PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Tisdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tisdale
vs
Pritchard

202 cm
19
292 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Tisdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tisdale closes the distance and clinches.
Tisdale landing knees to the head.

It looks like Richard Pritchard has been cut.
Tisdale connects with a knee to the head.
Pritchard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tisdale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pritchard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tisdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Tisdale scores with a knee to the head.
Pritchard blocks the elbow strike.
Tisdale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pritchard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andre Tisdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Pritchard.
Tisdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Pritchard avoids the damage to the body.
Tisdale misses with a knee strike.
Pritchard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tisdale is pushing Pritchard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pritchard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tisdale with a knee to the head.
Pritchard takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tisdale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisdale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tisdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pritchard.
Tisdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pritchard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pritchard looks gassed!
Tisdale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pritchard letting Tisdale take a breather here.
Tisdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tisdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Tisdale.
Tisdale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tisdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pritchard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tisdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tisdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale scores a nice knee to the body.
Tisdale with a knee to the head.
Tisdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pritchard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tisdale crunches a lovely knee into Pritchard's ribcage.
Tisdale connects with a knee to the head.
Tisdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pritchard goes for a takedown attempt but Tisdale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tisdale fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tisdale moves into range and clinches up with Pritchard.
Tisdale lands a knee to the body.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pritchard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tisdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pritchard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tisdale crunches a lovely knee into Pritchard's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tisdale obliges.
Tisdale is pushing Pritchard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tisdale with a knee to the head.
Tisdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tisdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pritchard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tisdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tisdale.
Tisdale crunches a lovely knee into Pritchard's ribcage.
Tisdale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pritchard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tisdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tisdale landing knees to the body.
Tisdale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tisdale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tisdale tries a knee to the head but Pritchard blocks it.
Tisdale is pressed up against the cage. Pritchard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tisdale down to the mat. Tisdale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tisdale.
Tisdale slaps away a takedown attempt from Pritchard, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Tisdale clinches.
Tisdale lands a knee to the body.
Tisdale with a knee to the head.
Tisdale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tisdale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tisdale with a knee to the head.
Pritchard goes for a takedown attempt but Tisdale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Tisdale rushes Pritchard and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tisdale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pritchard blocks it with crossed arms.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pritchard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Tisdale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Tisdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Pritchard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch but Pritchard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tisdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pritchard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tisdale as he jumps to the side.
Tisdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Pritchard.
Pritchard swats away the attempt to clinch by Tisdale.
Pritchard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pritchard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tisdale was covering up waiting for the punch and Pritchard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pritchard stops Tisdale from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard wanted to stand there but Tisdale had control of the position.
Pritchard won't allow Tisdale to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pritchard looking to sit in guard and control but Tisdale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tisdale got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pritchard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tisdale has managed to get both his arms back between Pritchard's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tisdale wants to stand but Pritchard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tisdale wants to clinch up but Pritchard keeps it at a distance.

Tisdale has managed to clinch.
Pritchard fails to pull guard.
Tisdale working Pritchard over with knees to the body.
Tisdale scores a nice knee to the body.
Tisdale scores a nice knee to the body.
Tisdale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pritchard can do to turn this around?
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!
Tisdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tisdale crunches a lovely knee into Pritchard's ribcage.
Tisdale slowing the pace effectively.
Pritchard tries to pull guard but Tisdale holds him up against the cage and eventually Pritchard drops back down to his feet.
Andre Tisdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Pritchard.
Tisdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tisdale.
Tisdale working Pritchard over with knees to the body.
Tisdale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tisdale scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale stalls.
Tisdale lands a nice knee to the body.
Tisdale has Pritchard pressed against the cage.
Tisdale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tisdale throws an elbow but misses.
Pritchard blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tisdale obliges.
Tisdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pritchard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tisdale landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tisdale landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tisdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pritchard's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Pritchard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tisdale with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Tisdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Pritchard'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. This is the final round!

Tisdale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Pritchard or perhaps it was just good defense by Tisdale which made him look bad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tisdale.
Pritchard shoots in for a double leg but Tisdale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Tisdale moves into the clinch.
Tisdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tisdale.
Pritchard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tisdale obliges.
Tisdale crunches a lovely knee into Pritchard's ribcage.
Tisdale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tisdale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andre Tisdale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Tisdale.
Pritchard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andre Tisdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Pritchard.
Tisdale scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisdale is stalling here.
Pritchard has Tisdale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tisdale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tisdale lands a knee to the body.
Tisdale scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tisdale.
Tisdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tisdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pritchard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tisdale landing knees to the body.
Pritchard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tisdale walks away with a smile on his face. Pritchard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tisdale clinches up against the cage.
Tisdale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pritchard's face.
Tisdale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pritchard has Tisdale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tisdale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pritchard's face.
A bit of stalling here from Tisdale.
Tisdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tisdale lands a knee to the body.
Pritchard looking for a takedown.
Tisdale controlling the action here for a moment.
Tisdale lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tisdale obliges.
Tisdale landing knees to the body.
Tisdale misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tisdale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tisdale prevents the takedown attempt.
Tisdale scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard goes for a takedown attempt but Tisdale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tisdale tries to close the distance and clinch but Pritchard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tisdale moves in looking to clinch but Pritchard pushes him off.
Tisdale wants to clinch.

Tisdale closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Tisdale.
Tisdale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pritchard's face.
Tisdale misses with a knee strike.
Tisdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tisdale slows down the pace here.
Tisdale scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale lands a good knee to the midsection. Pritchard won't want to take too many of those.
Tisdale leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pritchard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tisdale smiles and moves away.
Tisdale tries to clinch there but Pritchard circles away.
Tisdale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tisdale misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Pritchard or perhaps it was just good defense by Tisdale which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pritchard tries to keep at a distance but Tisdale has taken the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Tisdale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tisdale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Tisdale!