PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun - Hated. Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

D Amato
vs
Tyson

178 cm
33
205 lbs
31 - 10 - 0

184 cm
38
226 lbs
47 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

House of Valor
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

King of Clothes
Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick
and D Amato counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.
D Amato throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
D Amato takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
Tyson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
D Amato lands a jab to the head.
D Amato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
D Amato misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tyson scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
D Amato seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
D Amato throws out a powerful jab.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
D Amato throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michael D Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Amato stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.
D Amato misses with a body shot
and Tyson counters with a good, hard body kick but D Amato shrugs it off.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Tyson wants to slow D Amato down by chopping away at his legs.
D Amato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
D Amato is breathing heavily.
D Amato misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Tyson connects with a right hand. D Amato shakes it off.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but D Amato is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
D Amato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
D Amato throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
D Amato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
A jab from D Amato does it's job there.
D Amato misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyson! But no joy.
Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and D Amato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by D Amato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
D Amato slips a straight right by Tyson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and D Amato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato slips a jab from Tyson.
D Amato slips under a jab.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Amato throws a big counter combination but Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
D Amato missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Amato clobbers Tyson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Amato's sensitive parts.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
D Amato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from D Amato.
D Amato cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Nice body kick from Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato misses with a hook to the body
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Michael D Amato has been cut.
Tyson thows a leg kick but D Amato checks it
and D Amato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
D Amato staying out of range there.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
D Amato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Tyson throws a body punch but D Amato moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and D Amato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson feints a counter leg kick.
D Amato connects with a jab.
D Amato staying out of range there.
D Amato scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
Tyson tests D Amato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Amato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D Amato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses the jab.
D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
D Amato lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
D Amato throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by D Amato.
Tyson misses with a hook.
D Amato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
D Amato looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson misses the jab.
D Amato scores with a shot to the body.
D Amato scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Amato throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tyson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
D Amato thuds his right hand into Tyson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and D Amato counters with a right hand to the body.
Michael D Amato is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a hook but D Amato avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a lazy head kick
and D Amato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
D Amato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tyson is rocked!
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can D Amato finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. D Amato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyson swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato cracks Tyson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tyson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but D Amato pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tyson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Michael D Amato said 'M.G.D 369 say's you just got your ass whooped'.