PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax van Frankrijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

van Frankrijk
vs
tyson

197 cm
20
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ajax van Frankrijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike tyson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Frankrijk moves out of range of the leg kick from tyson.
van Frankrijk avoids the head kick by tyson.
tyson is looking to land body kicks.

van Frankrijk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in tyson's guard.

van Frankrijk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and van Frankrijk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

van Frankrijk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
van Frankrijk trying to control the position from guard on top but tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
van Frankrijk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

tyson looking for subs off his back but van Frankrijk has passed one foot through into half guard.

tyson looking for submissions off his back.
tyson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
tyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for tyson.

van Frankrijk drops back looking for a leg! tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and tyson manages to kick van Frankrijk off! van Frankrijk jumps back into tyson's guard.

van Frankrijk has gone for a leg lock! tyson slips out almost immediately though and dives into van Frankrijk's guard.

van Frankrijk had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. tyson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. van Frankrijk Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take tyson's back instead.

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.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
tyson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of van Frankrijk's arms.
tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
tyson is taking damage to the body and head.
I really don't envy tyson right now.
Can tyson hold on?! van Frankrijk is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
tyson trying to control the hands but van Frankrijk breaks the grip.

van Frankrijk is looking for the choke from the back position but tyson is controlling his hands well.

tyson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
tyson looking very determined here, making life difficult for van Frankrijk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tyson manages to reverse the position and now he's in van Frankrijk's guard. Nice work there by tyson.

van Frankrijk has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. tyson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for van Frankrijk.
van Frankrijk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

tyson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but van Frankrijk pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura but tyson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for van Frankrijk to get the leverage.
van Frankrijk wants to pass the guard but tyson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Frankrijk is trying to control. tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four 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 is positioning himself well to prevent van Frankrijk advancing to mount.

van Frankrijk is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, tyson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
van Frankrijk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
tyson wants to control but van Frankrijk is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from van Frankrijk lands but tyson takes it in his stride.

It looks like mike tyson has been cut.

van Frankrijk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

van Frankrijk is trying to get an arm triangle but tyson is defending well.
van Frankrijk throws a strike aimed at the side of tyson's head but tyson avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tyson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajax van Frankrijk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mike tyson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

van Frankrijk gets the takedown into side control.

van Frankrijk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
tyson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

van Frankrijk seems to be working for a kimura but tyson defends the submission attempt.
tyson is looking to control van Frankrijk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can tyson avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura here.
Ajax van Frankrijk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and tyson defends it well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
tyson throws a lazy head kick

and van Frankrijk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by van Frankrijk.

van Frankrijk drops back looking for a leg! tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and tyson manages to kick van Frankrijk off! van Frankrijk jumps back into tyson's guard.
van Frankrijk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

van Frankrijk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
tyson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
van Frankrijk trying to control the position from guard on top but tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Frankrijk postures up in tyson's guard and throws a big left but tyson blocks it.
van Frankrijk scoring with punches to the head and body.
van Frankrijk won't allow tyson to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from van Frankrijk.
tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

van Frankrijk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. tyson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

van Frankrijk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and van Frankrijk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
van Frankrijk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as van Frankrijk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
van Frankrijk passes tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
tyson is looking to improve his position.
van Frankrijk lands strikes from half guard.

tyson actively working from the bottom here.

tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by van Frankrijk.
tyson wants to control but van Frankrijk is keeping busy.

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.

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

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and tyson defends it well.
van Frankrijk prevents tyson from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from tyson.

van Frankrijk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

van Frankrijk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and van Frankrijk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
van Frankrijk wants to control from the top but tyson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajax van Frankrijk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mike tyson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

van Frankrijk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from tyson. No joy for van Frankrijk on that attempt.
van Frankrijk 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 van Frankrijk off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ajax van Frankrijk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
van Frankrijk blocks the body kick.
tyson fails to land the takedown.

van Frankrijk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. tyson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
van Frankrijk wants to control from the top but tyson keeps moving.

tyson has his foot on van Frankrijk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. van Frankrijk works his way back into a safe position though.
tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

tyson looking for a guillotine here but van Frankrijk defends easily.
van Frankrijk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Frankrijk passes tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

van Frankrijk seems to be working for a kimura but tyson defends the submission attempt.

van Frankrijk is working for a submission of some sort.
van Frankrijk throwing shots but tyson is blocking nicely.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

van Frankrijk is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, tyson has managed to free his arm - good work.

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 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
tyson trying to control but van Frankrijk postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

van Frankrijk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

van Frankrijk is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, tyson has managed to free his arm - good work.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura but tyson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for van Frankrijk to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tyson trying to hold on to van Frankrijk's head to control him but van Frankrijk postures up.

van Frankrijk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and tyson defends it well.
van Frankrijk trying to control from half guard but tyson is working away.
Ajax van Frankrijk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Frankrijk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
tyson is not content to let van Frankrijk control the position.
van Frankrijk stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

tyson looking for submissions off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

van Frankrijk scores with a takedown into tyson's guard.
van Frankrijk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

tyson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Frankrijk defends well.

tyson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
van Frankrijk sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ajax van Frankrijk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well van Frankrijk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajax van Frankrijk!