PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Cholo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by cult of personality. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tyson
vs
Cholo

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Micheal Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Cholo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo scores with a jab.
Cholo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tyson misses with the combination.

Tyson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyson stalling.

Tyson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson not doing much here.

Tyson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cholo to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo swinging wildly here.

Tyson dives in and scores a takedown into Cholo's guard.
Cholo wants to stand and escape but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Micheal Tyson.

Cholo gets caught flat footed, as Tyson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes down on Cholo's leg and manages to get into half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson stands up from half guard.

Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Cholo in a clinch.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tyson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Micheal Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cholo tries to sprawl but Tyson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Tyson controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cholo for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tyson forces his way into half guard.
Tyson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cholo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Micheal Tyson just wasn't active enough.

Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson advances to full mount.
Micheal Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Cholo looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cholo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson with the ground and pound from mount.

Tyson working for a guillotine from mount but Cholo is in no mood to give up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Tyson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cholo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyson.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Cholo looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson scoring with strikes but Cholo is staying in there.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cholo moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson.

Tyson drives through with a takedown into Cholo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tyson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Micheal Tyson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Tyson gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyson.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cholo can do to turn this around?
Cholo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tyson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Tyson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cholo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cholo's face as Tyson controls the position.
Tyson lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Tyson stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working the ground and pound.

Tyson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here as Tyson stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cholo is trying to escape and Tyson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cholo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Tyson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Micheal Tyson!
Our winner, Micheal Tyson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.