PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 648 p4p, 1695 weight class) and Anderson Beach Boy (ranked 39 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Xiaodong
vs
Beach Boy

165 cm
23
135
7 - 3 - 0

161 cm
24
148
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beach Boy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beach Boy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beach Boy.
Beach Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Beach Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Beach Boy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beach Boy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong trying to control but Beach Boy postures up.
Beach Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaodong keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xiaodong manages to get to full guard.
Beach Boy wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong looking for a sweep. Not yet Xiaodong, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beach Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beach Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beach Boy with a nice head shot there.
Beach Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Xiaodong is retaining full guard.
Xiaodong controlling Beach Boy's posture.
Beach Boy postures up in Xiaodong's guard and throws a big left but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Xiaodong wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Xiaodong pushes Beach Boy off and gets back to his feet.
Beach Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xiaodong tries to avoid it but Beach Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xiaodong to the ground. Xiaodong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xiaodong slaps away a takedown attempt from Beach Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beach Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beach Boy.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Beach Boy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beach Boy.

Beach Boy drives through with a takedown into Xiaodong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Xiaodong has control of Beach Boy's left arm, preventing Beach Boy from doing any damage.
Beach Boy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beach Boy won't allow Xiaodong to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong is working hard here to advance position.
Beach Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Beach Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xiaodong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xiaodong looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beach Boy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Beach Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beach Boy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beach Boy thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beach Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Beach Boy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beach Boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Beach Boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xiaodong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beach Boy tries to roll over but Xiaodong keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Beach Boy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body punch from Xiaodong.

Xiaodong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beach Boy wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Xiaodong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach Boy preventing the sweep.
Beach Boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xiaodong keeping full guard, as Beach Boy tries to pass.
Xiaodong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beach Boy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xiaodong keeping moving, preventing Beach Boy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beach Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Beach Boy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beach Boy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beach Boy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Xiaodong is avoiding damage well.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Beach Boy scoring with punches from side control.
Xiaodong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beach Boy is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Beach Boy.
Beach Boy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Beach Boy throws an elbow but Xiaodong slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xiaodong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Xiaodong is trying to control Beach Boy's posture but Beach Boy avoids it.
Xiaodong tries to bench press Beach Boy off him but Beach Boy keeps the position.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet.
Beach Boy is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beach Boy working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Beach Boy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xiaodong is looking to reverse the position.
Beach Boy controls the position.
An elbow from Beach Boy crashes against the mat.
Anderson Beach Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Beach Boy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Xiaodong is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Xiaodong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beach Boy lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beach Boy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Xiaodong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beach Boy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Xiaodong trying to control but Beach Boy postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Beach Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Beach Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beach Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xiaodong defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Beach Boy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Xiaodong manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Beach Boy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy misses with some punches.
Xiaodong is pushing Beach Boy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Xiaodong manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Beach Boy.
Beach Boy moves forwards but Xiaodong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beach Boy lands a head shot.
Xiaodong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Beach Boy is predictable there
and Beach Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Beach Boy is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Beach Boy has been cut.
Beach Boy misses with a looping left.
Beach Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Beach Boy throws a solid leg kick but Xiaodong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beach Boy.
Beach Boy bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Xiaodong comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Beach Boy falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Beach Boy was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
The defeated Anderson Beach Boy had this to say: 'Ha Ha Ha False laughter to hide the pain!'.