PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tyson
vs
Blyer

180 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
30
210 lbs
20 - 21 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Blyer.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blyer misses with a two punch combination.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Blyer takes one to the chin there.
Blyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Tyson misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyer avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blyer throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Blyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Blyer works the jab nicely.
Blyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Blyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson slips a straight right by Blyer.
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a body punch but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
A big left from Blyer misses.
Blyer throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blyer lands a body shot.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Blyer takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Blyer throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Blyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Tyson.
Tyson cracks Blyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Blyer is rocked!
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Blyer counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Blyer to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blyer under the eye.
Blyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Blyer connects with a right hand. Tyson shakes it off.
Tyson slips a straight right by Blyer.
Blyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Blyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Blyer throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Nice defenses there by Blyer.
Blyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blyer.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson lunges at Blyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blyer's hand.
Blyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blyer walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tyson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Blyer swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tyson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!
Rocky Blyer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.