PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 996 p4p, 1323 weight class) and Akuma Manivong (ranked 129 p4p, 181 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.

Beardsley
vs
Manivong

206 cm
25
284
10 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
266
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manivong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beardsley.
Beardsley misses with a jab to the body
and Manivong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beardsley takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.

Manivong clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Beardsley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Beardsley gets underhooks to prevent Manivong's takedown attempt.
Manivong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manivong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beardsley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Beardsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Manivong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manivong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beardsley's sensitive parts.

Beardsley rushes Manivong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Manivong avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
A short left from Beardsley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manivong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beardsley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beardsley has a couple of punches blocked by Manivong.

Beardsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong is looking to slow Beardsley down with leg kicks.

Beardsley clinches up with Manivong and pushes him back against the cage.
Beardsley blocking some punches.
A short right from Beardsley.
A short left from Beardsley.
Manivong lands a nice uppercut.
Manivong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beardsley after a bit of a struggle.
Manivong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beardsley's elbow.
Beardsley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manivong misses with some punches.
Manivong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beardsley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beardsley lands a left hand.
Beardsley tries to work over Manivong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beardsley is working Manivong over against the cage.
Manivong looks winded!
Manivong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Beardsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beardsley throws a looping overhand right but Manivong ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manivong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Manivong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Beardsley does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley throws a body kick that misses.
Beardsley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beardsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beardsley takes one on the button.
Manivong misses with a body shot
letting Beardsley counter with a right hand.
Manivong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beardsley misses with a looping right.
Beardsley scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Manivong. That's going to slow Beardsley down.
Beardsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Manivong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beardsley blocks a body shot from Manivong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beardsley.
Beardsley swings wildly with an uppercut but Manivong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beardsley tries to work over Manivong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beardsley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Beardsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manivong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beardsley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manivong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manivong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manivong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Beardsley.
Beardsley cracks Manivong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manivong thumps Beardsley with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manivong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beardsley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beardsley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manivong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beardsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beardsley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manivong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Beardsley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Beardsley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beardsley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Manivong is looking to slow Beardsley down with leg kicks.
Manivong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beardsley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Manivong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Manivong blocks an uppercut.
Manivong has a couple of punches blocked by Beardsley.
Beardsley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manivong goes for a takedown attempt but Beardsley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peter Beardsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akuma Manivong.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beardsley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manivong swings for the body but Beardsley moves out of range.
Beardsley scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Beardsley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Beardsley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beardsley scores with a push kick.
Beardsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beardsley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manivong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beardsley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beardsley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manivong.
Beardsley swats away the attempt to clinch by Manivong.
Beardsley lands with a shot to the body.
Manivong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beardsley.
Peter Beardsley is winning the standup battle so far.
Beardsley misses with a hook
and Manivong counters with a nice uppercut.
Beardsley misses with an uppercut.
Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manivong.
Beardsley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beardsley moves in looking to clinch but Manivong pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manivong counters with a nice uppercut.
Beardsley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beardsley slips under a jab from Manivong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manivong.
Beardsley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manivong lands an overhand right.
Beardsley misses with a kick to the body.
Beardsley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manivong.
Beardsley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manivong cracks a nice hook into Beardsley's ribs.
Beardsley with the inside leg kick.
Manivong moves out of range of the strikes.
Beardsley misses with a low kick.
Manivong throws a leg kick but Beardsley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beardsley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manivong digs a good hook to Beardsley's body.

Beardsley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beardsley pushes Manivong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manivong misses with a punch to the body.
Beardsley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Beardsley.
Manivong is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beardsley.
Beardsley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beardsley misses with the head strike.
Beardsley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manivong has a couple of punches blocked by Beardsley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beardsley.
Manivong has a couple of punches blocked by Beardsley.
Beardsley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beardsley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beardsley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manivong backwards.
Beardsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manivong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manivong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manivong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manivong looking for a takedown.
Manivong lands an uppercut.
Manivong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beardsley lands a shot to the body.
Beardsley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Beardsley breaks from the clinch.
Manivong tries to move into range but Beardsley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manivong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beardsley.
Akuma Manivong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beardsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beardsley backing away here, and Manivong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beardsley cracks Manivong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beardsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beardsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beardsley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Beardsley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beardsley lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manivong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beardsley stuns Manivong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beardsley tries to land a front kick but Manivong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beardsley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beardsley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manivong tries to clinch up but Beardsley circles away and keeps his distance.
Beardsley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manivong moves to clinch but Beardsley breaks away

and Beardsley counters with a crisp one two that drops Manivong! Beardsley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Manivong to his feet! Manivong is in big trouble!

Manivong is rocked!
Beardsley feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Manivong collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Beardsley!
In his post fight interview, Peter Beardsley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.