PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 4644 p4p, 500 weight class) and Patsy Mcballsey Jr (ranked 4745 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tyson
vs
Mcballsey Jr

178 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patsy Mcballsey Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcballsey Jr avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Mcballsey Jr's head but Mcballsey Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Mcballsey Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcballsey Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Mcballsey Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut

and Mcballsey Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcballsey Jr has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.

Mcballsey Jr jumps into guard, dragging Tyson to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mcballsey Jr's guard.
Mcballsey Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mcballsey Jr is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mcballsey Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcballsey Jr is stalling here.

Mcballsey Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Mcballsey Jr ducks down to avoid it.

Mcballsey Jr has managed to clinch.
Mcballsey Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Tyson backs off Mcballsey Jr throws a huge counter combo but Tyson manages to avoid it all.

Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Mcballsey Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mcballsey Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcballsey Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mcballsey Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mcballsey Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Tyson misses

and Mcballsey Jr moves into the clinch.

Mcballsey Jr breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mcballsey Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcballsey Jr stalling against the cage.
Tyson is trying to break free.

Mcballsey Jr pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson won't allow Mcballsey Jr to sweep him here.
Tyson being controlled here momentarily.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but instead Mcballsey Jr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcballsey Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcballsey Jr is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcballsey Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mcballsey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Mcballsey Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patsy Mcballsey Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcballsey Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcballsey Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Mcballsey Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tyson.

Mcballsey Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Mcballsey Jr manages to pull guard.
Tyson wants to stand but Mcballsey Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcballsey Jr is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcballsey Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcballsey Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcballsey Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcballsey Jr landing some decent shots from guard.

Mcballsey Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcballsey Jr moves away.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Mcballsey Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcballsey Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcballsey Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Tyson pushes him away.
Tyson swings for the body but Mcballsey Jr moves out of range.

Mcballsey Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcballsey Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Mcballsey Jr is dominant here and he's now got Tyson's back!
Good control from Mcballsey Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcballsey Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tyson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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!
Mcballsey Jr biding his time, controlling Tyson.

Tyson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Patsy Mcballsey Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcballsey Jr looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Mcballsey Jr lands strikes to the head.
Mcballsey Jr is working the ground and pound. Can Tyson escape?
Tyson covers up after that shot from Mcballsey Jr.
Mcballsey Jr throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tyson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Mcballsey Jr has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Tyson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Mcballsey Jr gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patsy Mcballsey Jr!
Mike Tyson was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a hanful of clouds.'.