PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by DMX-Its Dark and Hell is Hot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tyson
vs
Arona

184 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, 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 New York, Jason Arona!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arona avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Tyson decides to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arona wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
Arona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Tyson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arona is aware though and is defending well.
Arona must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arona trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arona sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arona wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyson is on top in guard.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arona is proving hard to escape from.
Arona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arona controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.

Tyson 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.
Arona controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jason Arona has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Arona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arona misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
Arona lands with a nice combination. Tyson backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arona tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arona somewhat.
Tyson shoots in but Arona avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Arona tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arona shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson gets caught napping as Arona dives in and scores a takedown. Tyson manages to retain guard.
Arona tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Arona trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Arona wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Arona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Arona wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Arona is avoiding it.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Arona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arona can pounce on him.

Arona closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyson gets an underhook and turns Arona into the cage.
Tyson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Arona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Arona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Arona clinches with his opponent.
Arona prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Arona holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyson drops back down to his feet.
Tyson jumps guard but Arona turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson lands a nice elbow.
Arona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tyson jumps into guard, dragging Arona to the mat.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arona passes into half guard.
Arona wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Arona is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Tyson as he works his way to full guard.
Arona looking to pass the guard.
Arona advances to half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Arona is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arona trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Jason Arona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arona controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Arona wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Arona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arona fails to land the takedown.
Arona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Arona scores with a takedown into Tyson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Arona from controlling successfully.
Arona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controlling Arona's posture.
Tyson wants to sweep here but Arona controlling him for the moment.
Tyson trying to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Arona forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Arona tries to pull guard but Tyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Tyson jumps guard and drags Arona to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson looking to control.
Tyson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Arona wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyson tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Arona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Arona moves out of range easily.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arona shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Arona.

Arona closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arona lands in his opponent's guard.
Arona not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arona is controlling him.
Tyson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Arona engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Arona hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Arona counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arona.
Arona wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson being controlled here, momentarily.
Arona trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arona is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Arona.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arona.

Tyson instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Tyson.
Arona wants a takedown.

Arona pulls guard successfully.

Arona is working an open guard so Tyson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Arona counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tyson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyson tries to lock up and control but Arona gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tyson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Arona has control of the leg.

Tyson pushes Arona off and gets back to his feet.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Arona fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Arona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arona 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Arona!