PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 6423 p4p, 6139 weight class) and Dixon Schneider (ranked 625 p4p, 610 weight class). Schneider comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nelly - Batter Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Tyson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tyson
vs
Schneider

200 cm
22
192
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dixon Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a right and a left that Schneider avoids nicely.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Schneider. Schneider maintains the clinch.
Tyson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schneider pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Schneider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Tyson throws a right hand that Schneider ducks under and follows up with a left that Schneider also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Schneider counters by clinching up.
Schneider is stalling here.
Tyson can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.

Schneider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Schneider's head but Schneider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Schneider fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Schneider persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Schneider is trying for a kimura here. Tyson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Schneider wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dixon Schneider!
A relieved looking Dixon Schneider thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.