PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Begeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Tisdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begeman comes to the cage accompanied by Watcher. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Begeman
vs
Tisdale

192 cm
19
302 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

202 cm
19
292 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Begeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Tisdale!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Begeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tisdale takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Begeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tisdale is letting Begeman control him for a moment.
Begeman works to advance to full mount. Tisdale defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Begeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Begeman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tisdale is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begeman controlling from mount.
Tisdale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Begeman.
Begeman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tisdale trying desperately to get to his feet.
Begeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Begeman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Begeman content just to control the position here.
Begeman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Begeman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Begeman tries to control but Tisdale wriggling away.
Tisdale squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Begeman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Begeman looking to control but Tisdale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Begeman lands a big elbow.
Begeman content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. James Begeman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Begeman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tisdale's guard.
Begeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Tisdale is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale keeping moving, preventing Begeman from controlling successfully.
Begeman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tisdale keeping moving, preventing Begeman from controlling successfully.
Begeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Begeman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tisdale wants to clinch up but Begeman keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Begeman coming out on top.
Begeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tisdale.
Andre Tisdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tisdale is looking to clinch but Begeman is avoiding it.
Tisdale tries to clinch up but Begeman circles away and keeps his distance.
James Begeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Begeman is defended easily by Tisdale.
Tisdale moves in looking to clinch but Begeman pushes him off.
Begeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tisdale.
Tisdale tries to clinch but Begeman moves out of range.
Tisdale works Begeman's body with a nice hook.
Tisdale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tisdale jabs at Begeman's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisdale tries to clinch but Begeman moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tisdale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tisdale tries to clinch up but Begeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Tisdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tisdale tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Begeman.
Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Begeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Begeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Begeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Begeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tisdale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tisdale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Begeman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like James Begeman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tisdale tries to clinch up but Begeman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Tisdale coming out on top.
Begeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Tisdale tries to sprawl out of it but Begeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tisdale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Begeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tisdale throws a nice looking combination but Begeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre Tisdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tisdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tisdale misses with a straight left.
Begeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tisdale circles away.
Tisdale moves in looking to clinch but Begeman pushes him off.
Tisdale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Begeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Tisdale tries to clinch up but Begeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Begeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale wants to clinch up but Begeman keeps it at a distance.
Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch but Begeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Begeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Tisdale coming out on top.
Tisdale doesn't manage to clinch there - Begeman circles away.
Begeman fails with a takedown attempt.
Begeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tisdale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tisdale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Begeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tisdale.
Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Begeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Begeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tisdale circles away.
Tisdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Begeman cracks Tisdale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tisdale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tisdale tries to clinch up.
Begeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tisdale.
Tisdale is looking to clinch.
Begeman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Begeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre Tisdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tisdale tries to clinch up but Begeman circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tisdale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Begeman blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Begeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Begeman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tisdale pulls his leg out and moves away.

Tisdale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Tisdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Begeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Begeman is defended easily by Tisdale.

Begeman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Begeman thows a big elbow that misses.
Begeman trying to control but Tisdale is working from the bottom.
Begeman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisdale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Begeman.
Begeman prevents Tisdale from getting back to his feet.
Begeman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tisdale wants to clinch.
Begeman throws a nice looking combination but Tisdale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tisdale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tisdale is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tisdale gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tisdale wants to stand up but Begeman is controlling him.
Begeman controlling from the top position.
Tisdale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Begeman works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begeman throwing shots but Tisdale is blocking nicely.
Begeman is taking a breather. Tisdale says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Begeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Begeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tisdale keeps working.
Begeman is taking a breather. Tisdale says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Begeman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Begeman is trying to control. Tisdale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tisdale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tisdale wants to clinch.
Tisdale wants to clinch up but Begeman keeps it at a distance.
Begeman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tisdale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Begeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tisdale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tisdale misses with a wild combination.
Tisdale tries to clinch up.

Begeman feints and as Tisdale raises his hands in defense, Begeman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Begeman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Begeman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Begeman!