PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronnie Humphrey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Humphrey
vs
Tyson

215 cm
18
278 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphrey throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.

Tyson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Tyson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Humphrey blocks a head kick by Tyson.
An attempted straight right counter from Humphrey misses the target.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Humphrey moves out of range easily.

Tyson looking to score a takedown here. Humphrey is defending well but Tyson drives through and ends up in Humphrey's guard.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Humphrey's guard.
Tyson passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson passes to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Tyson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Humphrey tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Humphrey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Humphrey blocking the ground and pound.
Tyson wants to control the pace but Humphrey is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing strikes here but Humphrey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson tries to control but Humphrey wriggling away.
Tyson wants to take Humphrey's back here but Humphrey is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey can't escape the position.
Tyson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Humphrey because Tyson loaded up on that one.
Tyson looking to control but Humphrey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson moves to back control.
Humphrey manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Humphrey.
Humphrey striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Humphrey wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Humphrey keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A left and a right from Humphrey both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tyson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Humphrey sprawls well initially but Tyson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson wants to control but Humphrey is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Humphrey's cut.
That's time! Humphrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tyson has Humphrey up against the cage in a clinch.
Humphrey jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Humphrey around his waist. Humphrey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Humphrey drags the fight down to the ground.
Tyson advances position into side control!

Tyson decides to stand back up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tyson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Humphrey is trying to get back to his feet.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Humphrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tyson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Humphrey, who protects the arm well.
Humphrey striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Humphrey misses with a strike from the bottom.
Tyson advances nicely into full mount.
Humphrey is squirming around, avoiding Tyson's attempts to control the action.
Humphrey wants to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Tyson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Humphrey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Tyson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tyson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Tyson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Humphrey turns into him and now he's in Tyson's guard.
Humphrey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Humphrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson working for a triangle but Humphrey defends it easily.
Humphrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Humphrey scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Humphrey preventing the sweep.
Humphrey lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Humphrey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.

Humphrey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Humphrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tyson stands up from Humphrey's guard - Tyson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Tyson moves into the clinch.

Tyson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Humphrey regains guard immediately.

Tyson gets to his feet - Humphrey follows without any prompting.

Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Humphrey manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Humphrey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Humphrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Humphrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Humphrey is fighting to break Tyson's control of his arms but Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tyson has momentary wrist control but Humphrey slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to stand back up but Humphrey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tyson.

Humphrey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Humphrey.
Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Humphrey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Humphrey's back!
Humphrey trying to control but not successfully.
Humphrey prevents Tyson from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Humphrey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Tyson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Humphrey's guard.

Humphrey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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