PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin has chosen Highway to hell as his entrance music. 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.

Tyson
vs
Ladin

194 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

215 cm
26
291 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Ladin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a head kick but Ladin moves out of range.
Ladin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ladin.
Ladin misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ladin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladin tries to clinch up.
Ben Ladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ladin tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson is looking to land body kicks.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ladin wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a jab.
Ladin wants to clinch.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Ladin.
Ladin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Ladin rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
Ladin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ladin misses with some punches.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
Ladin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ladin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Ladin saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladin ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Ladin saw that one coming.
Tyson fakes the leg kick and cracks Ladin in the body.
Ladin moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Ladin.
Ladin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ladin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Rocky Tyson has been cut.
Ladin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladin is just out of range.
Ladin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through Ladin's defenses.
Ladin blocks a jab.
Tyson thumps Ladin with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson throws a hook but Ladin blocks it.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladin moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Ladin lands a big head kick that sends Tyson tumbling to the mat! Ladin takes a step backwards and waves Tyson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tyson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ladin has managed to clinch.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ladin with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Tyson drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ben Ladin!
Ben Ladin took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Today is just my lucky day. He could have destroyed me easily. I'm a bum pretending to be a fighter just to support my family. Anybody wants to beat me up, just contact my manager..'.