PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tyson
vs
Roberts

185 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roberts back to the cage. Tyson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.
Tyson throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Roberts gets a clinch.
Roberts lands an elbow just above Tyson 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Tyson is working Roberts over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Roberts gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Tyson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Tyson's ribcage.
Roberts lands a shot to the body.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Tyson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
Roberts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyson working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Tyson in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberts lands a left hand.
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 Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roberts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Roberts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.

Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.
Roberts scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Pat Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts lands an elbow inside that Tyson shrugs off.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyson's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyson's defenses.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberts up against the cage.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Tyson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Roberts presses Tyson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.

Tyson is rocked!
Roberts throws a big uppercut that drops Tyson! More strikes from Roberts and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tyson lies dazed against the cage as Roberts celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Roberts!
An out of breath Pat Roberts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.