PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikki Tysson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tysson
vs
Chris

180 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikki Tysson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Chris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chris throws a leg kick but Tysson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tysson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meat Chris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chris connects with a leg kick. Tysson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chris pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Chris tries to sprawl but Tysson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chris has his hands clasped together around Tysson's back. He's all about the action.
Chris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Tysson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chris sees it coming and defends easily.
Tysson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tysson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tysson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chris keeps working.
Chris is trying to get back to full guard.
Tysson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chris keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tysson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tysson looking to control but Chris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tysson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tysson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tysson trying to control but Chris is having none of it.

Tysson has control of Chris's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chris regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tysson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Tysson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tysson looking to control but Chris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chris tries to reverse the position but Tysson maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysson tries to control but Chris wriggling away.
Chris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tysson controlling from mount.
Tysson tries to control but Chris wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chris is bucking up trying to escape but Tysson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tysson looking to control but Chris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikki Tysson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chris thumps Tysson with a low kick.
Chris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Tysson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tysson lands in his opponent's guard.
Chris trying to keep a closed guard but Tysson is proving a slippery customer.
Chris is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris keeping moving, preventing Tysson from controlling successfully.
Tysson advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysson wants to control but Chris is keeping him busy.
Tysson wants to pass to mount but Chris is defending the position.
Chris wants to get back to full guard.
Tysson is pressing down on Chris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chris is holding on for now.

Tysson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chris is trying to control but can't.
Tysson wants to take a breather but Chris is having none of it.

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.
Chris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tysson postures up in Chris's guard and throws a big left but Chris blocks it.
Tysson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chris can do to turn this around?
Chris trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tysson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chris manages to circle out of the way.
Tysson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tysson shoots in for a takedown but Chris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chris tries a low kick but Tysson avoids it.
Tysson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meat Chris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tysson misses with an uppercut
and Chris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tysson blocks a leg kick.
Chris throws a low kick but Tysson moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chris.
Chris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tysson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chris throws the left hand but Tysson avoids the punch easily.
Chris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tysson takes a step back to recover.
Chris misses with a combination

and Tysson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chris!

Tysson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tysson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tysson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Tysson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tysson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tysson trying to control the action but Chris is working from the bottom.
Chris wants to control but Tysson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mikki Tysson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tysson tries for a takedown but Chris circles away easily
and Chris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tysson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chris cracks Tysson with a good jab.

It looks like Mikki Tysson has been cut.
Chris misses with a looping left.
Tysson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tysson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tysson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chris. Chris obviously looking to wear him down.
Chris throws a low kick, looking for Tysson's leg but Tysson calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tysson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tysson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chris punishes Tysson's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Tysson.
Chris misses with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Chris. No joy for Tysson on that attempt.
Chris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tysson moves away.
Chris scores with a nice strike.
Chris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tysson.
Tysson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chris.
Chris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tysson.
Chris wants to land a leg kick but Tysson is out of range.
Chris lands a body shot.
Meat Chris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Chris tenderised Tysson's leg. Tysson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tysson moves out of range as Chris throws a body kick.
Meat Chris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tysson slips under a jab from Chris.
Tysson shoots in but Chris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikki Tysson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tysson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tysson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chris defends well and Tysson ends up having to push Chris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tysson moves away.
Tysson feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Chris misses.
Tysson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chris sprawls and moves away.
Chris is looking to land body kicks.
Chris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tysson or perhaps it was just good defense by Chris, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chris throws a looping overhand right but Tysson ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chris.
Tysson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tysson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tysson.
Chris throws out a counter right but Tysson avoids it with no problem.
Chris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tysson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Tysson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chris working a defensive guard but Tysson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Chris gets back to half guard.
Tysson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chris keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysson slows the pace down in half guard.

Tysson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tysson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chris trying to hold on to Tysson's head to control him but Tysson postures up.
Chris misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Chris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tysson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikki Tysson!