PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach's entrance music is Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. A fine choice. Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Beach
vs
Mercury

200 cm
28
287 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

225 cm
29
263 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercury.
Mercury tries to clinch up but Beach circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercury walks into a straight right hand from Beach.
Beach wants to land a leg kick but Mercury is out of range.
Mercury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beach misses with a body kick.
Mercury throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mercury loads up on a big right hand but Beach slips the punch.
Beach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercury is out of range.
Jab by Mercury.
Beach throws a body kick that misses.
Mercury lands a head shot.
Beach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beach has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach misses with a wild body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury is working Beach over against the cage.
Beach has Mercury pressed against the cage.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Beach is pushing Mercury up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Beach lands with a right to the head.
Mercury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mercury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mercury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercury misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Beach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercury.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Mercury lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Mercury on the inside.
Beach tries a body shot but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Beach.
Mercury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beach lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Beach stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
Mercury trying to stall but Beach improves his position.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Beach digs a right hand into Mercury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercury's gas tank.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to break free but Mercury pushes him back against the cage.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
Mercury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beach.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Beach.
Mercury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Beach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach thuds his shin into the meat of Mercury's side.
Mercury throws a leg kick
and Beach counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercury checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beach throws a body kick that misses.
Mercury steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beach. That one must have hurt.
Mercury misses with a lunging right hand
and Beach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mercury is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mercury scores with a hook.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beach misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Beach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach ducks under a wild hook from Mercury.
August Beach is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercury connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach misses with a kick to the body.
Mercury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercury - the referee stops the clock and Beach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercury. Beach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mercury misses with an uppercut
and Beach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercury lands a nice shot that snaps Beach's head back.
Beach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercury throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Beach counter with a right hand.
Mercury misses with a kick to the body.
Mercury clobbers Beach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Beach misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Beach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beach walks into a jab.
Mercury avoids the head kick by Beach.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercury is looking to clinch but Beach is avoiding it.
Beach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beach slips a straight right by Mercury.
Beach takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Mercury slips a jab from Beach.
Beach lunges at Mercury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercury's hand.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Beach saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Beach misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with a push kick.
Beach throws the kick towards the body but Mercury avoids it.
Beach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beach looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beach cracks Mercury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercury misses with a hook.
Beach throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beach is out of range.
Beach is looking to land body kicks.
Mercury misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A clash of legs there as Mercury blocks the low kick.
Beach jabs Mercury right on the nose. Mercury blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beach misses with a body kick.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercury lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury moves out of range as Beach throws a body kick.
Mercury tries to clinch up
and Beach counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury misses with a leg kick.
Beach moves forwards but Mercury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that August Beach will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beach looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Mercury connects with a right hand. Beach shakes it off.
Mercury moves out of range of the leg kick from Beach.
Beach slips under a jab from Mercury.
Beach tries to score with a low kick but Mercury moves his leg out of the way.
Mercury walks into a stiff left hand from Beach.
Beach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beach misses with a looping left.
Beach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beach scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury scores with a nice right hand.
Beach tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Beach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beach looks for the body kick but Mercury saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Beach.
Mercury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
Mercury moves out of range of the body kick.
Beach lands a leg kick that knocks Mercury off balance momentarily.
Beach takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Beach as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.
A jab from Beach misses.
Beach cracks the inside of Mercury's front leg.
Beach tries to work over Mercury's front leg with a kick but Mercury checks it.
Mercury blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Beach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beach stalks Mercury and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercury's face. Mercury staggers backwards, shaken.
Beach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercury.
Beach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beach is looking to land body kicks.
Mercury misses with the body kick
and Beach counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beach connects with an inside leg kick.

Mercury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercury trying to stall but Beach improves his position.
Beach is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freddie Mercury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Beach.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercury blocks a body shot from Beach.
Mercury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beach is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Beach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Beach stalling against the cage.
Beach taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
August Beach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beach has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!