PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Gric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fifty Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gric
vs
Tyson

187 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Gric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fifty Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd cheers as Gric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Gric keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Gric sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gric cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gric stuffs the takedown.
Gric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
A big left from Gric misses.
Gric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Gric misses.
Gric loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Gric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gric.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gric avoids it really well and circles away.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fifty Tyson.
Gric lands with an overhand left.
Gric connects with a jab.
Gric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tyson has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gric.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Gric connects with a body shot that sends Tyson's belly button to the back.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gric with a jab.
A cross from Gric lands.
Tyson takes one on the button.
Gric lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Artem Gric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson dives in and grabs Gric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gric pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Tyson looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Gric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Gric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Gric keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gric dips to his left and cracks Tyson with an uppercut!
Gric thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson's side.
Gric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyson.
Artem Gric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
Gric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Gric.
Gric lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gric is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tyson.
Gric throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Gric lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Gric connects with a right hand. Tyson shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric connects with a single shot there.
Gric scores with a jab.
Gric scores with a body shot.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Gric avoids nicely.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gric manages to avoid it.
Gric scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gric connects with a single shot there.
Gric lands a jab.
Gric throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Gric throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gric connects with the punch.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gric dips to his left and cracks Tyson with an uppercut!
Gric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gric slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gric tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gric is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Gric shows good takedown defense.
Gric changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Gric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gric lands a lovely overhand right.
Gric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gric lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Gric coming out on top.
Nice cross by Gric.
Gric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gric cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Gric dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gric lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gric loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Tyson moves out of range as Gric strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Gric.
Gric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson dives in and grabs Gric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gric pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Gric lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Gric avoids nicely.
Gric scores with a jab.
Gric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Gric had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Gric - just one landing.
Gric ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gric.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gric rather than just go for the knockout.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Gric moved out of range nicely.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Gric.
A jab lands there for Gric.
Gric lands with a nice body punch.
Gric lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gric getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Artem Gric is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fifty Tyson.
Gric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Gric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gric.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Gric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gric lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gric.
Gric connects with a single shot there.
Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyson walks into a jab.
Gric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tyson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gric has got the better of the exchanges.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Fifty Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gric.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Gric. That snapped Tyson's head back.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson takes one on the button.
Gric cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gric lands with a cross.
Gric jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Gric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gric is just out of range.
Nice cross by Gric.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Gric lands with a cross.
Gric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gric, as that shot connected.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gric.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Gric as he connects with a hook.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Gric pushes him off.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyson on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Gric. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gric.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gric connects with a jab.
Gric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gric swivels and escapes.
Gric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Gric dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Gric.
Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Gric sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Gric.
Gric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gric connects with the punch.
Gric connects with a body shot that sends Tyson's belly button to the back.
Jab by Gric.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Gric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gric lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Gric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Gric.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Gric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gric lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Gric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Gric cracks the inside of Tyson's front leg.
A jab lands there for Gric.
Gric cracks Tyson with a good jab.
A jab from Gric misses.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gric circles away.
Gric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gric lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gric scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gric tries to avoid it but Tyson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gric to the ground. Gric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fifty Tyson.
Gric throws out a powerful jab.
Gric lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Gric cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gric lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson's head.

Tyson is rocked!
Gric lands with a right hand.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gric finish him?
Gric drops Tyson with a naaaaasty hook - Tyson is in real trouble here! Gric dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Gric!