PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys. Tyson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mary had a little lamb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Samart Payakaroon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Payakaroon
vs
Tyson

203 cm
36
212 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

184 cm
37
226 lbs
39 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Payakaroon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Payakaroon moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Payakaroon.
Tyson lands with a hook. Payakaroon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Payakaroon has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson throws a jab when Payakaroon was well out of range.
Payakaroon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tyson just manages to avoid it.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Payakaroon throws a front kick aimed at Tyson's knee but Tyson avoids it well.

Payakaroon drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Payakaroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Payakaroon.
Tyson has Payakaroon pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson walks into a jab.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon slips under a jab.
Payakaroon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payakaroon lands a nice looking body kick.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Payakaroon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payakaroon.
Payakaroon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyson. That did some damage!
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payakaroon counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Payakaroon shoots in and bounces Tyson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Payakaroon throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payakaroon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyson has his hands on Payakaroon's head, controlling the position.
Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payakaroon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Payakaroon stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payakaroon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payakaroon stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't keep his opponent in guard - Payakaroon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tyson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Payakaroon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tyson is not content to let Payakaroon control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Payakaroon has control of the leg.
Payakaroon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payakaroon is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson stuns Payakaroon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakaroon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Payakaroon sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tyson.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Payakaroons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payakaroon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick.
Payakaroon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
No joy there for Payakaroon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Samart Payakaroon is winning the standup battle so far.
Payakaroon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
An inside leg kick from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon scoring well with a low kick there.
Payakaroon blocks the body kick.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payakaroon.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Payakaroon is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a left to the body.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payakaroon lands with a cross.
Payakaroon with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick nicely.
Payakaroon throws a big counter combination but Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payakaroon tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Payakaroon misses with a punch to the body.
Payakaroon lands an uppercut.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payakaroon has Tyson pushed against the cage.
Payakaroon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Payakaroon keeps him there for the moment.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payakaroon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Payakaroon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Payakaroon knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Payakaroon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payakaroon connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payakaroon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Payakaroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson throws a jab when Payakaroon was well out of range.
As Tyson backs away, Payakaroon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Payakaroon gets the takedown into side control.
Payakaroon just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson regains half guard, as Payakaroon was trying to land strikes.
Samart Payakaroon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payakaroon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Payakaroon is controlling the pace.
Payakaroon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Payakaroon is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
Tyson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Payakaroon is staying active.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Payakaroon is controlling him
Well, if Payakaroon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut

and Payakaroon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Payakaroon trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Payakaroon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payakaroon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 20:18
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 20:18
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
A very excited looking Samart Payakaroon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.