PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Tyson (ranked 2111 p4p, 2676 weight class) and Hermio Junior (ranked 278 p4p, 333 weight class). Mick Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tyson
vs
Junior

190 cm
19
222
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
220
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hermio Junior!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior with the counter takedown but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Junior 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyson lunges at Junior with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Junior's hand.
Mick Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Mick Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Junior counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Tyson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior goes for a takedown attempt but Tyson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior with the counter takedown but Tyson avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior slips under a jab from Tyson.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.
We've been told by Tyson's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Junior slips a straight right by Tyson.
And Junior tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Junior feints the counter takedown.
Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.

Tyson lands a big uppercut and Junior crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Junior looks OK. Tyson waves Junior back to his feet!

Junior is rocked!
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Junior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.
Tyson is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tyson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.

Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson prevents Junior from improving his position.
Junior gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Junior throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Gumburcules Gym inform us that Junior has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Junior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Junior's legs - danger averted.

Tyson stands up from Junior's guard - Tyson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Junior walks into a jab.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Junior with the counter takedown but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Junior's head.
Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyson misses the jab.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.
Tyson misses the jab.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.

Tyson lands a left and a right that send Junior crashing to the mat, dazed. Tyson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson misses with a straight left.
And Junior tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.
Tyson throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Junior doesn't seem phased though.
Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tyson misses the jab.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Junior feints the counter takedown.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
And Junior tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
And Junior tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Junior feints the counter takedown.
Mick Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Junior's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Junior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab by Tyson.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyson defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Tyson!