PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Castagnino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Tyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pablo Castagnino
vs
Tyson

195 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Pablo Castagnino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castagnino looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Castagnino misses the jab.
Castagnino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Castagnino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castagnino slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Castagnino.
Castagnino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Castagnino moves away and avoids it.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Castagnino's shoulder, as Castagnino tries to avoid the shot.
Castagnino moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Castagnino misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson cracks Castagnino with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips under a jab from Castagnino.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castagnino.
Castagnino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson lands a jab to Castagnino's midsection.
Castagnino throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Tyson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyson lands in his opponent's guard.

Tyson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Castagnino, up you get!
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Castagnino slips the punch.

Tyson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Castagnino tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyson is in Castagnino's guard.

Tyson stands up and waves to Castagnino to follow him.
Castagnino thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castagnino manages to avoid it.
Tyson works the jab nicely.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Castagnino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Castagnino moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson misses with a hook. Castagnino ducked under it nicely.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Castagnino moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Castagnino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Castagnino misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Castagnino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castagnino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tyson.

Tyson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castagnino to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Castagnino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Tyson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castagnino's half guard.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castagnino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castagnino is trying to get back to full guard.
Castagnino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Castagnino dodges it nicely.
Castagnino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Tyson stands up from half guard.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through Castagnino's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Castagnino.
Juan Pablo Castagnino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castagnino throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Tyson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castagnino to his feet.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Castagnino throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson cracks Castagnino with a good jab.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Castagnino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Castagnino ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson scores with a hook.
Castagnino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castagnino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castagnino jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips a straight right by Castagnino.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Castagnino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Castagnino misses.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Castagnino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tyson cracks Castagnino with a big elbow.

Tyson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castagnino to his feet.
A left lands for Tyson.
Tyson misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castagnino's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castagnino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tyson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castagnino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson looking to ground and pound but Castagnino is blocking nicely.
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson punching from mount but Castagnino doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castagnino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyson.
Castagnino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson throws some wild stikes that Castagnino manages to avoid easily.
Tyson misses with a head shot.
Tyson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tyson punching from mount but Castagnino doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson thowing shots but they're missing.
Tyson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castagnino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson thowing shots but they're missing.
Castagnino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tyson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Tyson misses.

Tyson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castagnino was covering up waiting for the punch and Tyson finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Tyson stands and steps away. Castagnino gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyson.
Tyson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tyson with the ground and pound but Castagnino regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castagnino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castagnino tries to get to full guard but Tyson has control of the leg.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castagnino's head.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Tyson stands up from half guard.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Juan Pablo Castagnino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson cracks Castagnino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castagnino.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castagnino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson throws a hook but Castagnino blocks it.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castagnino.
Tyson misses with a looping left.

Tyson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Castagnino!
Castagnino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castagnino blocking the ground and pound.
Tyson throwing strikes here but Castagnino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castagnino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castagnino blocking the ground and pound.
Castagnino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyson unloads with some shots from mount but Castagnino bucks and avoids them well.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Castagnino looks very uncomfortable down there.
Castagnino is bucking up trying to escape but Tyson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyson misses with a head shot.
Tyson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Castagnino because Tyson loaded up on that one.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Tyson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

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