PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 1845 p4p, 1458 weight class) and Ali Amir (ranked 267 p4p, 212 weight class). Peter Beardsley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Beardsley
vs
Amir

206 cm
26
284
12 - 6 - 0

202 cm
27
250
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Amir!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beardsley lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Amir blocks the leg kick.
Beardsley wants to clinch.
Amir misses with a few strikes there.
Beardsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amir misses with a low kick.
Amir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beardsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir punishes Beardsley's body with a nice straight punch.
Amir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amir scores with a hook to the body. Beardsley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amir moves out of range of the strikes.
Amir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beardsley takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley moves out of range of the strikes.
Beardsley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beardsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Amir throws a series of strikes that have Beardsley backpedaling.

Amir closes the distance and clinches.
Amir blocking some punches.

Beardsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amir slips a jab and a cross from Beardsley.
Beardsley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beardsley tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beardsley, as that shot connected.
Beardsley checks a leg kick.
Amir lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Amir misses
and Beardsley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Amir throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beardsley closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Amir.
Nice body punch from Amir - that landed with a thud.
Amir prevents a body shot from Beardsley.
Amir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Amir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Beardsley - that landed with a thud.

Amir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beardsley throws a hook but Amir avoids it easily.
Amir lands a nice shot to the body.
Amir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beardsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beardsley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amir counters with a nice uppercut.

Amir moves into the clinch.

Beardsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beardsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Beardsley misses the target.
Amir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beardsley has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Beardsley has Amir up against the cage in a clinch.
Beardsley working aggressively here.
Amir wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amir backwards.
Amir is trying to stall.
Beardsley misses with the head strike.
Beardsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beardsley takes a shot to the head.
Amir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardsley misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Amir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir digs a right hand into Beardsley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beardsley's gas tank.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
Amir lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amir.
Amir displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beardsley up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Amir.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beardsley.
Amir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amir presses Beardsley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Amir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amir swings for the body but Beardsley moves out of range.
A punch combination from Amir misses.
Amir with a nice cross.
Amir lands a lovely overhand right.
Amir just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beardsley slips a jab from Amir.
Amir throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Amir dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab by Amir.
Beardsley cracks Amir with an open hand slap.
Amir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beardsley on the side of the head.
Ali Amir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beardsley slips under a jab from Amir.
Amir with a jab.
Beardsley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beardsley tries a head kick but it misses.
Amir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beardsley manages to avoid it.
Beardsley tries to land a leg kick but Amir saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Amir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Amir throws out a loose jab but Beardsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beardsley throws a big counter combination but Amir scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Amir lands a nice hook to Beardsley's body. Beardsley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beardsley lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir swings for the body but Beardsley moves out of range.
Beardsley tries to clinch up but Amir circles away and keeps his distance.
Amir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beardsley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beardsley swinging wildly here.
Amir lands with a good body shot.
Amir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beardsley.
Beardsley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beardsley moves away from the strike by Amir.
Amir lands a really nice looking cross but Beardsley seems unphased.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Amir. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Amir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amir misses with a hook
and Beardsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Beardsley misses the target.
Amir looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Amir. That snapped Beardsley's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beardsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amir.
Beardsley throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Beardsley looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Amir lands with a right hand.
Beardsley throws a right hand that Amir ducks under and follows up with a left that Amir also avoids with ease.
As Beardsley backs off Amir throws a huge counter combo but Beardsley manages to avoid it all.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beardsley. That's going to slow Amir down.
Amir scores with the left hand. Beardsley knows he should have avoided that one.
Amir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beardsley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beardsley throws a poor cross that misses
and Amir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley avoids the body shot from Amir.
Amir lands the left hand.

Peter Beardsley's cut is getting worse.
Amir looks to land a combination but Beardsley avoids it well.
Beardsley throws a looping overhand right but Amir ducks down to avoid it.
Amir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beardsley in his tracks.
A jab from Beardsley misses.
Amir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beardsley in his tracks.
Beardsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amir scores with the left hand. Beardsley knows he should have avoided that one.
Amir lands with a cross.
Beardsley slips under a jab.
Amir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Amir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beardsley throws a big counter combination but Amir scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beardsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beardsley sets himself, and Amir steps forward looking for the clinch! Beardsley avoids it this time.
Amir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amir digs a good hook to Beardsley's body.
Beardsley lands a nice looking body shot.
Beardsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amir throws out the jab.

Beardsley takes the fight into the clinch.
Beardsley tries to work over Amir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amir gets through Beardsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beardsley prevents Amir from breaking the clinch.
Beardsley wants to break free but Amir has control.
Ali Amir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beardsley working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Amir.
Beardsley prevents a body shot from Amir.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Amir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beardsley works Amir's body with a nice hook.
Beardsley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Amir misses.
Beardsley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amir counters with a right hand to the body.
Amir throws a low kick but Beardsley avoids it.
Beardsley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amir connects with a looping right hand.
Beardsley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beardsley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Amir if he has to take too many more of those.
Beardsley tries to score with a low kick but Amir moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir moves out of range of the strikes.
Amir feints a counter leg kick.
Amir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Amir slips under a jab.
Beardsley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with a wild body shot.
Beardsley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Amir lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amir takes a swing at Beardsley's ribcage but misses.
Beardsley throws a big counter combination but Amir scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beardsley lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amir.
Amir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beardsley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Beardsley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beardsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amir throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Amir thuds his right hand into Beardsley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beardsley throws a big shot that misses.
Peter Beardsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir lands a glancing blow to the side of Beardsley's head.
Beardsley looks to land a left hand but Amir moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Amir misses.
Amir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Beardsley tries a head kick but it misses.
Beardsley throws a lazy head kick
and Amir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amir lands a body shot.
Amir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beardsley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amir can pounce on him.
Amir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beardsley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Amir has Beardsley up against the cage in a clinch.

Amir breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Amir.
Amir scores with a body shot.
Beardsley throws a leg kick
and Amir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beardsley lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Amir.
Amir punishes Beardsley's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Beardsley 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Peter Beardsley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Amir feints and then cracks Beardsley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beardsley down.
Amir lands a nice hook to Beardsley's body. Beardsley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Amir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Amir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir with a nice calf kick.
Amir throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Beardsley is predictable there
and Amir counters with a stiff right hand.

Beardsley is rocked!
Beardsley misses with a left hand
and Amir counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Beardsley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beardsley takes one to the chin there.
Amir lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Beardsley falls backwards - clearly groggy! Amir dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Amir!
Ali Amir thanked the fans post fight for their support.