PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac - Uppercut kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dom DeLuise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

DeLuise
vs
Tyson

177 cm
31
165 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

179 cm
34
170 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom DeLuise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
and DeLuise counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DeLuise misses with a body kick.
DeLuise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeLuise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeLuise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but DeLuise moved out of range.

Tyson gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tyson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
DeLuise is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeLuise regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tyson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
DeLuise taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeLuise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
DeLuise is trying to stand up here but Tyson is controlling him well.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeLuise defending well though.
DeLuise is looking to improve his position.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson misses with a head shot. DeLuise uses the momentum to regain guard.
DeLuise trying to control the position.
DeLuise has Tyson pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
DeLuise dodges the punch combination from Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeLuise misses with a low kick.
DeLuise ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeLuise.

Tyson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. DeLuise tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyson is in DeLuise's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuise working a defensive guard here.
Tyson is pushing down on DeLuise's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeLuise is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyson is thwarting DeLuise's attempts to control the position.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots but DeLuise is blocking nicely.
Tyson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyson thows a huge punch but DeLuise dodges it nicely.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DeLuise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson wants to control but DeLuise is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson thows a huge punch but DeLuise dodges it nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyson shoots in but DeLuise avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DeLuise throws a counter high kick but Tyson was just alert enough to avoid it.
DeLuise tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - DeLuise finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tyson blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeLuise as he avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeLuise lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeLuise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLuise moves away from the strike by Tyson.
DeLuise throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DeLuise throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by DeLuise.
DeLuise throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeLuise checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by DeLuise.
Dom DeLuise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
DeLuise looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
DeLuise lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but DeLuise avoids it really well and circles away.
DeLuise throws a front kick aimed at Tyson's knee but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeLuise as he avoids it easily.

Tyson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for DeLuise!
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
DeLuise regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tyson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeLuise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeLuise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
DeLuise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeLuise's head.
DeLuise wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but DeLuise is working away.
Tyson throwing shots but DeLuise is blocking nicely.
Tyson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for DeLuise!
Tyson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns DeLuise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Tyson.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DeLuise is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to finish DeLuise with some ground and pound. This is bad for DeLuise!
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. DeLuise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
DeLuise trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tyson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson landing strikes from the mount.
Tyson unloading with bombs!
Tyson with shots to the head and body - DeLuise looks very uncomfortable down there.
DeLuise holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tyson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses

and Tyson counters with a single leg into guard. DeLuise didn't expect that.
Tyson wants to control from the top but DeLuise keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeLuise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but DeLuise blocks nicely.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but DeLuise has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeLuise. DeLuise obviously looking to wear him down.
DeLuise throws a front kick that sends Tyson stumbling back into the cage.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeLuise pinned against the cage. DeLuise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dom DeLuise is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from DeLuise.
Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DeLuise.
Dom DeLuise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by DeLuise there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Tyson.
DeLuise cracks the inside of Tyson's front leg.
Tyson checks a leg kick.
Dom DeLuise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson working DeLuise over with strikes.
Tyson throws a strike but DeLuise avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tyson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeLuise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DeLuise wants to stand and escape but Tyson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of DeLuise's head.
DeLuise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeLuise keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but DeLuise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DeLuise misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from DeLuise misses
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeLuise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Dom DeLuise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyson blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
DeLuise throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson tries for a takedown but DeLuise circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tyson scores with a takedown into DeLuise's guard.
Tyson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson took some time post fight to say the following; 'If I take this camera and put it in your face for 20 years, I don't know what you might be. You might be a homosexual if I put that camera on you since you were 13 years old. I've been on that camera since I was 13 years old. Give me loser of Hans Edgar vs Charles Martel fight next!'.