PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irwin Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Sivenfifty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sivenfifty has chosen bitch dont kill my vibe as his entrance music. Ariel Sivenfifty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beard
vs
Sivenfifty

190 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

173 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irwin Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Sivenfifty!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sivenfifty darts in and clinches Beard up against the cage.
Beard tries to work over Sivenfifty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beard stalling in the clinch but Sivenfifty improves position.
Sivenfifty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beard is pushing Sivenfifty up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sivenfifty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sivenfifty lands with a light punch inside.
Beard tries a body shot but Sivenfifty blocks it.
Beard stalling the fight.
Beard taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sivenfifty prevents a body shot from Beard.
Beard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Beard looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Irwin Beard.

Sivenfifty feints and as Beard raises his hands in defense, Sivenfifty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beard is looking to stand up but Sivenfifty isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Beard pushes Sivenfifty off and gets back to his feet.

Sivenfifty fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beard to the ground. Sivenfifty is now in Beard's guard.
Sivenfifty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beard is looking to stand up but Sivenfifty isn't so interested in that idea.
Beard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sivenfifty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sivenfifty has gone for a leg lock! Beard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sivenfifty's guard.
Sivenfifty looks winded!
Sivenfifty wants to get back to his feet but Beard passes into half guard.
Beard prevents Sivenfifty from standing back up.
Sivenfifty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beard drops an elbow to the side of Sivenfifty's head.
Sivenfifty wants to stand back up but Beard manages to pass into side control.
Beard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard working the body and head with strikes.
Sivenfifty wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Beard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Beard cracks Sivenfifty with a big elbow.
Beard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Beard scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard taking a breather here.
Sivenfifty is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beard working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Beard stalls from top position.
Sivenfifty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sivenfifty is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sivenfifty's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irwin Beard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sivenfifty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sivenfifty scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sivenfifty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sivenfifty misses with a two punch combination.
Beard attempts a counter takedown but Sivenfifty avoids it well and moves away.

Beard tries to keep at a distance but Sivenfifty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beard tries to land knees in the clinch but Sivenfifty avoids the damage to the body.
Sivenfifty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beard looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sivenfifty pulls guard effortlessly.

Sivenfifty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Beard escapes and throws Sivenfifty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sivenfifty is breathing heavily.
Sivenfifty tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sivenfifty's head.
Beard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sivenfifty is really stuck here.
Beard is working the ground and pound. Can Sivenfifty escape?
Beard is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sivenfifty up.
Beard is landing with strikes from the back.
Sivenfifty trying to get back to his feet but Beard is in full control for now.

Sivenfifty is squirming around looking to escape but he's just wriggling himself into more trouble. Beard sinks in the hooks and manages to tighten his grip on a rear naked choke. Sivenfifty has no choice but to tap and Beard jumps to his feet to celebrate and slick submission win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Irwin Beard!
Ariel Sivenfifty was interviewed post fight and said 'hes got lucky tonight'.