PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serego Alighiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go. Alighiero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop DoGG. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Beam
vs
Alighiero

180 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Serego Alighiero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam avoids the head kick by Alighiero.
Alighiero moves out of range as Beam throws a body kick.
Beam tries to score with a low kick but Alighiero moves his leg out of the way.
Beam lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Beam.
Alighiero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beam misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beam.
Serego Alighiero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam throws a low kick but Alighiero avoids it.
Beam slips a straight right by Alighiero.
A head kick from Beam lands but Alighiero takes it in his stride.

It looks like Serego Alighiero has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
Beam lands a front kick.
Alighiero looks gassed!
Beam scores with a body shot.
Beam connects with a leg kick. Alighiero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Beam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beam lands a leg kick that knocks Alighiero off balance momentarily.
Beam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alighiero misses with a body kick.
Beam lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alighiero will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alighiero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beam throws a head kick but Alighiero moves out of range.
Beam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alighiero wants to land a leg kick but Beam is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Beam.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alighiero gets tackled into the cage by Beam. Beam maintains the clinch.

Beam manages to break the clinch.
Beam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beam moves out of range as Alighiero strikes.
Beam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alighiero. Alighiero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alighiero 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.

Beam gets a clinch.
Alighiero can't find room to land a body shot as Beam controls the action.

Beam breaks from the clinch.
Alighiero looks to land a left hand but Beam moved out of range nicely.
Beam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alighiero missing with a left hand there. Beam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighiero avoids the head kick by Beam.
Beam throws a quick inside leg kick.

Beam rushes Alighiero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Beam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Beam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beam, right into the meat.
Beam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Beam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Beam - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alighiero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alighiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Beam manages to break the clinch.

Beam has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beam breaks the clinch.
Alighiero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beam. Beam obviously looking to wear him down.
Alighiero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beam. Beam obviously looking to wear him down.
Beam connects with an inside leg kick.
Beam misses with a body kick.
Beam motions for Alighiero to come forward. Beam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alighiero looks to land a left hand but Beam moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beam. That's going to slow Alighiero down.

Beam has Alighiero up against the cage in a clinch.

Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Beam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alighiero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serego Alighiero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beam rushes Alighiero and presses him up against the cage.
Alighiero throws a head punch that misses.

Beam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Beam is predictable there
and Alighiero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beam connects with a solid leg kick.
Beam feints and then cracks Alighiero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alighiero down.
Beam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alighiero.
Beam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beam feints and then cracks Alighiero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alighiero down.
Beam feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Alighiero collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Beam!
Jim Beam retains his middleweight title!