PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Le Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mike Mawson enters the cage!

Le Tyson
vs
Mawson

185 cm
21
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Le Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mawson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mawson with that takedown attempt.
Le Tyson misses with a two punch combination.

Le Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Le Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Tyson throws a strike but Mawson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Mawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Le Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Le Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Mawson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Le Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mawson on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Le Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Le Tyson tries to stand but Mawson is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Tyson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Le Tyson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mawson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mawson has escaped and now he's on top!
Mawson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Le Tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Mawson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mawson looks gassed!

Mawson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Mawson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mawson prevents Le Tyson from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tyson struggling a bit here.
Mawson prevents Le Tyson from escaping the position.
Le Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
Le Tyson bucks up and tries to throw Mawson off but instead Mawson has got his back!
Le Tyson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Mawson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Le Tyson is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Mawson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Le Tyson taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Mawson!