PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Beto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Beto

189 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Beto!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beto shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Washington tries to clinch there but Beto circles away.
Beto shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Washington is looking to clinch.

Washington has closed the distance and engaged Beto in a clinch.
Beto tries to score a body lock takedown but Washington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Elias Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Beto.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Beto backwards.
Beto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Washington fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Washington rushes Beto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beto taking a breather.
Washington stops a takedown attempt from Beto.
Beto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Washington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beto wants to take the fight to the mat but Washington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beto looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Washington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Washington lands a left hand.
Washington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Washington cracks Beto with a nice body shot.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betos head.
Washington pushes Beto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Washington walks away with a smile on his face. Beto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joao Beto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington tries to clinch there but Beto circles away.

Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Beto wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Washington.
Washington presses Beto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Beto backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Washington.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beto backwards.
Washington lands a body shot.
Washington lands a right hand.
Washington works on Beto's body with a couple of short punches.
Washington lands a body shot.
Washington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Washington as the two fighters clinch.
Washington scores with a shot to the side of Beto's head.
Washington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington is working Beto over against the cage.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
A body shot lands from Washington.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Washington.
Washington lands a left hand.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betos head.
Washington stops a takedown attempt from Beto.
Washington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Washington as the two fighters clinch.
Beto takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Washington.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betos head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Washington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington is working Beto over against the cage.
A short left from Washington.

Beto is rocked!
Washington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
Washington lands a left hand.
Beto goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beto.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Washington.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Washington as the two fighters clinch.
Washington presses Beto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Washington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.

Washington moves into the clinch successfully.
Beto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washington after a bit of a struggle.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beto can do to turn this around?
Beto tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Washington.
Washington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beto or not.
Washington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Washington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington lands a body punch.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington pushes Beto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Beto is breathing heavily.
Washington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Elias Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Washington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beto backwards.
Good body shot from Washington.
Washington digs a right hand into Beto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beto's gas tank.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Washington.
Washington works on Beto's body with a couple of short punches.
Beto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Washington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Elias Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Beto.

Washington moves into the clinch successfully.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Beto takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington.
Beto is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington scores with a shot to the side of Beto's head.
Washington scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Beto! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Washington is unloading with more strikes now! Beto drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Washington!
Our winner, Elias Washington, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.