PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tyson
vs
Kosarev

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilia Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Kosarev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kosarev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kosarev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kosarev works his way into side control.
Kosarev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kosarev is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosarev lands a nice forearm strike.
Kosarev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kosarev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kosarev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Tyson is rocked!
Kosarev in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tyson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kosarev turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilia Kosarev!