Beers at the Beach PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Jokic (ranked 5946 p4p, 639 weight class) and LeDon Jadman (ranked 6151 p4p, 652 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jokic
vs
Jadman

210 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

JD's Island Shack
ZZ POPS

Taps On The Island

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikola Jokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LeDon Jadman!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Jokic tenderised Jadman's leg. Jadman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jadman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokic. Jokic obviously looking to wear him down.
Jadman lands a nice hook to Jokic's body. Jokic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jadman misses with a few strikes there.
Jadman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokic moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokic scores with a kick to the body.
Jadman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokic moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Jokic misses its target.
Jokic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jadman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokic has time to react.
Jadman throws a nice looking combination but Jokic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokic.
Jadman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokic moves out of range as Jadman strikes.
Jadman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jokic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokic walks into a stiff left hand from Jadman.
Jokic lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokic throws a nice outside leg kick.
LeDon Jadman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jadman misses with the combination.
Jadman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jadman swinging wildly here.
Jokic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jadman misses the jab.
Jadman swinging wildly here.
Jokic slips a jab from Jadman.
Jadman throws a lazy right hand but Jokic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jadman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jadman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokic at a distance.
Jokic cracks the inside of Jadman's front leg.
Jokic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jadman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jadman takes a swing at Jokic's ribcage but misses.
Jokic tries to move into range but Jadman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokic thumps Jadman with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jadman walks into a straight right hand from Jokic.
Jokic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jadman to score with a decent uppercut.
Jadman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jokics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jokic connects with an inside leg kick.
Jadman throws an overhand right that lands on Jokic's shoulder, as Jokic tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokic.
Jadman throws an overhand right that lands on Jokic's shoulder, as Jokic tries to avoid the shot.
Jadman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokic avoids the body shot from Jadman.
Jokic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jokic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jadman avoids the head kick by Jokic.
Jokic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokic staying out of range there.
Jokic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jadman.
Jadman misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jadman connects with a crisp jab.
Jadman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jadman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokic.
Jadman throws a hook to the side of Jokic's head but Jokic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jadman misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jadman. Jokic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jadman misses with a right hand
and Jokic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jadman looks winded!
Jadman misses with a double jab
and Jokic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokic blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jadman lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick from Jokic.
Jokic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jadman misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Jokic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokic is looking to slow Jadman down with leg kicks.
Jokic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokic, right into the meat.
Jokic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jadman.
Jadman checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokic. That's going to slow Jadman down.
A good leg kick by Jokic.
Jadman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokic counters with a nice body kick.
Jokic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokic tries to score with a low kick but Jadman moves his leg out of the way.
Jadman throws a body kick that misses
and Jokic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokic moves out of range as Jadman strikes.
Jadman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jokic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jadman's calf.
Jokic avoids the body shot from Jadman.
Jokic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jadman misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Jokic.
Jadman keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokic thumps Jadman with a low kick.
Jadman misses with a straight left.
Nikola Jokic is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jadman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jadman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokic.
Jokic tests Jadman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jadman.
Jokic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jadman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokic motions for Jadman to come forward. Jokic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jadman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokic counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jadman blocks a low kick nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jadman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jokic has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jadman throws a right and a left that Jokic avoids nicely.
Jadman throws the left hand but Jokic avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Jadman.
Jadman throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Jadman is rocked!
Jokic feints a jab and as Jadman dips his head, Jokic unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Jadman right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Jadman falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Jokic smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nikola Jokic!
Nikola Jokic very nearly forgot to thank ZZ POPS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Pakhomov (ranked 6169 p4p, 575 weight class) and Minor Caugh (ranked 5898 p4p, 560 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pakhomov
vs
Caugh

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Taps On The Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Pakhomov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Minor Caugh!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pakhomov.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pakhomov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pakhomov avoids the head kick by Caugh.
Pakhomov moves out of range as Caugh strikes.
Caugh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caugh misses with a two punch combination.
Pakhomov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pakhomov keeps the fight on the outside.

