PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 7045 p4p, 461 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 3662 p4p, 319 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tyson
vs
Zinsou

178 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
30
273 lbs
12 - 23 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zinsou was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Zinsou ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tyson gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Zinsou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zinsou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Zinsou is controlling him.
Zinsou prevents a body shot from Tyson.

Zinsou breaks the clinch.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Zinsou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zinsou staying out of range there.
Zinsou throws out a counter right but Tyson avoids it with no problem.
Zinsou cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zinsou.
Tyson misses with a hook. Zinsou ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zinsou slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid it.

Zinsou has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
Tyson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zinsou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Zinsou manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zinsou takes the fight into the clinch.

Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Zinsou counter with a right hand.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Zinsou works Tyson's body with a nice hook.

Zinsou clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes.

Zinsou breaks from the clinch.

Zinsou drives through and clinches with Tyson against the ropes.
Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zinsou tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.

Zinsou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zinsou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zinsou. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Zinsou counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zinsou is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Zinsou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zinsou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zinsou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Zinsou controls the action.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Zinsou.

Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Zinsou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinsou just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tyson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Zinsou rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson tries a body shot but Zinsou blocks it.
Tyson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tyson lands an elbow just above Zinsou 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yayi Zinsou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zinsou throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Zinsou counters with a nice uppercut.
Zinsou takes a jab right on the kisser.

Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson tries to work over Zinsou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zinsou.
Zinsou is trying to stall.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zinsou's elbow.
Tyson tries a body shot but Zinsou blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Zinsou controls his hands.
Zinsou stalling in the clinch but Tyson improves position.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Zinsou manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zinsou was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Zinsou moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Zinsou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tyson gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.

Zinsou is rocked!
Tyson lands a body punch.
Zinsou is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson cracks Zinsou with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Zinsou goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Zinsou wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!