PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steaphan Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Takada (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.

Beattie
vs
Takada

174 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steaphan Beattie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Takada!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Takada. Those never looked like landing.
Takada swings for the body but Beattie moves out of range.
Beattie throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Takada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takada misses with an elbow strike.
Beattie can't find room to land a body shot as Takada controls the action.
Takada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beattie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie lands a body shot.
Takada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takada working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Takada has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Takada blocks a body shot from Beattie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beattie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takada.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beattie misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada pushes Beattie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beattie tries to throw a body punch but Takada avoids it by throwing Beattie back against the cage.
Takada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Beattie lands a nice uppercut.
Beattie blocks an elbow strike from Takada.
Beattie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Takada throws a punch but it's blocked by Beattie.
Beattie lands a hook that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Beattie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beattie lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Takada.
Our sources have told us that Beattie has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada lands a hook that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beattie blocks a body shot from Takada.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie misses with a body punch.
Takada blocking some punches.
Takada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie lands with a light punch inside.
Takada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
Takada lands a right hand.
Takada misses with a body punch.
Beattie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Takada.
A short body shot lands from Beattie as the two fighters clinch.
Takada tries to throw a body punch but Beattie avoids it by throwing Takada back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takada.
Beattie has Takada pressed against the cage, preventing Takada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada blocking some punches.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
Beattie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Takada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takada misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takada.
Beattie misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takada.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Beattie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Beattie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Beattie tries to throw a body punch but Takada avoids it by throwing Beattie back against the cage.
Beattie misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takada's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takada.
Beattie swings wildly with an uppercut but Takada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie digs a right hand underneath Takada's ribcage. Takada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takada.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Beattie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Beattie misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie lands a right hand.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Takada.
Takada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Satoru Takada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Beattie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beattie scores with a hook to the body. Takada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Beattie closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Beattie.
Beattie is working Takada over against the cage.
A short right from Takada.
Beattie lands a left hand.
Takada tries to work over Beattie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beattie cracks Takada with a nice body shot.
Takada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takada can't find room to land a body shot as Beattie controls the action.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Takada just leaning against Beattie, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Takada blocking some punches.
Beattie pushes Takada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Takada.
Beattie lands with a right to the head.
Beattie is working Takada over against the cage.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Beattie.

Takada breaks from the clinch.
Steaphan Beattie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beattie works Takada's body with a nice hook.
Takada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takada avoids the body shot from Beattie.
Takada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beattie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takada is lucky that one didn't land flush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beattie lands with a left to the head.
Takada prevents a body shot from Beattie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Beattie.
Beattie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beattie blocks an uppercut.
Takada throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada prevents a body shot from Beattie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beattie.
Takada blocking some punches.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Beattie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takada struggles to land a body shot inside as Beattie controls his hands.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Beattie.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takada lands an elbow inside that Beattie shrugs off.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
Beattie 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.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
Steaphan Beattie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beattie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takada misses with a body punch.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
A shot in the inside from Takada.
Beattie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Beattie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takada can do to turn this around?
Takada trying to control the position but instead, Beattie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takada into the cage.
Beattie lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Beattie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beattie lands with a short shot to the head.
Beattie blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takada.
Beattie lands a right hand.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Takada.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Beattie lands a right hand.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beattie tries to throw a body punch but Takada avoids it by throwing Beattie back against the cage.
Beattie lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steaphan Beattie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Beattie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Beattie rushes Takada and presses him up against the cage.
Takada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beatties head.
Takada throws a punch but it's blocked by Beattie.
Takada lands a right hand.
Beattie is working Takada over against the cage.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Takada.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takada.
Beattie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takada throws a punch but it's blocked by Beattie.
Takada working aggressively here.
Beattie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Takada.
Beattie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beattie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Takada lands an elbow just above Beattie 's eye.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada working aggressively here.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Takada.
Beattie lands a nice uppercut.
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beattie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Takada scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Takada.
Beattie lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Takada.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Takada misses with the head strike.
Beattie lands with a left to the head.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Takada tries to work over Beattie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beattie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
Beattie lands with a left to the head.
Takada digs a right hand into Beattie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beattie's gas tank.
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada can't find room to land a body shot as Beattie controls the action.
Takada lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takada.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
Takada blocks a body shot from Beattie.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Takada working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takada.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
Takada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beattie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beattie blocks a body shot from Takada.
Beattie lands with a right to the head.
Beattie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beattie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beattie lands with a light punch inside.
Beattie lands with a light punch inside.
Beattie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takada.

Takada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beattie throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Beattie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takada.
Takada tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takada throws a body punch but Beattie moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steaphan Beattie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beattie 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steaphan Beattie!
Steaphan Beattie thanked the fans post fight for their support.