PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Beaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vader
vs
Beaudin

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emperor Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riley Beaudin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader lands with a right hand.
Vader needs to keep his hands up - Beaudin had a free shot at his head there.
Vader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beaudin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beaudin blocks a low kick nicely.
Beaudin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beaudin.
Vader swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaudin.
Good work by Beaudin as he checks the leg kick.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Beaudin defending well as Vader loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Beaudin misses.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaudin.
Vader attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vader thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a good cross that connects.
Vader throws a jab when Beaudin was well out of range.
Vader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beaudin.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Beaudin saw that one coming.
Vader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beaudin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
Beaudin dodges the punch combination from Vader.
Vader connects with a looping right hand.
Vader scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaudin slips a straight right by Vader.
Beaudin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Vader. No joy for Beaudin on that attempt.
Oooh a lovely combination from Vader sends Beaudin down but not out. Vader dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Riley Beaudin has been cut.
Beaudin looks gassed!

Vader stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beaudin shoots in and drives through. Vader sprawls well.
A lazy left from Vader finds it's target.
Vader throws a lazy right hand but Beaudin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beaudin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Vader and Beaudin goes tumbling to the canvas! Vader follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Beaudin is rocked!

Vader decides to return to a standing position.
Vader looks to land a combination but Beaudin avoids it well.
Vader misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaudin avoids the body shot from Vader.
Vader lands a lovely overhand right.
Vader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaudin.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaudin.
Beaudin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vader throws a hook to the side of Beaudin's head but Beaudin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Vader misses.
Vader waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Beaudin.
A jab from Vader misses.
Beaudin is looking to clinch.
Vader lands the left hand.
Vader lands with a hook. Beaudin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vader throws a low kick, looking for Beaudin's leg but Beaudin calmly moves out of range.
Vader is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vader is looking to score with low kicks.
Vader fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beaudin is out of range.
Beaudin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vader misses with a wild combination.
Vader misses with a few strikes there.
Beaudin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Vader throws a nice looking combination but Beaudin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vader misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beaudin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beaudin.
Beaudin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emperor Vader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Beaudin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vader throws a shot from downtown. Beaudin moves away and avoids it.
Beaudin wants to clinch.
Beaudin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader.
Vader lands a really nice looking cross but Beaudin seems unphased.
Beaudin tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Vader.
Vader misses with a few strikes there.
Beaudin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vader lands a really nice looking cross but Beaudin seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader throws a predictable looking body shot

and Beaudin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vader's guard now.
Beaudin is breathing heavily.
Vader wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Vader wriggles free and stands up.
Beaudin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Vader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beaudin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vader lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vader lands with a cross.
Beaudin is still on wobbly legs! Can Vader finish him?
Vader throws a hook to the side of Beaudin's head but Beaudin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beaudin seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice combination there by Vader.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vader connects with a body shot.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Beaudin saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beaudin on the side of the head.
Vader lands the left hand.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Beaudin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beaudin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vader connects with a nice looking jab.
Vader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vader bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vader thuds his right hand into Beaudin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beaudin walks into a stiff left hand from Vader.
Beaudin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Vader shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Beaudin is backing up but Vader catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Beaudin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Vader Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emperor Vader!