PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Tua (ranked 23032 p4p, 458 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 23008 p4p, 449 weight class). Mike Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Tua's chin.

Tua
vs
Tyson

180 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
225 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tua throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Tua throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson works Tua's body with a nice hook.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Tua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tua blocks a jab.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Tua avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson works Tua's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tua misses with a hook to the body
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
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!
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tua is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Tyson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyson walks into a left hand.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyson lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tua avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tua is looking to counter the offense by Tyson and move into the clinch.
Tua connects with the punch.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Tua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson cracks Tua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Tua tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson presses Tua against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson digs a right hand underneath Tua's ribcage. Tua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tua's defenses.
Tua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson pushes Tua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson tests Tua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson cracks Tua with a good jab.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson is looking for the big counter here.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua under the eye.

Tua is rocked!
Tua misses with a body punch

and Tyson counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Tua goes down! Will Tua beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Oh Tua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson connects with a quick right hand that sends Tua tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!