PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Piensavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Piensavi
vs
Tyson

185 cm
26
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Cage Wars Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Piensavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piensavi keeps working.

Tyson decides to return to a standing position.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piensavi misses with a body shot.

Piensavi moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piensavi as Tyson tries to tie him up.
Tyson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Piensavi is trying to push Tyson away but Tyson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Piensavi.
Tyson leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to push Piensavi away but Piensavi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Piensavi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

Tyson rushes Piensavi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piensavi moves to clinch but Tyson breaks away
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Piensavi moves into the clinch.
Piensavi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piensavi tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the cage.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Piensavi.
Piensavi tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piensavi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Piensavi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tyson closes the distance and pushes Piensavi back into the cage.
Piensavi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Piensavi won't allow it.
Piensavi looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Piensavi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Piensavi sprawls well. Piensavi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Piensavi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Piensavi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piensavi.
Piensavi slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piensavi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Piensavi lands a body shot.
Piensavi tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Piensavi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Piensavi as Tyson shoots in.
Piensavi tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Piensavi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piensavi moves to clinch but Tyson breaks away
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Piensavi walks into a jab.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson tries to clinch but Piensavi moves away

and Piensavi counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piensavi is trying to break free.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Piensavi has double underhooks.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body.
Piensavi is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson goes for a takedown attempt but Piensavi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piensavi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson looks gassed!
Piensavi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piensavi wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Piensavi misses with a head kick.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Piensavi.
Tyson tries to clinch but Piensavi is having none of it.
Piensavi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Piensavi, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Piensavi against the cage but Piensavi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piensavi is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Piensavi both land. Nice combination.
Piensavi darts in trying to clinch

and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Piensavi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.

Piensavi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piensavi jabs at Tyson's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piensavi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piensavi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Piensavi takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
Piensavi is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piensavi down to the mat. Piensavi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piensavi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piensavi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piensavi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piensavi prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piensavi is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Piensavi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Piensavi up against the cage.
Tyson prevents Piensavi from breaking the clinch.
Piensavi is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piensavi lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piensavi dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Piensavi lands an overhand right.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Piensavi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Piensavi.
Piensavi tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piensavi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Piensavi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piensavi moves to clinch but Tyson breaks away
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Piensavi backing up. Piensavi nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Piensavi closes the distance and clinches.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Piensavi moves out of range of the body kick.
Piensavi connects with a body shot.
Piensavi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piensavi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piensavi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Piensavi avoids nicely.
Mike Piensavi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piensavi connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piensavi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piensavi stuffs the takedown.
Piensavi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piensavi is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Piensavi wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.

Piensavi clinches up against the cage.
Tyson prevents Piensavi from breaking the clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Piensavi is controlling him.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piensavi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Piensavi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Piensavi tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Piensavi wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Piensavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piensavi scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piensavi.

Piensavi rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Piensavi letting Tyson take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Tyson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Piensavi working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piensavi has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson keeps control of Piensavi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Piensavi is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Piensavi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Piensavi counters with a left to the body.
Piensavi is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Piensavi throws a big shot that misses.
Piensavi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piensavi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Piensavi darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Piensavi won't allow it.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Piensavi won't allow it.
Piensavi is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson has Piensavi pushed against the cage.

That's two 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.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Piensavi manages to get underhooks.
Mike Piensavi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Piensavi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson throws a combination that misses

and Piensavi moves into the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piensavi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Piensavi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piensavi.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Piensavi.
Piensavi slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.

Piensavi moves into the clinch successfully.
Piensavi working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piensavi breaks from the clinch.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piensavi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piensavi stuffs the takedown.
Piensavi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Piensavi wants to clinch.

Piensavi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Piensavi has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Piensavi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piensavi lands with a cross.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Piensavi is winning the standup battle so far.
Piensavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piensavi avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Piensavi slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.

Piensavi forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Piensavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson prevents Piensavi from breaking the clinch.
Piensavi is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Piensavi is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Piensavi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piensavi smiles and moves away.
Piensavi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piensavi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson dives in and grabs Piensavi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Piensavi pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Piensavi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Piensavi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piensavi 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

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