PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandoe Mi (ranked 25342 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Tyson Jr (ranked 7076 p4p, 658 weight class). Mikey Tyson Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mi
vs
Tyson Jr

190 cm
18
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
27
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandoe Mi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Tyson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mi misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson Jr.
Mi tries to clinch there but Tyson Jr circles away.
No joy there for Mi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Tyson Jr rushes Mi and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mi.
Mi tries to circle away but Tyson Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Mi taking a breather.
Mi tries to pull guard but Tyson Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Mi drops back down to his feet.

Tyson Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tyson Jr clinches with his opponent.

Tyson Jr manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mi.
Tyson Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mi. Those never looked like landing.

Tyson Jr pushes Mi up against the cage in a clinch.
Mi tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyson Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Sandoe Mi has been cut.

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Tyson Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mi fails with an attempt to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyson Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tyson Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyson Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mi.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mi tries to clinch but Tyson Jr moves out of range.
Mi lands a jab to Tyson Jr's midsection.

Tyson Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tyson Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyson Jr is working Mi over against the cage.
Mi is breathing heavily.
Tyson Jr digs a right hand underneath Mi's ribcage. Mi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyson Jr lands with a light punch inside.

Tyson Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Tyson Jr has knocked Mi down with a huge combo! Tyson Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Mi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Mi is rocked!
Sandoe Mi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mi avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tyson Jr instigates a clinch.

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson Jr closes the distance and pushes Mi back into the cage.
Tyson Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyson Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Sandoe Mi's cut is getting worse.
Tyson Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson Jr.
Tyson Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyson Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Tyson Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mi throws a wild body kick that Tyson Jr sees coming a mile off.
Tyson Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Mi shakes him off and moves away.

Tyson Jr moves into the clinch.
Mi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandoe Mi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tyson Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson Jr misses with a two punch combination.

Tyson Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson Jr is leaning against Mi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson Jr is working Mi over against the cage.

Tyson Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tyson Jr connects with a solid leg kick.

Mi gets tackled into the cage by Tyson Jr. Tyson Jr maintains the clinch.

Tyson Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tyson Jr duly obliges.
Tyson Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mi. That did some damage!
Mi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mi tries to keep at a distance but Tyson Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mi is trying to pull guard but Tyson Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tyson Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Tyson Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandoe Mi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tyson Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyson Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyson Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyson Jr swinging wildly here.
Mi throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mi. That's going to slow Tyson Jr down.
Mi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson Jr throws a front kick that sends Mi stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson Jr.

Tyson Jr darts in and clinches Mi up against the cage.
Mi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mi is trying to pull guard but Tyson Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyson Jr. Tyson Jr obviously looking to wear him down.

Tyson Jr moves into the clinch successfully.

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson Jr scores with a leg kick.

Tyson Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Tyson Jr.

Tyson Jr breaks from the clinch.
Mi misses with a head kick.
Tyson Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyson Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Tyson Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mi tries to clinch up but Tyson Jr circles away and keeps his distance.

Tyson Jr clinches up with Mi and pushes him back against the cage.

Tyson Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoe Mi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mi lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mi is looking to clinch but Tyson Jr is avoiding it.
Tyson Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mi.
Tyson Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Mi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyson Jr can pounce on him.
Mikey Tyson Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson Jr scores with a one two! Mi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Tyson Jr drives through and clinches with Mi against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson Jr blocks a head kick by Mi.
Mi throws a lazy head kick

and Tyson Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson Jr cracks Mi with a nice body shot.
Tyson Jr effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Tyson Jr.
Tyson Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
Mi misses with a punch to the body.

Tyson Jr manages to break the clinch.
Mi tries to clinch there but Tyson Jr circles away.
Tyson Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Tyson Jr has Mi up against the cage in a clinch.

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mi misses with the combination.
Tyson Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tyson Jr moves into the clinch successfully.

Tyson Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mi.
Mi throws a looping overhand right but Tyson Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Mi pushes him away.
Tyson Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tyson Jr drives through and clinches with Mi against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyson Jr lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Tyson Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sandoe Mi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tyson Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tyson Jr scores with a one two! Mi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mi misses the target.
Mi throws a right hand that Tyson Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson Jr also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mi.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyson Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Tyson Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mi.
Tyson Jr is looking to slow Mi down with leg kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mi can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tyson Jr manages to break the clinch.
Mi misses with a jab to the body

and Tyson Jr counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mi misses with a leg kick.
Tyson Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mi throws out the jab.
Mi throws a right hand that Tyson Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson Jr also avoids with ease.
Mi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson Jr.
Tyson Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mi's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson Jr. That's going to slow Mi down.
Tyson Jr lands a head kick. Mi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mi missing with a left hand there. Tyson Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyson Jr.
Tyson Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyson Jr keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mi misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson Jr stalks Mi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mi's face. Mi staggers backwards, shaken.

Tyson Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mi looking to stall.
Tyson Jr stalling in the clinch.
Mi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson Jr is defending well for now.
Tyson Jr has Mi pushed against the cage.

Tyson Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Mi throws a series of punches but Tyson Jr avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson Jr lands a two punch combo.
Tyson Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mi throws a series of punches but Tyson Jr avoids them all with ease.
Mi tries to clinch but Tyson Jr is having none of it.
Tyson Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tyson Jr duly obliges.
Tyson Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyson Jr.
Mi throws a series of punches but Tyson Jr moves out of range.

Tyson Jr forces Mi back against the cage and clinches.
Tyson Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandoe Mi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!

Tyson Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikey Tyson Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyson Jr. Tyson Jr obviously looking to wear him down.

Tyson Jr closes the distance and pushes Mi back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Tyson Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mi tries to clinch but Tyson Jr is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Tyson Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mi misses with a leg kick.

Tyson Jr moves into the clinch successfully.

Tyson Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tyson Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyson Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tyson Jr duly obliges.
Mi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyson Jr.
Mi throws a solid leg kick but Tyson Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Tyson Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Tyson Jr!
Mikey Tyson Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.