PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into the arena with The Final Countdown blaring out of the sound system. Watts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Xxplosive. Tyrone Watts has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tyson
vs
Watts

180 cm
31
198 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
31
200 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Watts!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyson.
Watts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watts throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson lands a head shot.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Watts is out of range.
Watts misses with a straight right.
Watts moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.

Tyson tries to sprawl but Watts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Watts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watts throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson tries to kick Watts off but Watts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watts tries to pass to full mount but Tyson defends it.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Watts is controlling well.
Watts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts working the head and body with strikes.
Watts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Watts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to pass to full mount but Tyson defends it.
Still in half guard, Watts seems content to control.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Watts working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Watts is going to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watts throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Watts is taking a breather. Tyson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyson has hold of Watts's hands but Watts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts is looking to pass Tyson's guard but actually Tyson recovers to full guard.
Watts trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Watts with a nice head shot there.
Watts wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Watts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Watts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Watts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Watts shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Watts tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watts throws a leg kick that misses.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watts throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Watts.
Watts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watts.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Tyson looks to throw a body kick
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyrone Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watts has time to react.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Tyson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Watts's body.
Tyson digs a good hook to Watts's body.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Watts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watts. That did some damage!
A big right from Tyson misses.
Watts lands an overhand right.

Watts pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
Watts scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Watts working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson pushes Watts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watts is keeping busy.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tyson avoids the body shot from Watts.

Watts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyson is trying to defend but Watts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson has hold of Watts's hands but Watts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watts is working away from the top position though.
Watts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyrone Watts has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tyson pushes Watts off and gets back to his feet.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Tyson scores with a hook.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a head kick. That will keep Watts thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watts throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Watts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Watts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Tyson with a jab.
Watts slips a jab from Tyson.
Horrible takedown by Watts or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to clinch up.
Tyson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watts shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Watts.
Watts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Watts is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Watts is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Watts shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watts.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!