PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Moore's choice of entrance music: BOOT - Pepper. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marion Moore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beach
vs
Moore

170 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

BADGER MILK!

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marion Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moore looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moore shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
Beach throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moore.
Beach misses with a head kick.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore blocks a head kick by Beach.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Quinton Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moore.
Beach wants to clinch.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Moore avoids the head kick by Beach.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Beach sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beach circles away.
Quinton Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marion Moore.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach lands a right hook to the body.
Beach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Beach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beach misses with a head kick.
Beach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore takes one to the chin there.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Beach throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beach tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beach.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beach.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Nice shot lands for Beach.
Beach misses with a head kick.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.

Beach moves into the clinch.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Beach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Moore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Moore pulls guard.
Moore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Moore stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Beach dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore tries to pull guard but Beach holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Beach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Beach is fighting off a takedown attempt but Moore is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beach to the mat. Beach regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Beach is working from the bottom.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Beach is keeping the position.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beach tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
Beach wants to clinch.
Beach is looking to clinch.

Beach gets a clinch.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moore taking a breather.
Moore looking for a takedown.
Quinton Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marion Moore.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Moore looking for a takedown.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Moore has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Beach regains guard immediately.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marion Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beach tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Nice jab there from Beach.
Beach lands with a slapping head kick.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Beach closes the distance and clinches.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Beach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.

Moore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beach uses from the top position.
Beach wants to stand but Moore is controlling his posture from full guard.

Moore kicks Beach off and gets to his feet.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Beach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beach lands a head kick!
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks for a takedown but Beach sprawls well.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Beach scores with a push kick.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.
Quinton Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marion Moore.
Beach connects with a body shot.
Quinton Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moore will feel that in the morning.
Marion Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beach wants to clinch.
Beach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beach throws a front kick that sends Moore stumbling back into the cage.
Beach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Moore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beach.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beach misses with the combination.
Beach tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beach tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Beach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Beach lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Quinton Beach is winning the standup battle so far.
Beach lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Beach.
Beach throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
Beach wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Beach tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Beach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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