PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Tyson

201 cm
18
296 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tyson !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos trying to control but Tyson postures up.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Tyson is controlling him well.
Santos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Santos .
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tyson jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson , not yet.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gustavo Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Santos .
Tyson avoids the head kick by Santos .
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson 's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.

Santos pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyson drops back down to his feet.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson .
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos forces his way into half guard.

Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.

Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyson looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyson tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.

Santos manages to pull guard.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santos dives on top into guard.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.

Tyson is looking for a triangle here but Santos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos stands up.
Gustavo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Santos . Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Santos lands a front kick.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson .
Santos misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a nice leg kick.

Tyson scores with a takedown into Santos 's guard.
Tyson prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyson is controlling him.
Santos punching from the bottom - just letting Tyson know he's still in a fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Nice combo by Santos ! Oh, that's hurt him - Tyson falls to the canvas and Santos follows him into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tyson is avoiding damage well.
Tyson is trying to control Santos 's posture but Santos avoids it.
Santos wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.

Santos tries for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.

Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Santos decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson .
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Tyson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Santos gets tackled into the cage by Tyson . Tyson maintains the clinch.

Santos pulls Tyson into guard.
Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Santos .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos !