PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sonne - Rammstein. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Maxwell
vs
Tyson

196 cm
33
258 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

194 cm
29
228 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maxwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxwell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Tyson.
Maxwell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Maxwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.

Maxwell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyson is trying to defend but Maxwell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Maxwell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maxwell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Maxwell wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maxwell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Maxwell is controlling him
Tyson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maxwell.

Maxwell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tyson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tyson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tyson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson taking a breather here.
Maxwell is looking for a sweep.
Tyson working away.
Maxwell wants to get back to his feet but Tyson drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell is looking to reverse the position.
Maxwell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyson is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell looking for a sweep but Tyson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.
Maxwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell can't escape the position.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maxwell is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Maxwell to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Maxwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Maxwell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Maxwell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maxwell loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxwell. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Maxwell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ross Maxwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson thows a leg kick but Maxwell checks it

and Maxwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maxwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Maxwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maxwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Maxwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyson can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tyson cracks Maxwell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tyson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maxwell to stand back up!

Maxwell is rocked!
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Maxwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson misses with a low kick as Maxwell jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Rocky Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tyson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maxwell sprawling to the canvas! Maxwell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tyson finish him?!
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyson, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyson - that will leave a mark!
Maxwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maxwell seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Maxwell falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tyson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Tyson!
A relieved looking Rocky Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.