PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Beast (ranked 1700 p4p, 268 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 1683 p4p, 265 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beast
vs
Lafayette

183 cm
34
175 lbs
24 - 9 - 2

184 cm
29
175 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beast at a distance.
Lafayette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beast.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beast will feel that in the morning.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Lafayette throws out a counter right but Beast avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beast.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Beast half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've been told by Beast's head coaches at Hangar 18 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Beast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette checks a leg kick nicely.
Beast defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beast defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast lands a head shot.
Beast defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Lafayette slips a jab from Beast.
A lazy left from Lafayette finds it's target.

It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Lafayette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Beast moves out of range easily.
A jab from Lafayette does it's job there.
A low kick from Lafayette is predictable there
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beast keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beast lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette dips to his left and cracks Beast with an uppercut!
Beast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast misses with a hook.
Beast with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beast throws out the jab.
Lafayette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Beast blocks a jab.
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Beast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Beast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beast wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
A jab from Beast finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Beast misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette cracks Beast with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lafayette throws a jab but it's blocked by Beast.
Beast throws a shot to the body.
Beast scores with a spinning back kick!
Beast lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lafayette defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beast throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette shapes to counter with a head kick.
Beast looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.
Beast misses with a wild body shot.
Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
An inside leg kick lands from Lafayette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
Lafayette throws a chopping leg kick but Beast manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lafayette.
Beast misses with a few strikes there.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Lafayette lands with a cross.
Beast takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beast misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Beast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beast lands with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lafayette. Beast shrugs it off though.
Beast lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lafayette throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lafayette checks a leg kick.
Beast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lafayette can pounce on him.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Good leg kick by Lafayette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Beast.
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beast can pounce on him.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beast.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast misses with a looping right.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Beast down.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette with a hook.
Beast slips under a jab.
Lafayette circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Lafayette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beast scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafayette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beast takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lafayette 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 Beast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lafayette lands a slapping body shot.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Beast slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast connects with a jab.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette avoids a kick to the body.
Lafayette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beast.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beast.
Lafayette connects with a looping right hand.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lafayette lands a really nice looking cross but Beast seems unphased.
Lafayette blocks a leg kick.
Lafayette flicks out a counter leg kick but Beast steps away.
Beast looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lafayette is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Beast.
Beast lands a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Lafayette blocks the low kick.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Beast settles back down.
It seemed like Lafayette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafayette takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beast doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Beast.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Beast's head but Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Beast.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lafayette misses.
Beast tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beast is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Lafayette moves away from the strike by Beast.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beast.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
A little feinted left hand from Beast on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast thinks about countering with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beast moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Beast.
A head kick misses from Lafayette.
Beast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Jozef Beast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beast misses with a low kick.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lafayette walks into a stiff left hand from Beast.
Lafayette throws a good cross that connects.
Beast misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lafayette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette connects with a nice looking jab.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Beast is rocked!
Lafayette slips under a jab from Beast.
Lafayette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It appears Beast was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Beast's front leg but catches the back leg as Beast tries to avoid it.
Beast connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette tries to land a front kick but Beast steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Lafayette throws the kick towards the body but Beast avoids it.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beast with a nice cross.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
Lafayette connects with a crisp jab.
Beast is looking to slow Lafayette down with leg kicks.
Beast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
Lafayette lands an overhand right.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lafayette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beast seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lafayette! Beast is out on his feet! Lafayette rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Beast is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Beast is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
After the big win, Vicente Lafayette made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors House of Valor and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Jozef Beast stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back stronger!'.