PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Evista Fareston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fareston
vs
Tyson

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Determined

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fareston.
As Tyson looks to move away, Fareston throws a big counter combo but Tyson just gets out of the way.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Fareston to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Fareston. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fareston swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Fareston misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Fareston - that landed with a thud.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Fareston pushes Tyson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fareston pushes Tyson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Fareston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fareston.
Fareston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Fareston controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Fareston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fareston lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fareston.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Fareston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fareston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fareston misses with some punches.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Fareston misses with a punch on the inside.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fareston blocking some punches.
Tyson is working Fareston over against the ropes.
Tyson lands a left hand.
Fareston lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson is leaning against Fareston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Fareston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Fareston throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Fareston crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Fareston face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tyson takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
An out of breath Mike Tyson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Evista Fareston spoke after the fight, saying 'In the middle of the fight there, I went to shoot in for a takedown, but I stopped suddenly, thinking "Wait, this is Muay Thai rules" and then he kicked me in the side of the head. That was the turning point of the fight, I think.'.