PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 54 p4p, 161 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 11 p4p, 31 weight class). Jeremy Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Beach

190 cm
38
213
38 - 17 - 0

194 cm
33
215
25 - 15 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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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 38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Beach tries to clinch up.

Beach moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Beach throws an elbow that misses.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Beach 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.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A short left from Jones.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Beach's head.
Beach working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Beach.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones cracks Beach with a nice body shot.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach blocking some punches.
Beach blocking some punches.
A short right from Beach.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach prevents a body shot from Jones.
Beach tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Beach blocking some punches.
Beach has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Beach works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Beach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beach.
Beach working aggressively here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Beach lands a left hand.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Beach breaks the clinch.

Beach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beach blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Beach.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beach blocking some punches.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach blocks a body shot from Jones.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beach.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beach.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Beach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach tries to clinch but Jones moves away
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.

Beach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
A short right from Beach on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Beach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Beach.
Beach lands a nice elbow.

Beach manages to break the clinch.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.

Beach has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Beach.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sammy Beach will probably get the nod.
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.

Beach tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Beach clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a push kick but Beach slaps the foot to one side.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

Beach pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is working Beach over against the cage.
Good body shot from Beach.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Beach closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Beach. Beach maintains the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Beach.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Beach lands an elbow inside.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Beach, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Beach blocks a body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Beach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
A short right from Beach on the inside.
Beach is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Beach into the cage.
Beach lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones pushes Beach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beach tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a head kick that drops Beach to the mat! Beach scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Beach avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Beach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Beach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Beach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Beach lands a slapping body shot.
Beach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.

Beach has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beach lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sammy Beach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Beach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Beach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beach.

Beach breaks the clinch.
Beach digs a good hook to Jones's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beach pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Beach.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Beach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Beach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Beach lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Beach.
Beach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach scores with a hook to the body.
Sammy Beach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Beach.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Beach lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Beach lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Beach.
Beach lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A short left from Beach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Beach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach lands a left hand.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Beach stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beach is struggling to control the position.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Beach breaks the clinch.
Beach takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

Beach instigates a clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Beach.

Beach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Beach.
A left lands for Beach.

Beach closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Beach.

Beach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Beach wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Beach really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Beach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Beach clinches up against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
Beach digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Beach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beach lands a right hand.
Beach lands a body shot.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Beach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Beach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach misses with a body punch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Jones is rocked!
Beach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones misses with the head strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Beach as the two fighters clinch.
Beach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beach.

It looks like Jeremy Jones has been cut.
Beach throws a big uppercut that drops Jones! More strikes from Beach and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jones lies dazed against the cage as Beach celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
Sammy Beach is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Sammy Beach was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.