PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tyson
vs
Silva

187 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reno Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Tyson misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Tyson - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Silva stands up and beckons Tyson to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a head kick!
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva lands a high kick!
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tyson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva works over Tyson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reno Silva 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 misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Silva slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands a head kick!
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Tyson tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reno Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tyson throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reno Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reno Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reno Silva!