PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Petersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad Petersen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Petersen
vs
Tyson

185 cm
24
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmad Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petersen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Petersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyson is pulling down on Petersen's head to control his posture.
Petersen throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Petersen works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petersen throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Tyson looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Petersen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petersen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Petersen postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Petersen forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Petersen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petersen is looking for a takedown.
Tyson trying to stall but Petersen improves his position.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Petersen looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Petersen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmad Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Petersen enables Tyson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Petersen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Petersen looking for a guillotine here but Tyson defends easily.
Tyson is standing up over Petersen. Petersen looks to escape but Tyson dives into side control.
Petersen wants to get back to his feet but Tyson drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson in side control, throwing shots but Petersen defends.
The strikes coming from Tyson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tyson works to advance to full mount. Petersen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Petersen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tyson is looking to sweep but instead, Petersen has passed into half guard.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Petersen has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is not content to let Petersen control the position.
Petersen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tyson with the active half guard here but Petersen passes nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ahmad Petersen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Petersen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Petersen 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.
Petersen wants to take a breather but Tyson is having none of it.
Petersen prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Petersen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petersen is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.

Petersen wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petersen throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Petersen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

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.

Tyson with the active half guard here but Petersen passes nicely into side control.
Tyson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Petersen dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyson is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen looking to finish Tyson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyson!
Petersen raining down shots from the mount!
Ahmad Petersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petersen landing strikes from the mount.
Tyson tries to lock up and control but Petersen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petersen tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Petersen cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Petersen with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to lock up and control but Petersen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petersen lands a couple of good shots and Tyson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Petersen trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tyson's head.
Petersen lands shots from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Petersen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson laying and praying for a moment but Petersen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tyson is looking to pass Petersen's guard but actually Petersen recovers to full guard.
Petersen wants to stand and escape but Tyson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Petersen is retaining full guard.

Tyson stands and steps away. Petersen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a double jab.

Tyson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Petersen to the ground. Tyson is now in Petersen's guard.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Petersen keeps moving.
Petersen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyson's guard.

Tyson pulls Petersen in close to prevent any damage.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Petersen is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petersen landing some decent shots from guard.
Petersen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petersen 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.
Petersen landing with the ground and pound.
Petersen slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to kick Petersen off in order to stand up. Petersen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Petersen grinds an elbow into Tyson's temple.
Check out the look on Petersen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tyson is trying to strike from the bottom but Petersen has passed into full mount.
Tyson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is bucking up trying to escape but Petersen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyson can't escape the position.
Petersen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyson wants to control but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Petersen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petersen trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Petersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petersen, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Petersen!