PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by The Anthem by Onra. Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Long
vs
Tyson

191 cm
38
213 lbs
32 - 11 - 0

184 cm
36
226 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

King of Fists

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 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Long.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Long.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Long ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.

It looks like How Long has been cut.
Long looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Tyson takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Long does it's job there.
Long is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.

Long has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tyson as the two fighters clinch.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long lands a left hand.
Long misses with the head strike.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a solid body kick.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Long.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Tyson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Long takes one on the button.

Long is rocked!
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Long seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tyson throws an overhand right that drops Long like a sack of potatoes! Tyson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
A relieved looking Mike Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated How Long had this to say: 'I am impressed by your performance!'.