PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hunter
vs
Tyson

180 cm
28
182 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

179 cm
28
171 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Hunter lands a slapping body shot.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
Hunter throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Hunter throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Hunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Hunter won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
Tyson controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
Tyson with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Hunter can't handle though.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter postures up.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunter is pushing down on Tyson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyson is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hunter wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunter trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the position.
Hunter cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.

Tyson pushes Hunter off and gets back to his feet.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Hunter 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.
Tyson is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jabs Hunter right on the nose. Hunter blinks but takes it well.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Hunter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyson's calf.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Jay Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Hunter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunter cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Hunter.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A clash of legs there as Tyson blocks the low kick.
Tyson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
Hunter misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Hunter walks into a jab.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyson's sensitive parts.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tyson tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Tyson.
Hunter misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson blocks a leg kick.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Hunter cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Tyson digs a good hook to Hunter's body.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunter on the side of the head.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Tyson checks it.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunter throws a low kick but Tyson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries a low kick but Tyson avoids it.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Hunter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Hunter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Hunter will probably get the nod.
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. 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.

Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyson throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A solid body kick from Tyson.
Tyson swinging wildly here.

Hunter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hunter trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Hunter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tyson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looks to land a strike but Tyson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
Hunter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunter advances to half guard.
Tyson keeping control of the position.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to move to mount but Tyson reverses beautifully and ends up in Hunter's guard.

Hunter working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Jay Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has Tyson pulled in close to control his posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Hunter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyson is on top in guard.
Hunter trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Jay Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter advances to half guard.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Hunter!
Jay Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.