PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 88 p4p, 14 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 101 p4p, 15 weight class). Panikov comes to the cage accompanied by Fighters. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Panikov
vs
Iron Tyson

160 cm
39
145 lbs
35 - 17 - 0

165 cm
36
149 lbs
35 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panikov.
Iron Tyson slips a straight right by Panikov.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Panikov misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panikov.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Panikov slips the punch.
It looked like Panikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Panikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Panikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Panikov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Iron Tyson cracks Panikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Panikov on the side of the head.
Panikov looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Panikov scores with a punch to the head.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Iron Tyson avoids the head kick by Panikov.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses.
Panikov misses with a wild combination.
Panikov throws a right hand that Iron Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Iron Tyson also avoids with ease.
Iron Tyson lands with a right hand.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Panikov.
Nice uppercut lands for Iron Tyson. That snapped Panikov's head back.
Iron Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Panikov throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Panikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron Tyson on the side of the head.
Donk. Iron Tyson catches Panikov right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPanikov.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panikov throws the kick towards the body but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Iron Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Panikov.
Jab, jab by Panikov - just one landing.
Iron Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Iron Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panikov connects with a body shot.
Panikov slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Panikov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Panikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Panikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Panikov misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Iron Tyson.
Panikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iron Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panikov takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Panikov cracks Iron Tyson with a good jab.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a low kick as Panikov jumps back.
Panikov misses with a hook.
Panikov misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson misses the jab.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Panikov walks into a stiff left hand from Iron Tyson.
Panikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Iron Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Panikov throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Panikov.
Panikov with a jab.
Panikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Panikov is working Iron Tyson over against the cage.
Iron Tyson cracks Panikov with a nice body shot.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Panikov avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Panikov blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson works on Panikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Panikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson working aggressively here.
Panikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Panikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Panikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Panikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Panikov.
Panikov prevents a body shot from Iron Tyson.
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 Sergey Panikov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Iron Tyson scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Panikov misses.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Panikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Panikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Panikov misses with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Panikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Iron 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.
A jab from Panikov misses.
Panikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Panikov lands with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Iron Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panikov throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panikov.
Panikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Panikov misses.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Panikov as he connects with a hook.
Panikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron Tyson. Panikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iron Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Panikov misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Panikov.
Panikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Panikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Panikov misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Panikov misses the target.
Iron Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panikov with a body shot.
Panikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Panikov.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Panikov strikes.
Panikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panikov jabs at Iron Tyson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Panikov is avoiding it.
Iron Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Panikov misses the target.
Panikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Panikov moves out of range.
Panikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov needs to keep his hands up - Iron Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Panikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range and Panikov settles back down.
Panikov tries to clinch up.
Iron Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Panikov is having none of it.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Iron Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson is looking for the big counter here.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Panikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Panikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Panikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron Tyson cracks Panikov with a good jab.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Panikov.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
A big left from Panikov misses.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Iron Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iron Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Panikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Panikov moved out of range.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Iron Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses.
Panikov scores with the left hand. Iron Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Panikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Panikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panikov tries to clinch but Iron Tyson is having none of it.
Iron Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Panikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
Panikov is looking to counter punch.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson tests Panikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Panikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Iron Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Jab from Iron Tyson.
Panikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panikov takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panikov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iron Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iron Tyson clobbers Panikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Panikov is looking to counter with head kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Panikov.
Panikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Panikov slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Panikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Panikov.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Iron Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Iron Tyson finds it's way through Panikov's defenses.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panikov with a jab.
Panikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Panikov clinches up against the cage.
Panikov is looking to control Iron Tyson's arms but Iron Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Panikov has his back to the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Panikov fails to land.
Iron Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov avoiding damage.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Panikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Panikov.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panikov backwards.
Panikov lands a right hand.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Panikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Panikov working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panikov's elbow.
Panikov wants to stall.
Panikov trying to stall but Iron Tyson improves his position.
Panikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Iron Tyson lands a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Panikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iron Tyson into the cage.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov pushes Iron Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Panikov's head.
Panikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov blocking some punches.
Panikov effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov lands a left hand.
Panikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov lands an uppercut.
Panikov is trying to stall.
Iron Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Panikov controls his hands.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Panikov fails to land.
Panikov avoiding damage.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panikov's elbow.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Sergey Panikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Panikov lands a shot to the body.
Panikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iron Tyson's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iron Tyson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shogun Iron Tyson.
I think Iron Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Sergey Panikov spoke after the fight, saying 'Haha I am shit.sorry'.