PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Beltrad (ranked 3547 p4p, 376 weight class) and Tyrone Albber (ranked 3269 p4p, 353 weight class). Albber has chosen Absolution as his entrance music. Tyrone Albber will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Beltrad
vs
Albber

175 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodger Beltrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Albber!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albber lands a jab to Beltrad's midsection.
Beltrad misses with a straight left.
Albber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beltrad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beltrad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber thumps Beltrad with a low kick.
Albber throws a leg kick which misses Beltrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltrad tries to avoid it.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Albber.
Albber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Albber digs a good body shot into Beltrad's ribs.
Albber tries to clinch there but Beltrad circles away.

Albber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Albber misses with some punches.
Albber scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rodger Beltrad has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beltrad wants to take the fight to the mat but Albber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beltrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albber stops a takedown attempt from Beltrad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltrad goes for a takedown attempt but Albber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Beltrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Albber clinches with his opponent.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltrad's defenses.
Beltrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber misses with a knee to the head.
Albber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beltrad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Albber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Albber gets through Beltrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.

Beltrad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Albber pushes Beltrad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Beltrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albber can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltrad shoots in for a takedown but Albber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Beltrad keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Albber stuffs the takedown attempt from Beltrad. Beltrad gets slowly back to his feet.
Albber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beltrad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beltrad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Albber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Albber feints a jab promting Beltrad to slip. Albber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beltrad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beltrad walks into a left hand.
Albber is looking to clinch but Beltrad is avoiding it.
Albber jabs at Beltrad's body.
Albber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albber fails to land with a series of punches.
Albber stuffs the takedown.
A good leg kick by Albber.

Beltrad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltrad is looking to take a break and control but Albber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albber is trying to stand back up but Beltrad is controlling him
Beltrad controlling the action here.
Beltrad stops Albber from getting back to his feet.
Beltrad thows a huge punch but Albber dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltrad controlling the pace.
Albber is trying to stand up here but Beltrad is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beltrad lands a nice short elbow.
Beltrad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Albber tries to kick Beltrad off but Beltrad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Beltrad lands with a punch from half guard.
Beltrad working over Albber with some ground and pound. Albber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Albber is trying to stand.
Beltrad lands strikes from half guard.
Beltrad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Albber defending well though.

Albber has one foot on Beltrad's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Albber tries to counter it with a takedown but Beltrad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albber, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodger Beltrad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beltrad swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Beltrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albber can pounce on him.
Beltrad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albber tries to clinch but Beltrad is having none of it.

Albber rushes Beltrad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beltrad.
Tyrone Albber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albber scores with a shot to the side of Beltrad's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Albber lands a knee to the head.
Albber tries a knee to the head but Beltrad blocks it.
Beltrad tries for a takedown but Albber manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Beltrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltrad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Albber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Albber stops a takedown attempt from Beltrad.
Albber lands a damaging elbow.

Rodger Beltrad's cut is getting worse.
Albber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beltrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Beltrad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Albber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albber is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Albber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Albber is trying to escape the position but Beltrad is controlling the position.
Beltrad is looking to take a break and control but Albber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albber wants to get back to his feet but Beltrad drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Albber bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Albber drives through and clinches with Beltrad against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beltrad is working for takedown but Albber is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Albber.
Albber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltrad's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Albber.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Albber landing knees to the body.
A short right from Albber on the inside.
Albber digs a right hand underneath Beltrad's ribcage. Beltrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beltrad wants a takedown.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beltrad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Albber can turn it around.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Albber scores with a shoulder strike.
Albber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albber lands a nice uppercut.
Albber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Albber digs a right hand into Beltrad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beltrad's gas tank.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltrad's defenses.
Albber connects with a knee to the head.
Beltrad can't get the takedown.
Albber lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albber obliges.
A short left from Albber.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Albber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Rodger Beltrad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beltrad goes for a takedown attempt but Albber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyrone Albber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Albber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beltrad at a distance.
Albber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Albber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beltrad takes one on the button.
Albber lands a jab to Beltrad's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Beltrad shoots in looking for a takedown but Albber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beltrad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Albber.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albber throws a leg kick which misses Beltrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltrad tries to avoid it.
Albber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Albber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beltrad rather than just go for the knockout.
Albber tries to clinch up but Beltrad circles away and keeps his distance.
Albber lands a nice hook to Beltrad's body. Beltrad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodger Beltrad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Albber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beltrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltrad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beltrad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Albber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltrad. Albber does a little dance to reset his feet.

Albber pushes Beltrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Albber lands a body punch.
Albber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Albber misses with a punch on the inside.
Albber with a knee to the head.
Albber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beltrad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Albber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albber landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Beltrad won't want to take too many of those.
Albber lands a shoulder strike.
Albber is working Beltrad over against the cage.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber lands an elbow inside.
Albber lands a damaging elbow.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Albber works on Beltrad's body with a couple of short punches.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Beltrad's ribcage.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Albber.
Albber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albber pushes Beltrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.
Beltrad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albber after a bit of a struggle.
Albber lands an elbow that stopped Beltrad in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Rodger Beltrad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Beltrad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltrad controls his hands.
Beltrad tries to score a body lock takedown but Albber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Beltrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Beltrad's ribcage.
Albber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltrad controls his hands.
Albber lands with a left to the head.
Albber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beltrad's face.
Albber tries a body shot but Beltrad blocks it.
Albber lands with a light punch inside.
Albber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beltrad.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltrad controls his hands.
Albber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodger Beltrad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyrone Albber!
Tyrone Albber tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.