PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whoomp There it is. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tyson
vs
Sackett

180 cm
19
223 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
261 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sackett looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sackett.
Sackett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.
Jab by Tyson.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson with a nice cross.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Sackett.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson jabs at Sackett's body.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Tyson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

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.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
Sackett takes one on the button.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Tyson clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Sackett backpedaling.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyson misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Tyson tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Sackett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Sackett persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Tyson.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyson throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tyson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sackett.
Tyson throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett slips a straight right by Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Sackett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into rage.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Tyson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sackett slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sackett is defended easily by Tyson.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Sackett.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackett momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sackett.
Sackett slips a straight right by Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson scores with a jab. Sackett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Orlando Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sackett looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sackett shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sackett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

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