PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Borris Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Mamabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mamabama's choice of entrance music: Smoke Two Joints by Sublime. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Beefcake
vs
Mamabama

167 cm
27
140 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

219 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

{GTI} Toxic Nutrition
Vodka Rags

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Beefcake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Mamabama!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mamabama moves into range and clinches up with Beefcake.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beefcake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamabama.
Mamabama looking to stall.
Mamabama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamabama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mamabama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamabama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beefcake.
Mamabama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beefcake.
Mamabama moves out of range of the strikes.
Beefcake blocks a leg kick.
Mamabama throws a right and a left that Beefcake avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefcake missing with a left hand there. Mamabama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamabama tries to clinch up.
Beefcake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamabama moves out of range as Beefcake strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamabama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beefcake.
Mamabama slips under a jab.
Beefcake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mamabama counters with a series of strikes. Beefcake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mamabama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beefcake jabs Mamabama right on the nose. Mamabama blinks but takes it well.
Beefcake misses with a straight left.
Beefcake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamabama slips a jab from Beefcake.
Beefcake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamabama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beefcake throws a big shot that misses.
Beefcake misses the jab.
Mamabama lands a nice shot to the body.
Mamabama lands a glancing blow to the side of Beefcake's head.
Beefcake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamabama moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beefcake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mamabama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a good cross that connects.
Mamabama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beefcake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beefcake misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mamabama slips a jab from Beefcake.
Beefcake looks to throw the jab but Mamabama is out of range.
Beefcake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamabama manages to avoid it.
Mamabama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beefcake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Mamabama.
Mamabama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama scores with a head kick.
Beefcake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beefcake lands a head shot.
Mamabama defending well as Beefcake loads up on a big left hand.
Borris Beefcake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamabama moves away from the strike by Beefcake.
Beefcake looks to land a left hand but Mamabama moved out of range nicely.
Beefcake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mamabama circles away quickly and effectively.
Beefcake misses with a hook. Mamabama ducked under it nicely.
Mamabama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beefcake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mamabama.
Beefcake loads up on a big right hand but Mamabama slips the punch.
Beefcake throws the left hand but Mamabama avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mamabama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mamabama throws a low kick, looking for Beefcake's leg but Beefcake calmly moves out of range.
Mamabama slips a straight right by Beefcake.
Beefcake drops his hands momentarily and Mamabama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beefcake takes a swing at Mamabama's ribcage but misses.
Beefcake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mamabama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mamabama moves into the clinch.
Mamabama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beefcake has Mamabama pressed against the cage, preventing Mamabama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beefcake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mamabama's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamabama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Mamabama.
Beefcake blocks a body shot from Mamabama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Mamabama dominated that round.
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.

