PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mainsbridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mainsbridge comes to the cage accompanied by New York by Ja Rule,Fat Joe and Jadakiss. Tyson has chosen ll cool j - mamma said knock you out as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mainsbridge
vs
Tyson

200 cm
21
274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Seth Mainsbridge!
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, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mainsbridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.

Mainsbridge gets a clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Mainsbridge saw that one coming.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mainsbridge slips under a jab.
Mainsbridge takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Seth Mainsbridge has been cut.
Mainsbridge tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mainsbridge.
Mainsbridge misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Mainsbridge misses.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Mainsbridge drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mainsbridge tries to stand but Tyson is controlling from the bottom.
Mainsbridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Mainsbridge postures up.
Mainsbridge wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson pushes Mainsbridge off and gets back to his feet.
Tyson lands a head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mainsbridge.
Mainsbridge throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mainsbridge on the side of the head.
Mainsbridge is breathing heavily.
Mainsbridge slips a straight right by Tyson.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson throws a right hand that Mainsbridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Mainsbridge also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a shot to the body
and Mainsbridge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mainsbridge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Mainsbridge forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.

Mainsbridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Mainsbridge pushes him off.
Mainsbridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Mainsbridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Mainsbridge moves away from the strike by Tyson.

Mainsbridge moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Mainsbridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination that misses

and Mainsbridge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mainsbridge has double underhooks.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mainsbridge keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mainsbridge prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Mainsbridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mainsbridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mainsbridge pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Mainsbridge to work.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Mainsbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.

Mainsbridge moves into the clinch.
Mainsbridge is trying to stall.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mainsbridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mainsbridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mainsbridge looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mainsbridge.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mainsbridge slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice combination there by Mainsbridge.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Mainsbridge misses with a wild combination.
Tyson scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Mainsbridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mainsbridge tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Mainsbridge tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Mainsbridge tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Mainsbridge.
Mainsbridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mainsbridge wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Mainsbridge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Mainsbridge misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mainsbridge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Mainsbridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seth Mainsbridge's cut.
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.

Mainsbridge throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mainsbridge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Mainsbridge throws a low kick, looking for Tyson's leg but Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mainsbridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Mainsbridge.
Mainsbridge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Mainsbridge counters with a straight right hand.
Mainsbridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mainsbridge tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson walks into a left hand.

Mainsbridge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mainsbridge lands a knee to the body.

Mainsbridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mainsbridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mainsbridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson throws the left hand but Mainsbridge avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a hook but Mainsbridge avoids it easily.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mainsbridge.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mainsbridge scores with a hook.

Mainsbridge rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Mainsbridge is controlling the position.
Mainsbridge lands a nice shot to the body.

Mainsbridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mainsbridge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Mainsbridge's head but Mainsbridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mainsbridge darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mainsbridge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
Mainsbridge falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mainsbridge lands a two punch combo.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mainsbridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Mainsbridge.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mainsbridge counters by moving into the clinch.

Mainsbridge breaks from the clinch.
Mainsbridge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mainsbridge moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mainsbridge stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mainsbridge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Mainsbridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mainsbridge misses with a double jab.
Tyson throws the left hand but Mainsbridge avoids the punch easily.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Seth Mainsbridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Mainsbridge counters with a one-two to the body.

Tyson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson darts in trying to clinch
and Mainsbridge counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Tyson falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seth Mainsbridge!