PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac - Uppercut. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Anello
vs
Tyson

178 cm
33
168 lbs
23 - 15 - 2

179 cm
32
170 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Anello. Beautiful body shot.
Anello lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through Anello's defenses.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Anello digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Tyson blocks the low kick.
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.
Anello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Anello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anello. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Anello moved out of range.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anello has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anello misses with a kick to the body.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anello. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anello - that will leave a mark!
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Tyson misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyson blocks the leg kick.
Tyson tries to clinch
and Anello counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Anello's shoulder, as Anello tries to avoid the shot.
Anello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anello keeps working.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson is looking to stall here but Anello recovers full guard.
Tyson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Anello keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anello is keeping the position for now.
Anello trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyson working his ground and pound in the gym.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Anello keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anello cracks the inside of Tyson's front leg.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anello circles away.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anello sprawls well. Anello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anello defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyson checks a leg kick.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anello misses with a low kick as Tyson jumps back.
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.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Anello counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyson's knee momentarily.
Anello throws a good cross that connects.
Tyson throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Anello checks it.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Anello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Tyson darts in and clinches Anello up against the cage.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Anello controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson trying to stall but Anello improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Anello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyson.

Anello breaks from the clinch.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Anello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Calogero Anello is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyson tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Anello thows a body kick. Tyson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anello attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anello misses with a body kick.
Anello tried to score with a low kick but Tyson checks it.
That kick from Anello tenderised Tyson's leg. Tyson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyson tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anello defends it nicely.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
Anello's corner calls for a 1-2. Anello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anello stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Jab from Tyson.
Anello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anello attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anello slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anello. Anello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anello slips a straight right by Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Anello connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anello.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anello defends it nicely.
Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Anello moved out of range nicely.
Anello lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Tyson throws a head kick but Anello moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calogero Anello dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anello lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Anello throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anello throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
Anello pushes Tyson away with a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anello misses with a leg kick.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anello. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson misses with a right hand
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Anello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Anello throws out a leg kick but Tyson moves out of range and Anello only half commits.
Donk. Anello catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Anello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anello.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Anello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Anello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyson off the cage and back into range.
Tyson tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Tyson checks a leg kick.
Anello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson looks to throw a body kick
and Anello counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anello. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Anello staying out of range there.
Anello scores with a punch to the head.
Anello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello blocks a leg kick.
Anello lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Anello.
Anello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Anello.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyson tries to bum rush Anello with a series of wild strikes but Anello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anello connects with an inside leg kick.
Anello lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Anello.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anello counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyson's knee momentarily.
Anello connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Anello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anello throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.
Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anello delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anello.
Anello scores with a spinning back kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anello 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
An out of breath Calogero Anello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.