PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Beucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Separate Ways (Worlds Apart). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cole
vs
Beucher

178 cm
23
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Beucher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beucher misses with a body shot.
Beucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beucher misses with a few strikes there.
Cole staying out of range there.
Beucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Beucher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beucher looks to clinch

and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beucher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole has Beucher pressed against the cage, preventing Beucher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beucher working hard to break the clinch.
Beucher can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beucher breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Beucher misses

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
Beucher working hard to break the clinch.
Beucher working hard to break the clinch.
Beucher tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cole breaks from the clinch.
Beucher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beucher misses with a double jab

and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Beucher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beucher misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Bobby Beucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beucher misses with a hook to the body

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
Beucher letting Cole take a breather here.
Cole gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beucher throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beucher has Cole pressed against the cage.
Cole is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cole breaks the clinch.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Beucher pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Beucher misses the target.

Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beucher can't break the clinch.
Beucher wants to break free but Cole has control.
A frustrated look appears on Beucher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beucher has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Beucher wants to break free but Cole has control.

That's four 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.
Beucher working hard to break the clinch.

Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beucher throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beucher tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.

Cole manages to break the clinch.
Beucher misses with a body punch

and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beucher stalls.
Beucher letting Cole take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Cole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beucher tries to clinch up

and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beucher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beucher tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.

Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beucher throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Beucher throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beucher closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Beucher is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Beucher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cole breaks the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but Beucher moves away
and Beucher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beucher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch.
Beucher wants to break the clinch but can't.

Beucher manages to break the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch up

and Beucher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beucher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole stalling the fight.

Beucher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby Beucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beucher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beucher looks to clinch

and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beucher digs a right hand into Cole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cole's gas tank.
Cole's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beucher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole closes the distance but Beucher moves to the side
enabling Beucher to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole wants to clinch but Beucher slips to the side
and Beucher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Beucher.

Beucher moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Cole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beucher's efforts to push away.
Beucher wants to break free but Cole has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cole manages to break the clinch.

Cole has Beucher up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole keeps control of Beucher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beucher throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beucher lands with a light punch inside.
Beucher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beucher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beucher can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Beucher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beucher falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
Beucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Beucher is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Beucher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beucher scores with a jab to the head.
Beucher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
Beucher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beucher struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole prevents a body shot from Beucher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beucher is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.

Beucher breaks from the clinch.
Cole darts in trying to clinch
and Beucher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Beucher misses with a straight left.

Beucher rushes Cole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beucher up against the cage.

Beucher breaks from the clinch.
Beucher misses with a combination

and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cole pressing his opponent against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beucher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole tries to clinch but Beucher moves out of range.
Cole darts in trying to clinch
and Beucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beucher missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole closes the distance looking to clinch

and Beucher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Beucher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beucher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Beucher!