PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 3766 p4p, 4402 weight class) and Eras Tour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Tour

180 cm
21
218
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
217
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 New York, Eras Tour !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tour tries to clinch up.
Tour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Tour is avoiding it.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tour misses with the head strike.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Tour has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tour won't allow it.
Tour fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tour swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tour avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyson.
Tour swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tour .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tour misses with a punch to the body.
Tour has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
A head punch on the inside from Tour fails to land.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

Tyson drops Tour with a beautiful combination! Tour stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tyson is looking for the KO!

It looks like Eras Tour has been cut.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Tour moves away and avoids it.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tour wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tour looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tour working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tour has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tour can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tour throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tour throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tour misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tour misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson wants to break free but Tour has control.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tour misses with some punches.
Tour gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tour prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tour has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Tour has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson tries to break free but Tour pushes him back against the cage.
Tour working aggressively here.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tour fails to land.
Tour fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson has hold of one of Tour 's legs. Tour is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tour being controlled here, momentarily.
Tour is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tour preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tyson is standing up over Tour . Tour looks to escape but Tyson dives into side control.
Tyson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eras Tour 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tour ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tour tries to counter with a clinch but Tyson shakes him off and moves away.
Tour fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tyson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tour 's guard.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tour for as long as he can get away with.
Tyson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tyson won't allow Tour to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tyson lands a left and a right that send Tour crashing to the mat, dazed. Tyson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tour is rocked!
Tour tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tour is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?

Tyson shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Tour is unconscious as Tyson celebrates over his stricken foe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mike Tyson!