PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Mary had a little lamb. Haades is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Accept - Head Over Heels. Hannes Haades has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tyson
vs
Haades

184 cm
37
226 lbs
41 - 24 - 0

190 cm
28
210 lbs
7 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haades ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Haades throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Haades had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haades is able to avoid easily.
Haades slips a jab from Tyson.
A combination from Haades does no damage.
Haades lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Haades fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.
Haades scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Haades moves away and avoids it.
Haades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Haades throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Tyson lands a leg kick that knocks Haades off balance momentarily.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haades let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tyson lunges at Haades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haades's hand.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Haades drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Haades working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Haades fails to land.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Tyson misses
and Haades counters with a leg kick.
Haades throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson throws a quick counter head kick but Haades was just out of range.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Haades holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haades working aggressively here.
Haades blocking some punches.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haades.
Haades cracks Tyson with a good jab.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson throws a front kick aimed at Haades's knee but Haades avoids it well.
Haades tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haades moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyson throws a front kick aimed at Haades's knee but Haades avoids it well.

Haades closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haades working aggressively here.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Haades goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haades or not.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson throws a leg kick which misses Haades's front leg but catches the back leg as Haades tries to avoid it.
Haades slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Haades moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Haades.
Haades works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haades lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Haades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haades shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haades throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
letting Haades counter with a right hand.
Tyson throws a head kick but Haades moves out of range.
Haades tried to score with a low kick but Tyson checks it.
Haades staying out of range there.
Haades throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyson throws a big counter combination but Haades scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Haades connects with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Haades's head but Haades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Haades.
Haades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyson's calf.
Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.

Haades has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Haades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haades.
Haades looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haades is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tyson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Haades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannes Haades dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haades throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Haades misses.
Haades moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Haades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haades defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Haades rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haades lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haades misses the target.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haades lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Haades checks it.
Haades is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Haades seems unphased.
Haades scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haades ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Haades should have avoided that one.
Haades takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haades misses the jab.

Tyson drops Haades with a left right combo! Tyson follows him down to the ground into side control.

Haades is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haades manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Haades is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tyson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Well, if Haades is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haades looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haades must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Haades postures up.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haades controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haades stops Tyson from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haades doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Hannes Haades has been cut.
Haades 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.
Haades misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Haades with a jab.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Haades's head but Haades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 19:19
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 19:19
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!