PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phillips
vs
Tyson

151 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buddy Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Phillips gets a double leg takedown into Tyson's guard.
Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyson has Phillips pulled in close to control his posture.
Phillips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Phillips controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Phillips stands and steps away. Tyson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Phillips sets himself, and Tyson steps forward looking for the clinch! Phillips avoids it this time.

Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Phillips shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyson has control of Phillips's left arm, preventing Phillips from doing any damage.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson seems keen to control Phillips's posture.
Phillips really is a fat lump.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
Tyson is pulling down on Phillips's head. It's preventing any offense from Phillips, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson controlling Phillips's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Tyson punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.
Tyson lands with a nice body kick.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips 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.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Phillips pushes him away.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson tries to counter with a clinch but Phillips shakes him off and moves away.
Phillips throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyson throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tyson manages to circle out of the way.
Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyson lands a two punch combo.

Phillips darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson blocks a leg kick.

Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Phillips misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Tyson tries to get set, Phillips tries to push him back and clinch up but Tyson manages to avoid the attempt.
Buddy Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Phillips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phillips throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phillips.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Phillips.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson checks the leg kick.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Phillips throws a combination that misses

and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.

Phillips manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phillips shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyson's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips is fighting to break Tyson's control of his arms but Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyson controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips goes for a double leg but Tyson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyson continues to drive forward.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Phillips is looking to counter the offense by Tyson and move into the clinch.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.

Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Phillips defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Phillips moved away.
Phillips takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips slips a straight right by Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.

Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Phillips.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phillips throws a big counter combination but Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a kick to the temple. Phillips shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson misses with the combination.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson feints a jab promting Phillips to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phillips slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Phillips's head back.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Phillips steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Tyson.
Tyson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Phillips.
A head kick misses from Tyson.

Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.

Phillips drags the fight down to the ground.
Tyson wants to stand but Phillips is controlling his posture from full guard.
Buddy Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tyson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phillips, up you get!

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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.