PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Boltzmann (ranked 1304 p4p, 3563 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 160 p4p, 420 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jarrod Beard enters the cage!

Boltzmann
vs
Beard

194 cm
24
277
10 - 3 - 0

192 cm
24
280
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludwig Boltzmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boltzmann misses with a looping left.
Beard with the counter takedown but Boltzmann avoids it easily.
Boltzmann misses with a left hand
and Beard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beard throws a looping overhand right but Boltzmann ducks down to avoid it.
Beard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boltzmann.
Beard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jarrod Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beard scores with a shot to the body.
Beard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boltzmann is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheers as Beard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boltzmann doesn't seem phased though.
Boltzmann has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boltzmann wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard misses with a lunging right hand

and Boltzmann counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boltzmann.
Boltzmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Beard backwards.
Beard is trying to drag Boltzmann to the mat but Boltzmann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boltzmann prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boltzmann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ludwig Boltzmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarrod Beard.

Boltzmann breaks from the clinch.
Beard cracks Boltzmann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boltzmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boltzmann with a hook.
Beard looks to land a right hand but Boltzmann moved out of range.
Boltzmann throws a hook but Beard avoids it easily.
Boltzmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boltzmann is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beard.
Boltzmann misses with an uppercut. Beard saw that one coming.
Beard throws a jab when Boltzmann was well out of range.
Beard swings for the body but Boltzmann moves out of range.
Beard throws a body punch but Boltzmann moves out of range.
Boltzmann is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beard.
Beard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Boltzmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boltzmann is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beard.
Beard misses with a hook. Boltzmann ducked under it nicely.
Beard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Boltzmann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boltzmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boltzmann pushes Beard away with a front kick.
Nice body punch from Boltzmann.
Beard looks winded!
Boltzmann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boltzmann throws a series of punches but Beard moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Beard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beard.
Boltzmann ducks under a wild hook from Beard.
Ludwig Boltzmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boltzmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann throws a lazy right hand but Beard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boltzmann throws a shot to the body.
Boltzmann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beard.
Beard 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.
Beard throws a body punch but Boltzmann moves out of range.
Beard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boltzmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beard scores with a hook to the body. Boltzmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Boltzmann gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boltzmann has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boltzmann keeping moving, preventing Beard from controlling successfully.
Beard landing with the ground and pound.
Beard trying to control the position from guard on top but Boltzmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ludwig Boltzmann will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good shot there by Boltzmann.
Boltzmann slips a jab from Beard.
Beard just misses with a punch to the body.
As Beard tries to get set, Boltzmann tries to push him back and clinch up but Beard manages to avoid the attempt.
A shot to the body from Beard misses

and Boltzmann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boltzmann lands with a left to the head.
Beard wants a takedown but no success here.
Boltzmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Boltzmann breaks from the clinch.
Beard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boltzmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beard moves away.
Beard digs a good body shot into Boltzmann's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boltzmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ludwig Boltzmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Boltzmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard looks to land a right hand but Boltzmann moved out of range.
Boltzmann is looking to counter the offense by Beard and move into the clinch.
Boltzmann explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Boltzmann drops Beard with a beautiful combination! Beard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boltzmann is looking for the KO!

Beard is rocked!

It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
Beard is breathing heavily.
Beard drops his hands momentarily. Boltzmann doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Beard staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Beard doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ludwig Boltzmann!
After winning the bout, Ludwig Boltzmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.