PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeromy Beck (ranked 5305 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blu See (ranked 4364 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Beck
vs
See

174 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 Tokyo, Jeromy Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blu See!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. See tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beck is in See's guard.
See has a closed guard, preventing Beck from standing up.

See escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
See is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beck tries to stand but See is controlling from the bottom.
Beck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for See on the ground.
See is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck wants to stand but See is controlling his posture from full guard.
See managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of See is proving hard to escape from.

Beck stands up and waves to See to follow him.
Beck avoids a punch combination nicely.
See misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
See throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Beck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Beck closes the distance and clinches.
Beck tries to break free but See pushes him back against the cage.

Beck jumps into guard, dragging See to the mat.
See won't allow Beck to get back to his feet.
See controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck looking to control.
See slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
See in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
See advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Beck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

See working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
See wants to stand but Beck is controlling his arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
See misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

See decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blu See dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

See gets caught napping as Beck dives in and scores a takedown. See manages to retain guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beck tries to stand but See is controlling from the bottom.
See looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

See is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Beck frees his head nicely. Oh but See has switched to an armbar! Beck is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Blu See!