PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Beaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Human (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.

Beaf
vs
Human

193 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Beaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Human!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Human looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Human as he avoids it easily.
Beaf misses with a takedown attempt - Human sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Human lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Human gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Human is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beaf wants to stand but Human has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Human is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Beaf trying to control but Human is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human trying to control the position here.
Human is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Human looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Beaf fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Human misses with a jab, cross combination.
Human tries to close the distance and clinch but Beaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Human looks to land a combination but Beaf avoids it well.
Human shoots in looking for a takedown. Beaf tries to sprawl out of it but Human keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beaf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Human tries to clinch there but Beaf circles away.
Good leg kick by Beaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Beaf forces Human back against the cage and clinches.
Beaf keeps control of Human as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaf prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Beaf is looking to control Human's arms but Human gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beaf has his back to the cage.

Beaf manages to break the clinch.
Human with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Human closes the distance and clinches.
Human pushes Beaf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaf tries to pull guard but Human holds him up against the cage and eventually Beaf drops back down to his feet.
Human prevents a takedown attempt there.
Human tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaf has double underhooks.
Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beaf has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Human avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Beaf pulls guard effortlessly.
Human tries to stand but Beaf is controlling from the bottom.
Human controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Human won't allow Beaf to sweep him here.
Human with a flurry of punches that miss.
Human has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beaf is proving hard to escape from.
Human stops Beaf from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Human is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Human won't allow Beaf to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Human shoots in and bounces Beaf off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Human must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beaf wants to sweep here but Human controlling him for the moment.
Human stays in close to Beaf's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Super Human will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beaf throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Beaf.
Beaf closes the distance and clinches up with Human, looking for a takedown. Beaf pushes Human against the cage but Human circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Human throws out a loose jab but Beaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Human just misses with a punch to the body.
Super Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beaf circles away from the clinch attempt

and Beaf holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Human misses with a punch to the body.

Beaf manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Beaf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beaf has his foot on Human's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Human works his way back into a safe position though.
Human is breathing heavily.
Beaf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beaf working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beaf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beaf pushes Human off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Beaf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Human fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beaf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Human shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beaf as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Human swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaf with a poor takedown
and Human counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Human scores with a jab. Beaf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Human is looking to clinch.
Beaf tries to clinch up but Human circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Human as Beaf shoots in.
Beaf is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Human.
Beaf shoots in but no luck this time.
Beaf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Human moves away.
Human throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Beaf counters by clinching up.
Beaf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Human wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Beaf successfully pulls guard.
Human trying to control but Beaf is working from the bottom.
Human is stalling in the full guard.
Human really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beaf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Human trying to stand up but can't free himself from Beaf's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beaf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Human's guard.
Beaf wants to control from the top but Human keeps moving.
Beaf would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Human keeping moving, preventing Beaf from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Human can do anything to dispel that myth.
Human controls Beaf momentarily but Beaf frees himself.
Human keeping moving, preventing Beaf from controlling successfully.
Beaf prevents Human from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beaf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Human is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Human tries to clinch up but Beaf circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Beaf dominated that second round.
That's time! Beaf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beaf shoots in for a takedown but Human shows good takedown defense.
Beaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaf knocks Human to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Human is rocked!

Beaf decides to stand up, so the ref orders Human to his feet.
Human is still on wobbly legs! Can Beaf finish him?
Beaf misses with a takedown attempt - Human sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Human swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaf wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.
Human seems to have recovered his senses.
Beaf tries to clinch but Human moves out of range.
Human takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beaf shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Human tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beaf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Human is looking to clinch.
Human works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beaf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Human paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beaf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Human fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beaf shoots in for a takedown but Human shows good takedown defense.
Beaf circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaf shoots for a takedown but Human saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beaf throws a right hand that Human ducks under and follows up with a left that Human also avoids with ease.
Beaf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Human circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Human tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beaf has a takedown stuffed.
Beaf is looking to clinch but Human is avoiding it.
Human falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Beaf counter with a right hand.
Beaf shoots for a double leg takedown but Human sprawls well. He's pushed Beaf's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Human stuns Beaf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Human as Beaf shoots in.
Beaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Human closes the distance but Beaf moves to the side
letting Beaf counter with a right hand.
Human lands a two punch combo.

Human rushes Beaf and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human digs a right hand underneath Beaf's ribcage. Beaf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Human drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beaf pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Beaf is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Human looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Beaf wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.

Beaf rushes Human and presses him up against the cage.
Human looking to slow down the pace here.
Beaf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Human prevents it.
Human tries a body shot but Beaf blocks it.
Beaf can't break the clinch.
Beaf stalls.

Beaf has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Human uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaf wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beaf is on top in guard.
Beaf pushing down on Human's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beaf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beaf wants to take a breather but Human is having none of it.
Beaf working over Human with some ground and pound. Human looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Human has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beaf is working away from the top position though.
Human pushes Beaf off looking to stand but Beaf dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Human controlling the position well.
Beaf trying to control the action but Human is working from the bottom.
Human is looking to get back to is feet but Beaf passes into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaf trying to control the position but Human is working away.
Beaf landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Beaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beaf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Beaf!