PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andronikos Hajikyriakou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hajikyriakou
vs
Tyson

198 cm
18
231 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andronikos Hajikyriakou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hajikyriakou wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Hajikyriakou wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.

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.
Hajikyriakou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Tyson thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hajikyriakou is keeping the position for now.
Hajikyriakou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hajikyriakou with a lazy takedown attempt

and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hajikyriakou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hajikyriakou keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hajikyriakou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajikyriakou is looking to escape.
Tyson wants to stand up but Hajikyriakou is controlling the position.
Tyson wants to take a breather but Hajikyriakou is having none of it.

Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hajikyriakou looks to clinch

and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hajikyriakou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hajikyriakou misses with a knee to the head.
Hajikyriakou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hajikyriakou is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hajikyriakou throws an elbow but misses.
Tyson has Hajikyriakou pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hajikyriakou manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hajikyriakou jumps into guard, dragging Tyson to the mat.
Tyson trying to move into half guard but instead Hajikyriakou has managed to sweep!
Tyson is pulling down on Hajikyriakou's head to control his posture.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hajikyriakou controls the pace.
Tyson is pulling down on Hajikyriakou's head. It's preventing any offense from Hajikyriakou, at least for the moment.

Hajikyriakou stands up from Tyson's guard - Hajikyriakou perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots and misses
and Hajikyriakou counters with a solid body kick.
Andronikos Hajikyriakou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Tyson.
Hajikyriakou tries to clinch up

and Tyson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hajikyriakou keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.

Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Tyson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Andronikos Hajikyriakou has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hajikyriakou counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Hajikyriakou to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Hajikyriakou circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andronikos Hajikyriakou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hajikyriakou wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyson passes into half guard.
Tyson stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is tying to control. Hajikyriakou wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hajikyriakou looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hajikyriakou trying to hold on to Tyson's head to control him but Tyson postures up.
Hajikyriakou throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tyson not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Tyson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hajikyriakou darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a solid body kick.
Tyson darts in trying to clinch

and Hajikyriakou counters by clinching up.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hajikyriakou scores with a knee to the head.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hajikyriakou misses with an elbow over the top.

Tyson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tyson manages to end up in side control.
Hajikyriakou is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hajikyriakou wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side

and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Hajikyriakou trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.

Hajikyriakou breaks the clinch.

Hajikyriakou moves into the clinch.

Hajikyriakou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hajikyriakou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hajikyriakou tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.

Hajikyriakou drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Hajikyriakou missing with knees to the body.
Hajikyriakou scores a nice knee to the body.
Hajikyriakou tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Hajikyriakou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hajikyriakou throws an elbow but it misses.

Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson takes a little break here. Hajikyriakou wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Tyson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Tyson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hajikyriakou to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tyson gets a takedown into half guard.
Tyson controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andronikos Hajikyriakou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hajikyriakou tries to clinch

and Tyson counters by clinching up.

Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hajikyriakou lands with a nice body kick.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body

and Hajikyriakou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hajikyriakou.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hajikyriakou.
Tyson jumps guard but Hajikyriakou stands there with Tyson around his waist. Tyson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hajikyriakou jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Hajikyriakou around his waist. Hajikyriakou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Hajikyriakou blocks it.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hajikyriakou smiles and moves away.
Andronikos Hajikyriakou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Tyson.

Tyson forces Hajikyriakou back against the cage and clinches.

Hajikyriakou breaks from the clinch.

Tyson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hajikyriakou trying to control here.
Tyson moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajikyriakou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hajikyriakou is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tyson controlling the position from side mount.
Hajikyriakou is not content to let Tyson control the position.

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 decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hajikyriakou to his feet.
Andronikos Hajikyriakou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hajikyriakou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyson can pounce on him.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hajikyriakou.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hajikyriakou moves out of range.
Hajikyriakou wants to clinch.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hajikyriakou pinned against the cage. Hajikyriakou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hajikyriakou tries to clinch up

and Tyson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson won't allow Hajikyriakou to get back to his feet.

Tyson gets to his feet - Hajikyriakou follows without any prompting.
Hajikyriakou fails with the takedown

and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hajikyriakou's guard.
Tyson won't allow Hajikyriakou to sweep him here.
Tyson advances to half guard.
Tyson passes to side control.
Hajikyriakou struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajikyriakou regains half guard, as Tyson was trying to land strikes.
Hajikyriakou wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson is just content to waste time from the top position. Hajikyriakou takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hajikyriakou wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Tyson!