PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mario Beasley (ranked 24505 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavril Yeremia (ranked 5935 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeremia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Litaniae Sanctorum. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Beasley
vs
Yeremia

176 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

160 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Beasley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavril Yeremia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeremia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beasley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Yeremia moves into the clinch successfully.
Yeremia slows down the pace here.
Yeremia leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Yeremia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beasley is trying to pull guard but Yeremia has him pressed against the cage.
Beasley can't get the takedown.
Yeremia tries to break free but Beasley pushes him back against the cage.
Yeremia digs a right hand into Beasley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beasley's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yeremia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeremia tries to break free but Beasley pushes him back against the cage.
Yeremia tries to break free but Beasley pushes him back against the cage.
Yeremia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beasley has Yeremia pressed against the cage, preventing Yeremia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yeremia is trying to break the clinch but Beasley has him pressed against the cage.
Yeremia tries to circle away but Beasley has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Beasley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beasley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yeremia smiles and moves away.
Beasley tries to clinch up.
Yeremia misses with a series of wild punches.
Beasley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yeremia jabs Beasley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yeremia misses with a double jab.
Yeremia thuds a left hand into Beasley's body.
Beasley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yeremia tries to avoid it but Beasley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yeremia to the ground. Yeremia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yeremia digs a good hook to Beasley's body.
Yeremia works Beasley's body with a nice hook.
Yeremia connects with a body shot.
Yeremia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beasley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeremia throws a series of punches but Beasley moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beasley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yeremia defends well and Beasley ends up having to push Yeremia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beasley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yeremia swivels and escapes.
Yeremia scores with a hook to the body. Beasley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yeremia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yeremia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beasley tries to clinch up but Yeremia circles away and keeps his distance.
Beasley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beasley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beasley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yeremia sprawls and moves away.
Yeremia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeremia misses with a double jab.
Beasley tries to counter with a takedown but Yeremia is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeremia rushes Beasley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beasley fails to pull guard.
Yeremia wants to get back to striking at distance but Beasley won't allow it.
Yeremia can't break the clinch.
Yeremia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Yeremia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beasley dives in for a single leg takedown but Yeremia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And Yeremia tries to counter it with a takedown but Beasley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beasley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yeremia jabs at Beasley's body.

Yeremia gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Yeremia breaks the clinch.
Beasley wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Yeremia misses.
Yeremia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeremia works over Beasley's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeremia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yeremia.
Yeremia stuns Beasley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yeremia lands an overhand right.
Beasley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yeremia but Yeremia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beasley dodges the punch combination from Yeremia.

Yeremia gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavril Yeremia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yeremia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yeremia is pressed up against the cage. Beasley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yeremia down to the mat. Yeremia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yeremia cracks a nice hook into Beasley's ribs.
Yeremia lands a head shot.
Beasley with a poor takedown
and Yeremia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeremia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yeremia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeremia throws a right hand that Beasley ducks under and follows up with a left that Beasley also avoids with ease.
Beasley avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeremia misses the body punch

and Beasley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yeremia won't be happy with that.
Beasley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Beasley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yeremia looking for a sweep but Beasley has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeremia wants to hold on but Beasley pushes him away.
Yeremia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beasley controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beasley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yeremia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yeremia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beasley.
Beasley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beasley raining down hammerfists from mount.

Beasley wants to finish this one by submission but Yeremia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Beasley.
Mario Beasley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yeremia is looking to improve his position but Beasley isn't that keen on the idea.

Beasley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Yeremia is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeremia wants to control but Beasley is having none of it.
Yeremia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yeremia looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeremia trying to control the hands but Beasley breaks the grip.
Beasley has the hooks in. Yeremia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beasley has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Yeremia trying to control the hands but Beasley won't let him.

Yeremia won't enjoy being in this position. Beasley looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Yeremia is tapping - it's over boys! Beasley picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mario Beasley!