PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maimuta Prunea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Prunea
vs
Tyson

170 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

177 cm
29
185 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Maimuta Prunea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Prunea counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Prunea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Prunea moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Prunea is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prunea has his back to the cage.
Prunea prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tyson has Prunea pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tyson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Prunea tumbling to the mat - Tyson dives into Prunea's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tyson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prunea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Prunea is retaining full guard.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tyson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prunea sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson is trying to ground and pound but Prunea uses the momentary lack of control by Tyson to regain half guard.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Prunea's hands, connecting with Prunea's forehead.
Prunea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson wants to free his trapped foot but Prunea is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prunea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson avoids the head kick by Prunea.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Prunea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyson looks gassed!
Prunea shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Prunea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Prunea is out of range.
Prunea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand

and Prunea counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tyson's guard now.
Prunea trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prunea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prunea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Prunea closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tyson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tyson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Prunea's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tyson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyson tries to roll over but Prunea keeps him under control.
Tyson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Prunea is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Prunea is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Prunea controlling from mount.
Tyson is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prunea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maimuta Prunea will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prunea circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Tyson lands but Prunea takes it in his stride.

Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Prunea regains half guard.
Tyson is thwarting Prunea's attempts to control the position.
Prunea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyson lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prunea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Prunea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prunea manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prunea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prunea throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

Tyson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Prunea, up you get!
Nice jab there from Tyson.
No luck for Prunea with that takedown attempt.
Prunea circles away from the clinch attempt

and Prunea counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.

Tyson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Prunea stacks Tyson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Prunea!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prunea landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to buck Prunea off.
Tyson is trying to work for a sweep but Prunea has mounted him!
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding Prunea's attempts to control the action.
Tyson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tyson looking for submissions off his back.

Prunea postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tyson to stand up.

Prunea moves into the clinch.

Prunea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Prunea counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prunea looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prunea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Prunea lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Prunea from controlling successfully.

Tyson is working an open guard so Prunea takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Prunea moves into the clinch.

Prunea tightens his grip and picks Tyson up, before dumping him to the ground. Tyson manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prunea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prunea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Prunea's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prunea wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Prunea with a nice head shot there.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Prunea from controlling successfully.
Prunea sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maimuta Prunea.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maimuta Prunea dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Prunea throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tyson was covering up waiting for the punch and Prunea finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Prunea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Tyson has his foot on Prunea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Prunea works his way back into a safe position though.

Prunea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prunea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Tyson looking for a triangle here. Prunea is fighting it but it looks tight! Tyson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Prunea is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.