Caugh lands a left and a right that send Pakhomov crashing to the mat, dazed. Caugh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Sergey Pakhomov has been cut.
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!
Pakhomov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pakhomov avoids the head kick by Caugh.
Caugh tries to clinch there but Pakhomov circles away.
As Caugh looks to move away, Pakhomov throws a big counter combo but Caugh just gets out of the way.
Caugh is looking to clinch but Pakhomov is avoiding it.
Caugh tries to clinch there but Pakhomov circles away.
Pakhomov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caugh tries to clinch but Pakhomov moves out of range.

Pakhomov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pakhomov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pakhomov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caugh on the ground.
Pakhomov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pakhomov stands up from Caugh's guard - Pakhomov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Caugh as Pakhomov shoots in.
Caugh closes the distance but Pakhomov moves to the side

and Pakhomov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pakhomov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caugh wants to get back to his feet.
Caugh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakhomov trying to mount his opponent but Caugh defends it.
Pakhomov is taking a breather. Caugh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Pakhomov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pakhomov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Caugh wants to clinch.

Pakhomov darts in and clinches Caugh up against the cage.
Pakhomov has Caugh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Caugh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caugh.
Caugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Caugh.
Pakhomov is breathing heavily.

Caugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakhomov circles away.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakhomov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minor Caugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caugh fails in his attempt to clinch.

Caugh sends Pakhomov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Caugh is motioning to the referee to let Pakhomov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Caugh wants to clinch.
Minor Caugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pakhomov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pakhomov is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Pakhomov pushes him off.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakhomov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caugh tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakhomov keeps the fight on the outside.
Pakhomov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pakhomov throws a leg kick but Caugh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pakhomov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Pakhomov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caugh throws a looping overhand right but Pakhomov ducks down to avoid it.
Caugh plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Pakhomov swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Pakhomov face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Minor Caugh!
Minor Caugh took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Taps On The Island for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniar Musaevkin (ranked 6220 p4p, 616 weight class) and Pipi Manu (ranked 4839 p4p, 528 weight class). Manu has chosen 'We dont like Cricket' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Musaevkin
vs
Manu

183 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Taps On The Island

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniar Musaevkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipi Manu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Manu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Manu. Those never looked like landing.

Musaevkin clinches with his opponent.

Musaevkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Manu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Musaevkin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Musaevkin is looking for a sweep.
Manu works to advance to full mount. Musaevkin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Manu controlling the position easily from mount.
Manu won't let Musaevkin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Manu breaks from Musaevkin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Musaevkin is trying desperately to improve position.
Manu lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaevkin tries to reverse the position but Manu maintains control.
Manu wants to control the pace but Musaevkin is squirming around nicely.
Musaevkin wants to hold on but Manu pushes him away.
Manu prevents Musaevkin from getting the reversal.
Musaevkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manu on the ground.
Manu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Musaevkin wants to control but Manu is having none of it.
Musaevkin is working to get back to half guard.
Manu landing strikes from the mount and Musaevkin is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musaevkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Manu has a good base and remains in mount.
Musaevkin is in a horrible position here. Manu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manu working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Musaevkin is rocked!
Musaevkin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Musaevkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manu working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Manu unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Musaevkin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Manu celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pipi Manu!
Pipi Manu made sure to mention his sponsor, Taps On The Island in his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Greb (ranked 6162 p4p, 656 weight class) and Kromog The Terror (ranked 7669 p4p, 728 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Greb
vs
The Terror

