PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WALECZNE SERCE. Tyson has chosen 2pac - Uppercut as his entrance music. 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.

Baginski
vs
Tyson

175 cm
40
170 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

179 cm
34
170 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski lands a head shot.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Baginski tries to land a body kick
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Baginski sees coming a mile off.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Baginski counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Baginski had a free shot at his head there.
Baginski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
Baginski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baginski throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baginski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baginski throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baginski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baginski looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Baginski misses the target.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Baginski scores with a shot to the body.
Baginski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyson in his tracks.
Baginski tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baginski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baginski tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baginski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baginski wants it to stay on the feet.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Baginski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson throws a body kick that misses

and Baginski counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
Baginski trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Baginski distracts Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baginski stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baginski manages to get himself to full guard.

Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Baginski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyson is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baginski is on top in guard.

Tyson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Baginski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tyson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baginski's guard.

Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baginski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Baginski has wrist control.
Tyson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at GDanceClub. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Baginski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baginski gets caught flat footed, as Tyson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyson trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baginski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baginski has Tyson pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Baginski counters with a left to the body.

Tyson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baginski is trying to defend but Tyson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tyson with the ground and pound but Baginski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Baginski keeps moving.
Baginski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baginski is pulling down on Tyson's head. It's preventing any offense from Tyson, at least for the moment.
Tyson trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tyson postures up in Baginski's guard and throws a big left but Baginski blocks it.
Baginski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Piotr Baginski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baginski throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Baginski, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski jabs at Tyson's body.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baginski moves away.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baginski defends it nicely.
Baginski is looking to counter punch.
Baginski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baginski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
Baginski just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Baginski ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baginski.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baginski.
Baginski throws a body kick that misses
and Baginski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baginski tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baginski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyson momentarily.
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 Piotr Baginski 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. This is the final round!

Baginski scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Piotr Baginski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baginski swinging wildly here.
Baginski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baginski wants it to stay on the feet.
Baginski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baginski throws the kick towards the body but Tyson avoids it.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baginski misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Baginski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baginski throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson takes a swing at Baginski's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Baginski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Baginski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baginski.
Baginski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown but Baginski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baginski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Tyson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baginski quickly recovers to half guard.
Baginski wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy.
Tyson throws a strike but Baginski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baginski keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Baginski keeps moving.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baginski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Baginski shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Baginski counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baginski sprawls well. Baginski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baginski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson blocks a leg kick.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baginski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baginski misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski misses with a lunging right hand
and Baginski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baginski looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Piotr Baginski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baginski throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Baginski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baginski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baginski swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baginski. That one must have hurt.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baginski sprawls well. Baginski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Baginski misses the target.
Baginski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Baginski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baginski, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Baginski!
A less than humble Piotr Baginski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.