PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Im a Champion as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Abdullah
vs
Tyson

180 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdullah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abdullah off to one side.
Donk. Tyson catches Abdullah right on the button with a cross.

Abdullah clinches up against the ropes.
Abdullah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abdullah fails to pull guard.
Abdullah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson tries to circle away but Abdullah has him pinned against the ropes.
Tyson is trying to push Abdullah away but Abdullah has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Abdullah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
Abdullah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Abdullah keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdullah has double underhooks.
Abdullah landing knees to the head.

Abdullah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyson is trying to keep an underhook but Abdullah manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Abdullah seems to be looking for submissions.
Abdullah wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tyson is in trouble now - Abdullah has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand.
Tyson taking shots to the head.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Abdullah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abdullah with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Abdullah 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.
Tyson is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdullah working for a choke but Tyson is defending well.

Abdullah tightening his grip on Tyson, looking for the choke.
Abdullah wants to control but Tyson manages to buck him off and is now in Abdullah's guard! Nice work there by Tyson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdullah is retaining full guard.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Abdullah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Abdullah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Abdullah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Abdullah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abdullah tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Abdullah raining down shots from the mount!
Abdullah is trying to take his opponent's back.

Abdullah goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tyson turns into him and now he's in Abdullah's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson won't allow Abdullah to sweep him here.
Tyson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Abdullah controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
Abdullah manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Abdullah is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a right hand

and Abdullah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abdullah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abdullah is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdullah won't allow it.
Abdullah tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Abdullah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Abdullah is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free but Abdullah has control.
Abdullah keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abdullah keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abdullah has Tyson pressed against the ropes, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Abdullah decides to pull guard.
Tyson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson won't allow Abdullah to sweep him here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Tyson.
Donk. Tyson catches Abdullah right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Tyson misses.

Abdullah fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Abdullah persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Abdullah is controlling him
Abdullah is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abdullah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Abdullah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tyson is looking to escape.

Abdullah has hold of Tyson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tyson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Abdullah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tyson digs a good body shot into Abdullah's ribs.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Abdullah counters with a takedown into side control.

Abdullah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyson, who protects the arm well.

Abdullah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyson is pushing Abdullah's head away, looking to escape. Abdullah manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abdullah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson pushes Abdullah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abdullah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Abdullah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khalid Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdullah trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Abdullah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyson tries to escape but Abdullah is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdullah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Abdullah tries for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.

Abdullah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Abdullah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abdullah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Abdullah.
Tyson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abdullah is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Abdullah in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tyson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khalid Abdullah!