PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 1975 p4p, 204 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 6670 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jai White
vs
Tyson

190 cm
25
199 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Granite 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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White walks into a jab.
Tyson catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from White does no damage.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
White misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
White walks into a left hand.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a left to the body.
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tyson throws a hook but White blocks it.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a straight left.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Tyson lands.
A big right from White misses.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through White's defenses.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White with a nice cross.
White cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
White lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Tyson avoids the body shot from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As White backs off Tyson throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

White lands the left hand.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
Nice straight punches there by Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson misses with a body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Tyson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White slips a jab from Tyson.
White slips under a jab.
Michael Jai White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson slips a straight right by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Tyson cracks White with a good jab.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White lands a jab to the nose.

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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

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