PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Pitbull acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tyson
vs
Pitbull

179 cm
27
165 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

180 cm
28
152 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitbull blocks a leg kick.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Pitbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitbull.
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson slips a jab from Pitbull.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyson wants to slow Pitbull down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pitbull.
Tyson throws out a leg kick but Pitbull moves out of range and Tyson only half commits.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyson - that will leave a mark!
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pitbull slips under a jab from Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pitbull finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pitbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Pitbull moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Pitbull defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson throws a hook but Pitbull blocks it.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pitbull off the cage and back into range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tyson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson misses with a hook. Pitbull ducked under it nicely.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pitbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pitbull. Pitbull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyson is looking to land body kicks.
Tyson slips under a jab from Pitbull.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Pitbull cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Pitbull as he connects with a hook.
Pitbull throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitbull blocks a jab.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pitbull at a distance.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Pitbull.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Pitbull or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Pitbull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Pitbull throws a leg kick but Tyson moved away.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with the combination.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Pitbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Pitbull misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pitbull looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tyson!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pitbull throws a strike aimed at the side of Tyson's head but Tyson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Pitbull in side control, throwing shots but Tyson defends.
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 can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull is chipping away with strikes.
Pitbull fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyson.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull moves out of range as Tyson throws a body kick.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull shoots in but no luck this time.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips a straight right by Pitbull.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
Tyson jabs at Pitbull's body.
Pitbull 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 Roy Pitbull.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Pitbull.
Tyson throws a chopping leg kick but Pitbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pitbull.
Pitbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson throws a leg kick which misses Pitbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitbull tries to avoid it.
Pitbull jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson throws a jab when Pitbull was well out of range.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitbull.
Pitbull shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Pitbull moved away.
Tyson thumps Pitbull with a low kick.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Pitbull misses.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull dives in and grabs Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes down on Pitbull's head and hops out.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Tyson staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitbull.
Pitbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Pitbull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pitbull takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pitbull. Pitbull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pitbull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Pitbull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Tyson throws a body punch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Tyson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitbull throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Pitbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitbull's sensitive parts.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitbull manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Pitbull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pitbull slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Pitbull moved out of range.
Tyson swings for the body but Pitbull moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.

Pitbull darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitbull manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Pitbull.
Tyson landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Pitbull looking to control.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitbull trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.

Pitbull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Pitbull blocks nicely.

Pitbull working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Pitbull blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pitbull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pitbull scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pitbull counters with a nice body shot.
Pitbull throws a shot to the body.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Pitbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyson.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Pitbull lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitbull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Pitbull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Pitbull blocks a jab.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Pitbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Pitbull lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Roy Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Pitbull misses.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitbull misses with a looping left.
Pitbull cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Pitbull's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Pitbull slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Pitbull's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson blocks a jab.
A jab from Pitbull misses.

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 Mike Tyson.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson retains his lightweight title!
Mike Tyson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.