PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Feelin Myself - Nipsey Hussle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sampson
vs
Tyson

165 cm
27
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sparky Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson leaves Sampson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sampson's sensitive parts.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Sampson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sampson.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Sampson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sampson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sampson.
Sampson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sampson looking for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is having none of it.
Sampson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sampson breaks from Tyson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyson tries to buck Sampson off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Sampson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sampson with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.

Tyson is rocked!
You get the feeling that Tyson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tyson is still in real trouble! Can Sampson finish him?
Sampson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tyson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sampson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Sampson!