PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Beach
vs
Marsh

204 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

161 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristian Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Beach as Marsh shoots in.

Beach throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marsh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beach is in Marsh's guard.
Marsh is looking to stand back up but Beach counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marsh.

Beach escapes and gets back to his feet.

Beach drives through with a takedown into Marsh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beach working some strikes from top position.
Beach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beach is looking to stand up but Marsh won't let him.
Beach throws a big right hand that misses.

Marsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh has a closed guard, preventing Beach from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Beach from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Beach gets a double leg takedown into Marsh's guard.

Marsh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Beach off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Beach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beach appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gus Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Marsh.

Beach gets a takedown into half guard.
Beach tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Marsh.
Marsh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marsh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beach scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marsh is trying to stand up here but Beach is controlling him well.
Beach tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Beach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marsh trying to control from the bottom.
Beach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Beach forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.

Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh shoots and misses
and Beach counters with a three punch combo that has Marsh backing up. Marsh nods at Beach to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Marsh unleashes a big counter combination but Beach bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh looks winded!
Beach avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Beach shoots in looking for a takedown but Marsh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beach's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Beach dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsh somewhat.
Beach is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsh.
Beach is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marsh looks for the body kick but Beach saw that one coming.

Beach tries to keep at a distance but Marsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marsh tries to pull guard but Beach won't allow it.
Gus Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Marsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beach trying to land knees to the body.
Beach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsh is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach leaning against his opponent.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Beach pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marsh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marsh is breathing heavily.

Beach fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marsh to the ground. Beach is now in Marsh's guard.
Beach scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beach wants to stand but Marsh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marsh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beach manages to get himself to full guard.

Beach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marsh is controlling him.
Beach has his hands on Marsh's head, controlling the position.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Beach keeps moving.
Beach is trying to keep Marsh in close.

Beach looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marsh passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beach manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Beach keeps moving.

Beach has his foot on Marsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marsh works his way back into a safe position though.
Beach wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
Marsh won't allow Beach to get back to his feet.
Marsh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marsh postures up in Beach's guard and throws a big left but Beach blocks it.
Marsh tries to stand but Beach is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marsh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Beach looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Marsh moves into range and clinches up with Beach.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Beach takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Beach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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 Gus Beach will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marsh throws a left and a right that both miss

and Beach decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marsh's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh is trying to keep Beach in close.
Beach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beach's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marsh is trying to keep Beach in close.

Marsh has an active guard here but Beach has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh has hold of Beach's hands but Beach slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Beach postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marsh to stand up.
Marsh fails with the takedown

and Beach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beach is looking to take a break and control but Marsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsh looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to improve his position.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet.
Beach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?

Beach stands up from half guard.

Beach closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Marsh bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh checks a low kick from Beach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Marsh wants to counter with a clinch but Beach pushes him away.
Marsh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Marsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Beach to work.
Marsh is trying to force a seperation but Beach has the dominant position.
Beach scores a nice knee to the body.
Beach leaning his opponent against the cage.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gus Beach is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh slaps away a takedown attempt from Beach, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Marsh moves into the clinch.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beach.
Good work by Marsh as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristian Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gus Beach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marsh misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gus Beach.
Well Beach has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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