PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between German Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hughes
vs
Tyson

177 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, German Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks to throw a body kick

and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tyson staying calm.
Hughes tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes 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.
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.

Hughes actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Hughes looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tyson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tyson trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the head.
Hughes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyson blocks Hughes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tyson prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.

Tyson wants to finish this one by submission but Hughes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tyson.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hughes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hughes?
Hughes is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
Hughes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Tyson's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
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.

Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Tyson dives in and scores a takedown into Hughes's guard.

Hughes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tyson has passed into half guard!
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tyson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Tyson eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard but Tyson has mounted him!
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
Hughes is controlling an arm, preventing Tyson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Hughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hughes working to try and regain half guard.
Tyson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hughes to take his back!
I really don't envy Hughes right now.
Tyson tries to keep control of the position but Hughes is staying busy.
Hughes wants to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hughes showing good submission defense here.
Tyson doesn't have the hooks in and Hughes manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Hughes 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.

Tyson is looking for a triangle but Hughes pushes his legs off easily.
Hughes postures up.
Hughes is fighting to break Tyson's control of his arms but Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hughes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hughes 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Hughes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tyson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hughes was covering up waiting for the punch and Tyson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Tyson wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Hughes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hughes drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tyson is trying to trip Hughes. He has hold of a leg but Hughes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tyson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyson passes into side control.

Tyson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hughes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hughes is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Hughes is letting Tyson control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Tyson wants to stand but Hughes has his arm trapped.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes is trying to improve his position.
Hughes is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Hughes striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tyson working the ground and pound.

Tyson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hughes is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tyson off and has taken his back!
Tyson tries to roll but Hughes sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson trying to control the action but Hughes just sinks the hooks in.
German Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Hughes is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!