PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jewell Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Beach
vs
Lopez

150 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jewell Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Beach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beach takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Beach could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Beach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Beach misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Louis Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Beach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Beach with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Lopez.
Beach blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Beach throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Beach knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Beach off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beach.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lopez throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Beach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Beach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Beach lands a big head kick that sends Lopez tumbling to the mat! Beach takes a step backwards and waves Lopez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lopez is rocked!

It looks like Louis Lopez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez lands a jab-cross combination.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Beach finish him?
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beach.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Beach throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Beach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Beach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Beach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beach throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.

Beach moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Beach lands a nice knee to the body.
Beach'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beach throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Beach's body.
Beach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beach misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jewell Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beach doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Jewell Beach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beach looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.

Beach pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beach controlling the action here for a moment.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez avoiding damage as Beach throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beach misses with the head strike.

Beach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beach manages to avoid it.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beach rather than just go for the knockout.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Beach moves his leg out of the way.
Beach throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Beach moved away.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Beach throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Beach misses with a low kick.
Lopez takes a swing at Beach's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Beach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beach manages to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louis Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beach avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Beach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Beach drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Beach taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Beach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Louis Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beach misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez moves out of range as Beach strikes.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Beach counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Beach to acknowledge the strikes.
Beach misses with a looping right.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beach manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beach has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Beach throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Beach did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.
Beach pushes Lopez off looking to stand but Lopez dives back in and keeps control.
Beach might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beach tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beach is trying to stand up here but Lopez is controlling him well.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beach is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beach keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Louis Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Beach is just out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez misses with a body kick.

Beach closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Beach has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beach manages to break the clinch.

Beach has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Beach displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopez up against the cage.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach misses with a body punch.
Beach pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach'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.

Beach manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jewell 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jewell Beach!