PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1475 p4p, 183 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 1638 p4p, 201 weight class). Dave Beast could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Youri Tielemans's chin.

Beast
vs
Tielemans

190 cm
24
196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tielemans thows a body kick. Beast tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Youri Tielemans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tielemans.
Beast appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tielemans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tielemans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beast has time to react.
Beast throws a nice looking combination but Tielemans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Tielemans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tielemans lands the left hand.
Tielemans lands a head kick. Beast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tielemans keeps Beast at a distance using the push kick.
Tielemans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beast at a distance.
Beast lunges at Tielemans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tielemans's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beast, as that shot connected.
Beast takes one to the side of the head.
Tielemans throws a low kick, looking for Beast's leg but Beast calmly moves out of range.
Tielemans misses with a kick to the body.
Tielemans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Beast shoots in for a takedown but Tielemans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Tielemans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Youri Tielemans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beast gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Beast lands an elbow.
Tielemans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beast asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beast sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tielemans is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tielemans is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beast is controlling him well.
Beast landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Beast wants to control but Tielemans is keeping him busy.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet.
Beast works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tielemans is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beast is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beast is trying to get an arm triangle but Tielemans is defending well.
Beast landing strikes.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet.
Beast in side control, just content to control the action for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tielemans is trying to buck Beast off.
Tielemans is not content to let Beast control the position.
Beast works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Tielemans is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tielemans bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tielemans connects with a solid leg kick.
Beast looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Tielemans.
Beast throws a jab when Tielemans was well out of range.
Tielemans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tielemans cracks Beast with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tielemans defends it nicely.
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tielemans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tielemans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Tielemans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tielemans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tielemans lands a head kick. Beast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tielemans clobbers Beast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tielemans scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tielemans digs a good hook to Beast's body.
Beast slips under a jab.
Beast appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tielemans can pounce on him.
Tielemans stuns Beast with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tielemans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
Tielemans looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Tielemans lands a nice looking body kick.
Beast slips a straight right by Tielemans.
Tielemans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tielemans. Beast shrugs it off though.
Beast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tielemans scores with a jab.
Tielemans has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Tielemans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Youri Tielemans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tielemans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tielemans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tielemans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tielemans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tielemans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beast's calf.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tielemans as he jumps to the side.

Beast shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tielemans manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Tielemans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tielemans.
Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tielemans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Tielemans misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tielemans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beast or perhaps it was just good defense by Tielemans, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tielemans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Beast fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tielemans to the ground. Beast is now in Tielemans's guard.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Tielemans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tielemans wants to stand but Beast is controlling the position.
Tielemans is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Beast keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tielemans's head.
Tielemans wants to stand up but Beast is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tielemans's head.
Tielemans is still in real trouble! Can Beast finish him?
Tielemans wants to stand but Beast is controlling the position.
Beast landing some decent shots from guard.
Tielemans keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet but Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beast gets to his feet and stands over Tielemans, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Tielemans felt that one! Beast unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Tielemans from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Beast!
A victorious Dave Beast thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.