PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jantje Beton (ranked 1823 p4p, 2471 weight class) and Mark Downs (ranked 231 p4p, 315 weight class). Mark Downs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Beton
vs
Downs

180 cm
25
210
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
26
215
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jantje Beton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Downs!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beton moves out of range of the strikes.
Downs throws a lazy right hand but Beton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beton just misses with a punch to the body.
Downs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Downs throws a lazy right hand but Beton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Beton rushes Downs and presses him up against the cage.
Beton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Downs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Downs backwards.
Downs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beton has him pressed against the cage.
Downs can't break the clinch.
Downs is trying to break the clinch but Beton is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Downs wants to get back to striking at distance but Beton won't allow it.
Beton digs a right hand into Downs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Downs's gas tank.
Downs tries to break the clinch but Beton is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beton swings wildly with an uppercut but Downs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beton lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mark Downs has been cut.
Downs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Downs blocks a body shot from Beton.

Downs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downs at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beton.
Downs looks to throw the jab but Beton is out of range.
Mark Downs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beton blocks a jab.
Beton avoids the body shot from Downs.
Downs lands a nice hook to Beton's body. Beton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Beton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Downs backwards.
A short left from Beton.
Downs tries to circle away but Beton has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Beton.
Beton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Downs wants to get back to striking at distance but Beton won't allow it.
Downs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Downs wants to break free but Beton has control.
Beton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Downs manages to break the clinch.
Beton blocks a jab.
Beton misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beton darts in and clinches Downs up against the cage.
Downs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Downs wants to break free but Beton has control.
Beton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Downs's elbow.
Beton keeps control of Downs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Downs is trying to break free.
Beton scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Downs breaks from the clinch.

Beton pushes Downs up against the cage in a clinch.
Beton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beton lands a left hand.
Beton lands a hook that snaps the head of Downs backwards.
Beton has Downs pressed against the cage, preventing Downs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Downs breaks the clinch.
Downs misses with a looping right.
Downs takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Beton instigates a clinch.
Beton misses with a punch to the body.
Downs is trying to force a seperation but Beton has the dominant position.
Beton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs takes a shot to the head.
Beton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Downs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beton ducks under a wild hook from Downs.
Downs throws a hook to the side of Beton's head but Beton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Beton has Downs up against the cage in a clinch.
Downs wants to get back to striking at distance but Beton won't allow it.
Beton misses with a punch to the body.
Beton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Downs's elbow.
Downs tries to circle away but Beton has him pinned against the cage.
Beton scores with a hook to the body.
Downs looks winded!
Downs prevents a body shot from Beton.
Downs working hard to break the clinch.
Downs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Downs has had enough of the clinch but Beton keeps him there for the moment.
Downs is trying to force a seperation but Beton has the dominant position.
Beton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beton gets through Downs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Downs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Beton.
A short right from Beton.
Beton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beton.
Beton lands a left hand.
Beton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Downs blocks a body shot from Beton.
A short uppercut from Beton.
Downs wants to break free but Beton has control.
Beton misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Beton.
Downs prevents a body shot from Beton.
Beton gets through Downs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beton works on Downs's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beton lands a right hand.
Beton tries a body shot but Downs blocks it.
Beton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beton lands a body punch.
Downs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jantje Beton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Downs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beton misses with a wild body shot.
Downs swats away the attempt to clinch by Beton.
Downs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beton sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Downs gets tackled into the cage by Beton. Beton maintains the clinch.

Downs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Downs throws an overhand right that lands on Beton's shoulder, as Beton tries to avoid the shot.
Downs swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Beton counters by clinching up.
Downs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beton prevents Downs from breaking the clinch.
Downs tries to circle away but Beton has him pinned against the cage.
Downs wants to break free but Beton has control.
Beton keeps control of Downs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Downs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Downs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Downs.

Beton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Downs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beton has him pressed against the cage.
Downs tries to break the clinch but Beton is controlling the position.
Beton tries a body shot but Downs blocks it.
Jantje Beton has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Downs manages to break the clinch.
Downs throws a jab when Beton was well out of range.
Downs is breathing heavily.
Beton slips under a jab.
Downs misses the shot to the body.
Downs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Downs looks to land a left hand but Beton moved out of range nicely.

Beton closes the distance and pushes Downs back into the cage.
Beton misses with a punch to the body.
Beton lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Downs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Downs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Beton - that landed with a thud.
Beton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Beton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beton.
Beton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Beton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beton digs a right hand into Downs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Downs's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beton scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downs takes a shot to the head.
Downs wants to get back to striking at distance but Beton won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Beton.
A shot in the inside from Beton.

Downs is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Beton.
Downs is still on wobbly legs! Can Beton finish him?
Beton creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Downs with a big uppercut! Downs tries to clinch up but Beton pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Downs to the mat! Downs covers up and Beton unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jantje Beton!
Jantje Beton is the new light heavyweight champion!