184 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Greb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kromog The Terror!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Greb there.
Greb misses with a body shot.
Greb swings for the body but The Terror moves out of range.
Greb works The Terror's body with a nice hook.
Greb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greb misses with a two punch combination.
The Terror smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greb misses with a wild body shot.
Greb throws a body shot but no joy.
Greb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Terror was well out of range. Poor timing from Greb.
Greb looks to score with a jab to the body but The Terror is just out of range.
Greb misses with a hook to the body
and The Terror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Terror.
Greb is looking to wear down The Terror with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greb tries to close the distance and clinch but The Terror swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greb throws a right and a left that The Terror avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for The Terror.
Greb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Terror moves away.
Greb is breathing heavily.
The Terror takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greb misses with a body shot
and Greb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Terror lands with a shot to the body.
Harry Greb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greb throws a body punch but The Terror moves out of range.
Greb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from The Terror does it's job there.
The Terror drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Greb right on the button. Greb goes down! The Terror follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! The Terror gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kromog The Terror!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 6034 p4p, 611 weight class) and Rico Blake (ranked 5900 p4p, 605 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hunt
vs
Blake

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Blake!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Blake.
Hunt stalls.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hunt throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blake!

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Hunt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blake lands a left and a right that send Hunt crashing to the mat, dazed. Blake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hunt is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with the body kick
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a left right combination that sends Hunt crashing to the mat - Blake wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Hunt out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Blake!
A relieved looking Rico Blake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connah Keates (ranked 6122 p4p, 569 weight class) and Patrice Beaudry (ranked 4720 p4p, 470 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Keates
vs
Beaudry

186 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Taps On The Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connah Keates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrice Beaudry!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaudry moves away from the strike by Keates.
Connah Keates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaudry moves away.
Some wild striking there from Keates.
And Beaudry tries to counter it with a takedown but Keates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Beaudry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beaudry tries to free his leg and advance position but Keates is retaining full guard.
Beaudry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Keates's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaudry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Keates!

Keates is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Beaudry locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Keates is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrice Beaudry!
In defeat, Connah Keates stepped up to the mic, saying 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Oreiro (ranked 4621 p4p, 494 weight class) and Marko Polo (ranked 5774 p4p, 580 weight class). Felipe Oreiro had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Oreiro
vs
Polo

177 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Taps On The Island

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felipe Oreiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marko Polo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oreiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Polo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oreiro dives in and grabs Polo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polo pushes down on Oreiro's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Oreiro scores with a takedown into Polo's guard.

Polo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oreiro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Polo drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Oreiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Polo is trying to get back to full guard.
Polo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polo looks winded!

Oreiro seems to be working for a kimura but Polo defends the submission attempt.
Oreiro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreiro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Oreiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Polo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Oreiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Polo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oreiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oreiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Polo is refusing to be controlled, as Oreiro sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oreiro trying to control from Polo's half guard. Polo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Oreiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polo is keeping the position for now.
Oreiro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro wants to control from the top but Polo keeps moving.
Oreiro pushes down on Polo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oreiro wants to pass to mount but Polo is defending the position.
Oreiro is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oreiro wants to control but Polo is keeping him busy.

Polo is defending against the submission attempts here by Oreiro.
Polo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polo is not content to let Oreiro control the position.

Oreiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Polo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oreiro stalling.
Oreiro trying to control the action but Polo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Felipe Oreiro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Polo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oreiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polo throws a series of strikes that have Oreiro backpedaling.
Polo slaps away a takedown attempt from Oreiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Polo throws a counter combo.
Polo misses with the combination.
No joy there for Polo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Polo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oreiro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Polo being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oreiro looking to pass the guard.
Polo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreiro is pushing down on Polo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Polo is fighting to maintain full guard but Oreiro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Felipe Oreiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oreiro trying to mount his opponent but Polo defends it.
Oreiro trying to control the pace.
Oreiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Polo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Polo won't allow Oreiro to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Oreiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Polo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oreiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polo keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro trying to pass the guard but Polo defending well.
Oreiro uses his free foot to push down on Polo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Polo.
Polo has given up his back. Will we see Oreiro going for some submissions?
Oreiro is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oreiro is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Polo has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Oreiro has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Polo taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Oreiro doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felipe Oreiro!