PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by DMX-Its Dark and Hell is Hot. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tyson
vs
Patrick

184 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nolan Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson lands a knee to the head.
Patrick is looking for a takedown.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Patrick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patrick misses with an elbow over the top.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson cracks Patrick with an open hand slap.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Nolan Patrick has been cut.
Patrick avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson scores with a one two! Patrick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Patrick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patrick rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson is looking to slow Patrick down with leg kicks.

Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patrick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Tyson decides to stand back up. Tyson steps back and let's Patrick get back to his feet.

Patrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Patrick is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson keeps control of Patrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patrick wants to break free but Tyson has control.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patrick after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson closes the distance and pushes Patrick back into the cage.
Patrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Patrick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Patrick wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Patrick managing to block the knees to the body from Tyson.
Patrick working hard to break the clinch.
Patrick has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

Tyson gets a clinch.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Patrick. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Tyson rushes Patrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patrick working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Patrick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Tyson lands but Patrick takes it in his stride.

Patrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson prevents Patrick from getting back to his feet.
Tyson controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyson gets to his feet. Patrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tyson shoots in but Patrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Patrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Tyson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Tyson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A punch combination from Patrick misses.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Patrick pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patrick looks winded!

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patrick tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Patrick.
Patrick tries to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling the position.
Tyson prevents Patrick from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Patrick'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.

A combination from Tyson does no damage.

Patrick clinches up against the cage.
Tyson is struggling to control the position.
Patrick tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson misses with a knee to the head.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Patrick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.

Tyson gets a clinch.
Patrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
Patrick working hard to break the clinch.
Mike Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Patrick.
Tyson connects with a high kick.

Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson avoiding damage as Patrick throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is working Patrick over against the cage.
Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Patrick is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson working Patrick over with knees to the body.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Patrick gets tackled into the cage by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Tyson tries to score a body lock takedown but Patrick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nolan Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Patrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Patrick is trying to force a seperation but Tyson has the dominant position.
Patrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Patrick.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Patrick.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patrick is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tyson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Patrick.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Patrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Tyson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyson has Patrick pressed against the cage, preventing Patrick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patrick is trying to push Tyson away but Tyson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Patrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patrick is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patrick as Tyson tries to tie him up.
Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patrick blocks it with crossed arms.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick can't break the clinch.
Tyson is looking to control Patrick's arms but Patrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.

Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tyson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Patrick's waist but Patrick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyson off to one side.

Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patrick avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Patrick has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Patrick is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patrick down to the mat. Patrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tyson instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.

Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrick is looking to get back to his feet here but Tyson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Patrick's back.
Patrick is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patrick is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Patrick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tyson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.

Tyson forces Patrick back against the cage and clinches.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Patrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Patrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Patrick pulls his leg out and moves away.

Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tyson breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Patrick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Patrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrick shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Patrick.

Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.

Tyson breaks the clinch.

Tyson instigates a clinch.
Patrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Patrick misses with a combination

and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson lands an elbow that stopped Patrick in his tracks for a moment.
Patrick is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.

Patrick clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands an uppercut.

Tyson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tyson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Patrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tyson pushes Patrick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Patrick rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tyson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Patrick is looking to escape.
Mike Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Patrick's head.

Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson stops Patrick from getting back to his feet.
Tyson passes to full mount!
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nolan Patrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick is trying to reverse the position but instead Tyson has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patrick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick can't escape the position.

Tyson tightening his grip on Patrick, looking for the choke.

Tyson has managed to slip his arm under Patrick's chin. This could be all over... yep, Patrick is tapping out! Submission win for Tyson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.