PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Romanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Tyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Romanowski
vs
Tyson

194 cm
19
232 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

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, Gregor Romanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romanowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Romanowski avoids it well.

Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Romanowski in a clinch.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romanowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanowski.
Romanowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romanowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Romanowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanowski dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Romanowski closes the distance and clinches.
Romanowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romanowski will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romanowski is breathing heavily.
Romanowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romanowski takes a step back to recover.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tyson has eaten all the pies!
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanowski.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson throws a combination that misses

and Romanowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romanowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tyson kicks Romanowski off and gets to his feet.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson lands a front kick.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanowski slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Romanowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanowski slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Romanowski misses with a double jab.
Romanowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanowski shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Romanowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tyson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanowski.
Romanowski tries to clinch up.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Romanowski scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Romanowski on that attempt.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Romanowski moves out of range.
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson misses with a combination
letting Romanowski counter with a right hand.
Romanowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Romanowski avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Romanowski catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Romanowski avoids nicely.
Romanowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Romanowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson tries to bum rush Romanowski with a series of wild strikes but Romanowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Romanowski gets a clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Romanowski has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romanowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Romanowski has him pressed against the cage.
Romanowski has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Romanowski is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romanowski has his back to the cage.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanowski shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romanowski misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Romanowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Romanowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Romanowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A kick lands to the mid section there for 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.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romanowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Romanowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tyson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romanowski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Romanowski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanowski wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romanowski working a defensive guard here.

Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Romanowski on that attempt.
Romanowski shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Romanowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson misses with a double jab.

That's two 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.
Romanowski dodges the punch combination from Tyson.

Romanowski rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
Romanowski fails to pull guard.
Romanowski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Romanowski is avoiding it.
Tyson checks a low kick from Romanowski.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romanowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Romanowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyson.
Romanowski misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romanowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Romanowski shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romanowski fails to land the takedown.
Romanowski fails to land the takedown.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Romanowski avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Romanowski avoids nicely.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Romanowski.
Romanowski throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanowski shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Tyson throws a right hand that Romanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanowski also avoids with ease.
Romanowski scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Romanowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanowski is looking to wear down Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romanowski shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Romanowski wants to clinch.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Romanowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanowski has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Romanowski is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Romanowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Romanowski is trying to break free.
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 Gregor Romanowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Romanowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romanowski misses with the combination.
Tyson tries to bum rush Romanowski with a series of wild strikes but Romanowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanowski misses with a body shot.

Romanowski gets the takedown into side control.
Romanowski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tyson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Romanowski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Romanowski looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romanowski trying to strike off his back.

Tyson gets to his feet - Romanowski follows without any prompting.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanowski tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Romanowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregor Romanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanowski shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Romanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Romanowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanowski lands a head shot.
Romanowski slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Romanowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romanowski dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Romanowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanowski wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Romanowski slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson throws a right hand that Romanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanowski also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Romanowski moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Romanowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romanowski off to one side.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Romanowski backs away looking to recover.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanowski shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson pushes Romanowski away with a front kick.
Romanowski swinging wilding here.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Romanowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Romanowski wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Tyson gets to his feet - Romanowski follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanowski fails with the takedown.
Romanowski is looking to clinch.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Romanowski.
Tyson misses with a double jab

and Romanowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Romanowski is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Romanowski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tyson to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Romanowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romanowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Romanowski!