PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Carwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carwin
vs
Tyson

188 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 2

184 cm
23
257 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Determined

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 7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Carwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Carwin blocks a jab.
Carwin connects with the punch.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin misses with a straight right.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Carwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson throws a jab when Carwin was well out of range.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Carwin with a hook.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Carwin moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Carwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carwin thinking.
Tyson throws a jab when Carwin was well out of range.
Carwin defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwin moves away.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Tyson misses.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carwin.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Chris Carwin has been cut.
Tyson throws a right hand that Carwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin also avoids with ease.
Carwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a double jab.
Carwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Carwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
Tyson punishes Carwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson cracks Carwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson throws a jab when Carwin was well out of range.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Carwin's ribs.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carwin's head.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carwin.
Carwin slips under a jab.
Tyson throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Carwin misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
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 Chris Carwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carwin misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Carwin throws a big shot that misses.
Carwin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson feints a jab promting Carwin to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Carwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Carwin didn't see that one coming.
Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carwin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carwin.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carwin looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Carwin saw that one coming.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson misses with a hook. Carwin ducked under it nicely.
Carwin thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Carwin is out of range.
Carwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Carwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyson works over Carwin's head and body with a nice combination.

Chris Carwin's cut is getting worse.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson defending well as Carwin loads up on a big left hand.
Carwin walks into a jab.
Carwin connects with a body shot that sends Tyson's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyson moves out of range as Carwin strikes.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carwin throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Carwin's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carwin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips a jab from Carwin.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Carwin should have avoided that one.
Tyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carwin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
Carwin staying out of range there.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
A jab from Tyson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
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 cut man is working on Chris Carwin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Carwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson defending well as Carwin loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carwin throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Carwin misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwin moves away.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
Tyson moves out of range as Carwin strikes.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Carwin misses.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Carwin slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chris Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Carwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Carwin misses with a straight left.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.

Chris Carwin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thuds his right hand into Carwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carwin misses with a body shot.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Carwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carwin swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carwin at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson catches Carwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyson.
Jab by Tyson.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Carwin seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.

Jeez, Chris Carwin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carwin takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

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