Mamabama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beefcake tests Mamabama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamabama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beefcake.
Beefcake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beefcake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamabama counters with a straight right hand.
Beefcake misses with a shot to the body
and Mamabama counters with a series of strikes. Beefcake will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefcake. Mamabama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamabama with a jab.
Mamabama slips under a jab from Beefcake.
Mamabama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beefcake moves out of range as Mamabama strikes.
Dick Mamabama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamabama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beefcake.
Beefcake misses with an uppercut. Mamabama saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamabama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beefcake at a distance.
Mamabama staying out of range there.
Beefcake looks to throw the jab but Mamabama is out of range.
Mamabama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beefcake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mamabama counters with a good, hard body kick but Beefcake shrugs it off.
Mamabama slips a straight right by Beefcake.
Beefcake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamabama was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefcake.
Mamabama connects with a nice looking jab.
Beefcake misses with a straight right.
Mamabama lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Beefcake misses its intended target.
Beefcake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mamabama counters with an inside leg kick.
Beefcake keeps the fight on the outside.
Beefcake throws a big shot that misses.
Mamabama moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamabama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mamabama connects with a leg kick. Beefcake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beefcake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamabama fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamabama. Beefcake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamabama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beefcake.
Beefcake misses with a straight left.
Beefcake looks to throw the jab but Mamabama is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Beefcake misses.
Mamabama misses the body punch
and Beefcake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beefcake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamabama.
Beefcake scores with the left hand. Mamabama knows he should have avoided that one.
Mamabama slips a jab from Beefcake.
Beefcake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mamabama's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Beefcake throws an overhand right that lands on Mamabama's shoulder, as Mamabama tries to avoid the shot.
Beefcake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamabama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamabama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beefcake.
Beefcake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamabama manages to avoid it.
Beefcake looks to throw the jab but Mamabama is out of range.
Beefcake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beefcake throws out the jab.
Mamabama defending well as Beefcake loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Mamabama.
Beefcake lands a jab.
A leg kick checked by Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamabama.
Beefcake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamabama.
Mamabama throws a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Mamabama.
Beefcake swings for the body but Mamabama moves out of range.
Beefcake swings for the body but Mamabama moves out of range.
Mamabama slips a jab from Beefcake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Borris Beefcake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beefcake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamabama was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefcake.
Mamabama avoids the body shot from Beefcake.
A combination from Beefcake does no damage.
Beefcake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamabama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beefcake thinking.
Mamabama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Beefcake.
Beefcake misses with a body punch
and Mamabama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamabama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefcake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamabama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefcake just misses with a punch to the body.
Beefcake misses with a body shot
and Mamabama counters with a big head kick but Beefcake shrugs it off.
Mamabama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beefcake jabs at Mamabama's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mamabama's head.
Beefcake throws a hook but Mamabama blocks it.
Beefcake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamabama moves away.
Beefcake ducks under a wild hook from Mamabama.
Dick Mamabama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamabama misses with a low kick as Beefcake jumps back.
Good leg kick by Mamabama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beefcake misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Mamabama.
Mamabama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beefcake.
Beefcake loads up on a big right hand but Mamabama slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Beefcake. Those never looked like landing.
Beefcake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beefcake looks to land a right hand but Mamabama moved out of range.
Mamabama slips a jab and a cross from Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a sloppy body shot
and Mamabama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Beefcake misses.
Beefcake swinging wildly here.
Mamabama misses with the combination.
A combination from Beefcake does no damage.
Beefcake misses with a hook.
Mamabama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamabama keeps Beefcake at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamabama.
Mamabama misses with a low kick.
Beefcake looks to throw the jab but Mamabama is out of range.
Beefcake throws a combination that misses
and Mamabama counters with a three punch combo that has Beefcake backing up. Beefcake nods at Mamabama to acknowledge the strikes.
Mamabama staying out of range there.
Beefcake misses with a shot to the body
and Mamabama counters with a stiff right hand.
Beefcake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamabama.
Mamabama's corner calls for a 1-2. Mamabama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mamabama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mamabama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamabama tries to clinch there but Beefcake circles away.
Beefcake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beefcake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamabama throws a leg kick which misses Beefcake's front leg but catches the back leg as Beefcake tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beefcake misses the jab.
Beefcake misses with a hook to the body
and Mamabama counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamabama lands a nice hook to Beefcake's body. Beefcake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beefcake misses with an uppercut. Mamabama saw that one coming.
Beefcake just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamabama avoids the body shot from Beefcake.
Mamabama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mamabama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beefcake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beefcake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamabama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Mamabama really dominated that round.
That's time! Beefcake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beefcake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mamabama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beefcake thinking.
Mamabama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beefcake throws out the jab.
Mamabama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beefcake misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Beefcake does no damage.
Mamabama lands with a kick to the temple. Beefcake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mamabama throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Beefcake misses.
Beefcake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mamabama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamabama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamabama walks into a stiff left hand from Beefcake.
Mamabama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamabama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beefcake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamabama counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake throws a hook but Mamabama blocks it.
Beefcake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beefcake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mamabama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamabama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beefcake throws a hook to the side of Mamabama's head but Mamabama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamabama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beefcake swings for the body but Mamabama moves out of range.
Beefcake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beefcake throws a combination that misses
and Mamabama counters with a straight right hand.
Mamabama tries to clinch but Beefcake is having none of it.
Beefcake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamabama is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mamabama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beefcake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beefcake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters circling - Mamabama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Beefcake.
Mamabama looks to clinch
and Beefcake counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamabama misses with a low kick.
Mamabama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mamabama lands with a straight right. Beefcake didn't see that one coming.
Beefcake misses with a hook to the body
and Beefcake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamabama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a body punch but Mamabama moves out of range.
Mamabama scores with a one two! Beefcake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beefcake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mamabama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beefcake.
Beefcake looks to land a combination but Mamabama avoids it well.
Beefcake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Beefcake misses.
Beefcake throws the left hand but Mamabama avoids the punch easily.
Mamabama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beefcake.
Beefcake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Beefcake duly obliges.
Beefcake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mamabama counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Beefcake does no damage.
Mamabama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beefcake's hands.
A swing and a miss from Beefcake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake throws out a loose jab but Mamabama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefcake throws a lazy right hand but Mamabama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mamabama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beefcake.
Beefcake misses with a shot to the body
and Mamabama counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Beefcake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamabama slips under a jab.
Beefcake misses with a straight left.
Beefcake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamabama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamabama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beefcake throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beefcake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mamabama counters with a body kick.
Beefcake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beefcake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mamabama. Mamabama obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dick Mamabama 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. And we move into the final round!

Beefcake loads up on a big right hand but Mamabama slips the punch.
Beefcake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beefcake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beefcake misses with a hook. Mamabama ducked under it nicely.
Mamabama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Beefcake misses the target.
Mamabama moves away from the strike by Beefcake.
Beefcake swings for the body but Mamabama moves out of range.
Beefcake misses with a hook.
Beefcake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Beefcake misses.
Beefcake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamabama.
A telegraphed right hand from Beefcake misses the target.
Beefcake thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamabama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beefcake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mamabama throws a series of strikes that have Beefcake backpedaling.
Mamabama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beefcake.
Beefcake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mamabama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beefcake throws out the jab.
Beefcake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamabama is just out of range.
Mamabama throws a series of strikes that have Beefcake backpedaling.
Mamabama looks to clinch
and Beefcake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beefcake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mamabama counters with a nice uppercut.
Beefcake scores with a body shot.
Dick Mamabama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefcake misses with a looping right.
Beefcake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamabama.
Beefcake misses with a looping left.
Mamabama wants to clinch.
Mamabama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beefcake.
Mamabama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beefcake throws a hook to the side of Mamabama's head but Mamabama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beefcake misses with a looping left.
Mamabama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Beefcake.
Mamabama ducks under a wild hook from Beefcake.
Mamabama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beefcake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beefcake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mamabama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamabama throws a leg kick but Beefcake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mamabama misses with a series of wild punches.
Beefcake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamabama was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefcake.
A combination from Mamabama does no damage.
Beefcake misses with a body shot.
Borris Beefcake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamabama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four 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.
Beefcake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamabama is just out of range.
Mamabama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beefcake throws out the jab.
Beefcake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamabama was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefcake.
Sloppy strikes from Beefcake. Those never looked like landing.
Beefcake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Beefcake misses.
Mamabama ducks under a wild hook from Beefcake.
Beefcake thows a body shot but no joy.
Beefcake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beefcake looks to land a right hand but Mamabama moved out of range.
Mamabama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a jab when Mamabama was well out of range.
Mamabama scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Borris Beefcake.
Well Mamabama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Mamabama!
Dick Mamabama is the new bantamweight champion!