PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Uppercut. Krigare has chosen Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier as his entrance music. Daniel Krigare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Tyson's chin.

Tyson
vs
Krigare

179 cm
32
170 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

168 cm
34
167 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krigare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krigare lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Krigare swinging wildly here.
Krigare swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krigare takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krigare throws a leg kick but Tyson moved away.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson feints a jab promting Krigare to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krigare slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Tyson shoots in and bounces Krigare off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Krigare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Krigare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krigare looking to control.
Tyson is in close to Krigare's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Krigare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson postures up in Krigare's guard and throws a big left but Krigare blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare being controlled here, momentarily.
Tyson preventing the sweep.

Krigare working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krigare is keeping the position for now.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson postures up in Krigare's guard and throws a big left but Krigare blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krigare isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tyson stacks Krigare on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tyson!
Krigare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyson trying to control the action but Krigare is working from the bottom.
Tyson cracks Krigare with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tyson is working Krigare over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tyson 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.
Krigare tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.
Tyson working away.
Krigare is trying to improve his position.
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working away.
Tyson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krigare is avoiding damage well.
The referee asks Tyson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tyson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Krigare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been hearing that Tyson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tyson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krigare down.
Krigare can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krigare might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krigare keeps working.
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 looking to score a takedown here. Krigare is defending well but Tyson drives through and ends up in Krigare's guard.

Krigare is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Krigare keeps moving.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Krigare has wrist control.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Krigare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krigare has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Krigare's legs - danger averted.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krigare controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
Tyson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Krigare keeps moving.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyson working over Krigare with some ground and pound. Krigare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Krigare trying to control here.
Tyson is keen to just control but Krigare is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson prevents Krigare from improving his position.
Krigare is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krigare is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyson is thwarting Krigare's attempts to control the position.
Krigare is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krigare connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare throws a lazy uppercut

and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krigare looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krigare is trying to maintain the position but Tyson is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Krigare's hands, connecting with Krigare's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krigare is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tyson is looking for a kimura but Krigare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Krigare is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krigare lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a combination. Krigare tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Krigare tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krigare manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Krigare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Krigare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krigare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krigare.
Krigare misses with a looping right.
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krigare's sensitive parts.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Krigare looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Krigare cracks Tyson with a good jab.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Krigare sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krigare misses with a hook to the body
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Krigare as Tyson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krigare lands with a shot to the body.
Krigare slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab when Krigare was well out of range.
Krigare slips a jab from Tyson.
Krigare throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krigare looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krigare counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyson sizes up Krigare with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krigare blocks a jab.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab when Krigare was well out of range.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krigare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a body punch but Krigare moves out of range.
Krigare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson tries to clinch but Krigare moves out of range.
Krigare throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krigare shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare's corner calls for a 1-2. Krigare obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krigare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krigare swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Krigare.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
Krigare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mike Tyson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Krigare misses with a looping left.
Krigare drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Krigare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krigare.
Krigare scores with a decent looking hook.
Krigare checks a leg kick.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krigare moves away.
Krigare looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Krigare slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Krigare shakes it off.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Krigare sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krigare is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Krigare lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Krigare is looking for a triangle here but Tyson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tyson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare is looking for a sweep.
Krigare manages to get back to half guard.
Tyson moves nicely into side control.
Krigare manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but Krigare is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krigare moves into full guard.
Krigare trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes down on Krigare's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krigare is looking to escape.
Krigare is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson wants to free his trapped foot but Krigare is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krigare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson prevents Krigare from improving his position.
Tyson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krigare actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Krigare dodges it nicely.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krigare is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Krigare trying to control but Tyson postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krigare is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyson is staying active.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson had his way with Daniel Krigare in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Krigare takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krigare.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Krigare digs a good hook to Tyson's body.

Krigare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krigare showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson tries to kick Krigare off but Krigare keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krigare working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyson has hold of Krigare's hands but Krigare slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krigare seems to be looking for submissions.

Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Krigare.
Krigare is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
Tyson trying to control here.
Krigare not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Krigare is working for a submission of some sort.
Krigare tries to pass to full mount but Tyson defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Krigare is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krigare tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Krigare wants to get up but he can't break Tyson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniel Krigare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krigare wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Krigare lands a couple of elbows.
Krigare preventing the sweep.
Krigare looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krigare is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Krigare is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson stands and throws Krigare's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krigare manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Krigare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Mike Tyson said 'If I take this camera and put it in your face for 20 years, I don't know what you might be. You might be a homosexual if I put that camera on you since you were 13 years old. I've been on that camera since I was 13 years old. Give me loser of Hans Edgar vs Charles Martel fight next!'.