PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimb Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beef
vs
Thai

186 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimb Thai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai shoots in for a takedown but Beef shows good takedown defense.
Beef throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beef throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai shoots in but no luck this time.
Thai slips a jab from Beef.
Thai tries to move into range but Beef moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Kimb Thai has been cut.

Thai darts in and clinches Beef up against the cage.
Thai jumps guard but Beef stands there with Thai around his waist. Thai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Beef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimb Thai.
Thai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thai is trying to drag Beef to the mat but Beef just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beef just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thai looking for a takedown.
Thai tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Beef.
Thai fails to pull guard.
Thai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beef pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beef misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Beef lands a big uppercut and Thai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thai looks OK. Beef waves Thai back to his feet!
Thai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beef as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
Beef misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Beef slaps away a takedown attempt from Thai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beef fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thai on the side of the head.
Thai looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beef misses with a looping right.
Thai shoots in but Beef avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Beef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beef throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thai.
Beef takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Thai rushes Beef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beef content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai misses with a combination
and Beef counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beef throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
Beef lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Thai can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Beef and Thai drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Beef.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Beef!