PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beam
vs
Leach

180 cm
27
190 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

200 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leach can pounce on him.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Leach pushes him off.
Beam tries to clinch up but Leach circles away and keeps his distance.
Beam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leach looks for the body kick but Beam saw that one coming.
A combination from Leach does no damage.
Beam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Leach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leach.
Leach lands a body shot.
Beam doesn't manage to clinch there - Leach circles away.
Beam tries to clinch there but Leach circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beam in his tracks.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Leach pushes him off.
Beam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beam, right into the meat.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Leach throws the kick towards the body but Beam avoids it.
Beam takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leach looks to score with a jab to the body but Beam is just out of range.
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beam lands with a hook. Leach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leach takes a swing at Beam's ribcage but misses.
Leach throws a leg kick
and Beam counters with a low kick, right behind Leach 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Beam.
Leach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beam manages to avoid it.
Beam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Beam tenderised Leach's leg. Leach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Beam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beam tries to clinch there but Leach circles away.
Beam lands a nice hook to Leach's body. Leach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach's corner calls for a 1-2. Leach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leach throws a predictable looking body shot

and Beam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beam.
Beam has a couple of punches blocked by Leach.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Beam won't allow it.

Beam manages to break the clinch.
Beam misses with a looping right.
Leach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Leach slams his shin into Beam's torso.
Leach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beam rather than just go for the knockout.

Beam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leach lands a body punch.
Leach misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Leach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Beam is rocked!
Beam is looking to clinch but Leach is avoiding it.
Oh Beam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leach circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beam to the canvas! Beam doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leach keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Leach!
A relieved looking Matt Leach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.