PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Beefheart
vs
Trudeau

182 cm
30
223 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

188 cm
32
215 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Beefheart looks to land a combination. Trudeau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beefheart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beefheart misses the body punch
and Trudeau counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Beefheart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beefheart lands with an overhand left.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trudeau slips under a jab.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Trudeau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beefheart, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a nice hook to Beefheart's body. Beefheart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beefheart walks into a straight right hand from Trudeau.
We've been told by Beefheart's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beefheart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trudeau.

Beefheart clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefheart controls his hands.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beefheart lands with a right to the head.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trudeau.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
Trudeau is looking to control Beefheart's arms but Beefheart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trudeau has his back to the cage.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trudeau's defenses.

It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau pushes Beefheart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.

Trudeau gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Beefheart regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trudeau sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beefheart's guard.
Trudeau is just content to waste time from the top position. Beefheart takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau stays in close to Beefheart's body and controls the position.
Beefheart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beefheart has a closed guard, preventing Trudeau from standing up.
Trudeau sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trudeau trying to control but Beefheart is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is looking to pass into half guard but Beefheart pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Beefheart is in guard.
Our spies down at at Placeholder name inform us that Trudeau has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Beefheart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Beefheart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Captain Beefheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trudeau. Trudeau obviously looking to wear him down.
Trudeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Trudeau blocks the low kick.
Trudeau is looking to clinch.
Beefheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trudeau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Beefheart keeps it at a distance.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Trudeau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Beefheart has Trudeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Beefheart stalling.
Trudeau works on Beefheart's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart has a couple of punches blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Beefheart controls the action.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Trudeau slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A chopping leg kick lands by Trudeau.
Beefheart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beefheart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trudeau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beefheart.
Trudeau misses with a jab to the body
and Beefheart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trudeau.
A jab from Beefheart misses.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trudeau moves away.
Beefheart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefheart is looking to chop away at Trudeau's legs.
Beefheart thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Beefheart looks to land a right hand but Trudeau moved out of range.
Beefheart lunges at Trudeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trudeau's hand.
Trudeau throws out a powerful jab.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefheart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Trudeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trudeau lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trudeau. That's going to slow Beefheart down.
Trudeau throws a looping overhand right but Beefheart ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
Trudeau swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beefheart checks a leg kick.
Trudeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beefheart manages to avoid it.
Trudeau connects with a solid leg kick.
Beefheart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Beefheart moves forwards but Trudeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trudeau lands an overhand right.
Trudeau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beefheart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Trudeau closes the distance and pushes Beefheart back into the cage.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Beefheart with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart looking to throw knees to the head but Trudeau is blocking nicely.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trudeau tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau lands a body punch.
Trudeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Trudeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Trudeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefhearts head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trudeau.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefheart controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Beefheart won't allow it.
Beefheart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beefheart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beefheart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trudeau presses Beefheart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the side of Beefheart's head.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefheart controls his hands.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Trudeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trudeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trudeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefheart's elbow.
A short uppercut from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Trudeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Trudeau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Beefheart.
Trudeau throws a hook but Beefheart avoids it easily.
Trudeau cracks Beefheart with a hook to the temple - Beefheart is on wobbly legs here! Trudeau swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Beefheart falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Trudeau wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre Trudeau!
Pierre Trudeau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.