PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashwin Tyson (ranked 1444 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Peter Beardsley (ranked 208 p4p, 169 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tyson
vs
Beardsley

195 cm
25
275
12 - 5 - 0

206 cm
26
284
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashwin Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ashwin Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beardsley looks for the body kick but Tyson saw that one coming.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Beardsley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beardsley ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Beardsley tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Beardsley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Beardsley circles away.
Beardsley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beardsley eats them both and turns towards Tyson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beardsley throws a wild body kick that Tyson sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beardsley slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Beardsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beardsley connects with a right hand. Tyson shakes it off.
A big left from Beardsley misses.

Tyson clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beardsley.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beardsley scores with a shoulder strike.
Beardsley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beardsley misses with the head strike.
Beardsley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Beardsley is out of range.
Beardsley misses with a wild body shot.
Beardsley just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTyson.
Beardsley lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beardsley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Beardsley throws out a counter right but Tyson avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beardsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Beardsley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Beardsley circles away.
Tyson scores with a spinning back kick!

Beardsley drops Tyson with a nice combination! Beardsley dives into Tyson's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Ashwin Tyson has been cut.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beardsley wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Beardsley looking to pass the guard.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beardsley advances to half guard.
Tyson is staying active underneath Beardsley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley is looking to advance position but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyson is staying active underneath Beardsley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson is in trouble now - Beardsley has advanced to mount!

Beardsley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tyson is surviving well by controlling Beardsley's body position as best he can.
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson is working hard here to advance position.

Beardsley working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tyson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Beardsley! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Peter Beardsley!
After the fight, Peter Beardsley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Ashwin Tyson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Huh?'.