PBP Commentary

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

cheiroso
vs
Tyson

185 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, emelianenko cheiroso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cheiroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a series of punches but cheiroso avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cheiroso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tyson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tyson looks to land a combination but cheiroso avoids it well.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cheiroso.
No joy there for cheiroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
cheiroso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cheiroso is breathing heavily.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
cheiroso throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
cheiroso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.

Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cheiroso, pushing him back against the cage.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
cheiroso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
cheiroso slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cheiroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tyson has eaten all the pies!
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cheiroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cheiroso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cheiroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
cheiroso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
cheiroso slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
cheiroso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
cheiroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
cheiroso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson swinging wilding here.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
cheiroso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cheiroso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson throws a right hand that cheiroso ducks under and follows up with a left that cheiroso also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for cheiroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for cheiroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from cheiroso.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheiroso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cheiroso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
cheiroso misses with a jab, cross combination.
cheiroso dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
cheiroso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
cheiroso looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
cheiroso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
cheiroso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
cheiroso misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cheiroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cheiroso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have cheiroso backpedaling.
cheiroso looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from cheiroso does no damage.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson throws a right hand that cheiroso ducks under and follows up with a left that cheiroso also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from cheiroso both land. Nice combination.
cheiroso slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
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.

A combination from Tyson does no damage.
cheiroso misses with a few strikes there.
cheiroso misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a series of punches but cheiroso avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a combination. cheiroso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
cheiroso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but cheiroso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tyson moves into the clinch.
cheiroso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
cheiroso can't break the clinch.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
cheiroso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from cheiroso.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
cheiroso misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from cheiroso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
cheiroso lands a jab-cross combination.
cheiroso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
cheiroso tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
cheiroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a right hand that cheiroso ducks under and follows up with a left that cheiroso also avoids with ease.
cheiroso looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
cheiroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cheiroso slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
cheiroso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson lands a front kick.
emelianenko cheiroso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tyson pushes cheiroso up against the cage in a clinch.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from cheiroso does no damage.
cheiroso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson misses with the combination.
cheiroso dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
cheiroso misses with the combination.
cheiroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from cheiroso.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cheiroso misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but cheiroso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
cheiroso slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
cheiroso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
cheiroso avoids a punch combination nicely.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cheiroso.
Tyson tries to bum rush cheiroso with a series of wild strikes but cheiroso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
cheiroso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - cheiroso scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for cheiroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
cheiroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson tries to bum rush cheiroso with a series of wild strikes but cheiroso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cheiroso throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
cheiroso misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from cheiroso misses.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
cheiroso stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson scores with a nice body kick.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a series of punches but cheiroso moves out of range.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

cheiroso avoids a punch combination nicely.
cheiroso tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cheiroso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson throws a series of punches but cheiroso avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
cheiroso misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
cheiroso misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cheiroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
cheiroso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.

Tyson clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson keeps control of cheiroso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson prevents cheiroso from breaking the clinch.
cheiroso is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag cheiroso down to the mat. cheiroso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but cheiroso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
cheiroso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tyson moves into range and clinches up with cheiroso.
cheiroso tries to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling the position.
cheiroso tries to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling the position.
cheiroso is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
cheiroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that both miss.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a right and a left that cheiroso avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but cheiroso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from cheiroso does no damage.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson misses with the combination.
cheiroso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Tyson darts in and clinches cheiroso up against the cage.
cheiroso wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson stalks cheiroso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into cheiroso's face. cheiroso staggers backwards, shaken.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
cheiroso misses with a few strikes there.
cheiroso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson throws a series of punches but cheiroso moves out of range.
cheiroso misses with a wild combination.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cheiroso circles away quickly and effectively.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.
cheiroso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
cheiroso misses with a two punch combination.
cheiroso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for cheiroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cheiroso misses with the combination.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cheiroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
Tyson tries to bum rush cheiroso with a series of wild strikes but cheiroso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
cheiroso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
cheiroso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from cheiroso.
cheiroso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
cheiroso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cheiroso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cheiroso looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have cheiroso backpedaling.
cheiroso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson throws a right and a left that cheiroso avoids nicely.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.
cheiroso misses with a series of wild punches.
emelianenko cheiroso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
cheiroso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Tyson.
Well Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

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