PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garth Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
Fourie

177 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garth Fourie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson cracks Fourie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Fourie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand

and Fourie counters by clinching up.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fourie avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fourie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyson's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Fourie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson connects with a jab.
Fourie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a kick to the temple. Fourie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Fourie tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Fourie wants to clinch.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fourie counters with a head kick.
Fourie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fourie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fourie tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.

Fourie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fourie throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson stalls.
Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fourie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fourie.
Fourie is trying to stall.
Fourie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fourie with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Fourie manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Fourie moved out of range.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Fourie moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson throws a lazy head kick
and Fourie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fourie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Fourie uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fourie shoots in and bounces Tyson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fourie controls the pace.

Tyson has his foot on Fourie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fourie works his way back into a safe position though.
Fourie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fourie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fourie stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Garth Fourie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fourie wants to clinch.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fourie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Fourie pushes Tyson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fourie lands a nice knee to the body.

Fourie pulls Tyson into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fourie uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Fourie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garth Fourie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Fourie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Tyson working for a triangle but Fourie defends it easily.

Tyson looking for subs off his back but Fourie has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fourie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garth Fourie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Fourie gets a clinch.
Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fourie has Tyson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tyson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fourie stops a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Fourie is controlling him.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Fourie manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fourie pulls Tyson into guard.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Fourie is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fourie trying to control the position.
Tyson works over Fourie with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fourie has Tyson pulled in close to control his posture.
Fourie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Garth Fourie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Fourie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fourie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Fourie counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fourie keeps Tyson at a distance using the push kick.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson gets tackled into the ropes by Fourie. Fourie maintains the clinch.
Fourie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fourie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garth Fourie.
Fourie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fourie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fourie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Fourie.

Fourie pulls Tyson into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a strike but Fourie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fourie wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.

Tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fourie is controlling him.
Fourie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fourie trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Fourie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fourie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garth Fourie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fourie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fourie is in Tyson's guard.
Tyson can't keep his opponent in guard - Fourie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fourie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Tyson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fourie prevents Tyson from standing back up.
Fourie trying to control the pace.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson is refusing to be controlled, as Fourie sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Garth Fourie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fourie counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fourie avoids the head kick by Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fourie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fourie shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fourie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Fourie shoots in.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garth Fourie.

Fourie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fourie tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Fourie tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fourie landing knees to the body.
Tyson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fourie smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Fourie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fourie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Fourie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand

and Fourie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tyson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fourie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tyson has an active guard here but Fourie has managed to pass into half guard.
Garth Fourie has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tyson looking for submissions off his back.
Fourie is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Fourie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tyson!
Fourie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to reverse the position but instead Fourie has taken his back - oops!
Fourie biding his time, controlling Tyson.
Tyson prevents Fourie from getting a body triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fourie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garth Fourie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fourie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Garth Fourie!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Garth Fourie!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Garth Fourie!

Garth Fourie wins by unanimous decision!