PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslambekdov Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Saidov

200 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 St Petersburg, 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 St Petersburg, Aslambekdov Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saidov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Saidov has his foot on Tyson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyson works his way back into a safe position though.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Saidov working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Saidov has a closed guard, preventing Tyson from standing up.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Tyson stands and steps away. Saidov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Saidov takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Saidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saidov. Saidov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Saidov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.

Saidov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tyson sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tyson.
Saidov is looking to advance position but Tyson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tyson tries to control but Saidov wriggling away.
Tyson unloads with some shots from mount but Saidov bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to control the pace but Saidov is squirming around nicely.
Saidov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saidov on the ground.
Saidov is trying to get back to full guard.

Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saidov has managed to free his arm - good work.

Saidov actively working from the bottom here.
Saidov moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saidov is proving hard to escape from.

Saidov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson postures up in Saidov's guard and throws a big left but Saidov blocks it.

Saidov working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Saidov is keeping the position.
Saidov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.

Saidov working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saidov is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Saidov keeps moving.

Saidov looking for a guillotine here but Tyson defends easily.

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saidov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Saidov's legs - danger averted.
Saidov looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Saidov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Saidov is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslambekdov Saidov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saidov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyson quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saidov is working away from the top position though.

Saidov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saidov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saidov's back!
Tyson is riding his opponent, not letting Saidov buck him off.
Saidov is keeping busy.
Tyson is trying to stick to Saidov's back but Saidov is turning into Tyson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tyson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Saidov.
Saidov won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
Saidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tyson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aslambekdov Saidov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tyson working for a triangle but Saidov defends it easily.

Saidov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tyson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saidov has Tyson in his guard.

Saidov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tyson gets to his feet - Saidov follows without any prompting.

Tyson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saidov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saidov tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saidov tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Saidov is breathing heavily.
Saidov manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Saidov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saidov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Saidov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.

Saidov actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.

Saidov looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Tyson seems content to control.

Saidov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyson prevents Saidov from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Saidov controls his leg.
Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A shot to the body from Saidov misses
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings Saidov.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Saidov enables Tyson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Saidov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saidov is proving hard to escape from.

Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tyson shoots in and bounces Saidov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson stays in close to Saidov's body and controls the position.
Saidov keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.

Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Saidov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.

Saidov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.
Saidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saidov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.

Saidov working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Saidov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Saidov keeps it at a distance.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Tyson stalls from top position.
Saidov is looking for a sweep.
Tyson wants to control but Saidov is keeping him busy.
Saidov tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Tyson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Tyson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saidov's half guard.

Saidov looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Tyson seems content to control.
Saidov is trying to get back to full guard.

Saidov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots but Saidov is blocking nicely.
Tyson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Saidov controls his leg.
Saidov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.

Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saidov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Saidov's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Saidov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!