppercut.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Hamilton is looking to clinch.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Hamilton moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a hook
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Hamilton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Hamilton misses.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamilton. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamilton misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamilton.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hamilton gets a clinch.

Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Hamilton misses with a straight left.
Richard Hamilton is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.

Hamilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Hamilton throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Hamilton throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.

Tyson clinches.
Hamilton lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Hamilton has the dominant position.
Hamilton working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hamilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Hamilton circles away.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut.

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson slips a jab from Hamilton.
Hamilton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Hamilton.
Well Hamilton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hamilton!
After winning the bout, Richard Hamilton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.