PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Enqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Enqvist

178 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Enqvist!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Enqvist gets a takedown into half guard.
Tyson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tyson moves into full guard.
Enqvist slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound.
Tyson is trying to work for a sweep but Enqvist has mounted him!
Tyson tries to hold on but Enqvist postures up.
Enqvist with the ground and pound from mount.
Enqvist is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Enqvist with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Enqvist dominating with strikes here.
Tyson regains half guard.
Enqvist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Enqvist is controlling the pace.
Tyson is not content to let Enqvist control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Enqvist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Enqvist is looking for a kimura here.
Enqvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Tyson is looking to control Enqvist's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Enqvist takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist misses with a hook.
Tyson moves out of range as Enqvist strikes.
Enqvist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Enqvist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enqvist throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Enqvist counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.

Tyson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Enqvist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Enqvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Enqvist is proving a slippery customer.
Enqvist postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enqvist wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Enqvist working some strikes from top position.

Tyson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Enqvist is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tyson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Enqvist's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Enqvist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Enqvist misses the shot to the body.
Enqvist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Enqvist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Enqvist circles away easily
and Enqvist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Enqvist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enqvist lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyson off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Enqvist.
Lars Enqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enqvist throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Enqvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Enqvist looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.

Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Enqvist wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Enqvist wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Enqvist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Enqvist striking off his back but it's not causing Tyson any problems.
Tyson postures up.
Enqvist 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Enqvist scores with a nice right hand.
Enqvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Enqvist misses with an uppercut.
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Enqvist counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Enqvist misses the target.
Enqvist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Enqvist as he connects with a hook.
Enqvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enqvist misses the shot to the body.
Enqvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Enqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with a takedown

and Enqvist counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Enqvist won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Enqvist postures up.
Enqvist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enqvist.
Enqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enqvist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Enqvist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

No joy there for Enqvist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lars Enqvist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enqvist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Enqvist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enqvist swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Enqvist misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Enqvist.
Enqvist misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Enqvist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Enqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tyson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Enqvist!
Enqvist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyson thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Enqvist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Enqvist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Enqvist wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Enqvist is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyson is staying active.
Enqvist manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Enqvist trying to hold on to Tyson's head to control him but Tyson postures up.
Tyson trying to control the action but Enqvist is working from the bottom.
Enqvist wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson prevents Enqvist from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enqvist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Enqvist throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Enqvist is on top in guard.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Enqvist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lars Enqvist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Enqvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Tyson looking to control.
Enqvist connects with a couple of short punches.
Enqvist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Enqvist tries to pass.
Enqvist advances to half guard.

Enqvist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Enqvist is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Enqvist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Enqvist 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Enqvist!