PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Beamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randoff Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Back is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I am the Greatest!. Willie Beamen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beamen
vs
Back

181 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Beamen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randoff Back!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Back misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Back misses the target.
Back displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beamen throws out the jab.
Back lands with a cross.
Beamen misses with a shot to the body
and Back counters with a straight right hand.
Back moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Back.
Back throws a shot from downtown. Beamen moves away and avoids it.
Beamen throws a hook to the side of Back's head but Back sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Back fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beamen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Back scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beamen in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Back was well out of range. Poor timing from Beamen.
Back throws a hook but Beamen avoids it easily.
Beamen tries to land a leg kick but Back saw it coming and moves away.
Back misses with a hook. Beamen ducked under it nicely.
Randoff Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Back looks to land a left hand but Beamen moved out of range nicely.
Beamen throws a low kick but Back moves out of range easily.
Back looks to land a right hand but Beamen moved out of range.
Back throws a series of punches but Beamen avoids them all with ease.
Beamen looks to land a combination but Back avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beamen.
Beamen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Back.
Beamen just misses with a punch to the body.
Back checks a low kick from Beamen.
Back steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beamen.
Beamen throws a body punch but Back moves out of range.
Back might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beamen ducks under a wild hook from Back.
Back throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beamen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Back counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Beamen.
Back throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beamen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Back.
A jab from Back does it's job there.
Back scores with a decent looking hook.
Back stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Back thows a left - swing and a miss!
Back misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beamen was well out of range. Poor timing from Back.
Back misses with a hook.
Beamen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Back throws a hook to the side of Beamen's head but Beamen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beamen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Back counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Back - just one landing.
Beamen throws a combination that misses
and Back connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beamen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Back slips a jab and a cross from Beamen.
Beamen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randoff Back dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beamen throws a right and a left that Back avoids nicely.
Back has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beamen.
Beamen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beamen misses with a hook
and Back counters with a series of strikes. Beamen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Back bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beamen's head.
Beamen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Back.
Beamen misses with an uppercut. Back saw that one coming.
Back looks to land a left hand but Beamen moved out of range nicely.
Beamen throws a combination that misses
and Back counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beamen throws a low kick but Back avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamen misses with a hook. Back ducked under it nicely.
Back lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beamen takes a swing at Back's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Back.
Back keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Back throws a poor cross that misses
and Beamen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Back lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Back lands a lovely overhand right.
Beamen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Back blocks the leg kick.
Randoff Back seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beamen misses with a low kick.
Beamen throws a body kick that misses.
Beamen missing with a left hand there. Back was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beamen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Back to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beamen tries to work over Back's front leg with a kick but Back checks it.
Beamen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Back misses with a straight right.
Beamen thuds a left hand into Back's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back connects with a body shot.
Beamen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Back was well out of range. Poor timing from Beamen.
Back throws a hook but Beamen blocks it.
Back lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Back.
Back misses with an uppercut
and Beamen counters with a straight that turns Back's legs to rubber! Beamen pushes forward with more strikes and Back goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Beamen!
After winning the bout, Willie Beamen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.