PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jantje Beton (ranked 2779 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Pitt Longstaff (ranked 359 p4p, 273 weight class). Longstaff is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Death Grips - Bottomless Pit. Pitt Longstaff will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Beton
vs
Longstaff

180 cm
25
210
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
220
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jantje Beton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pitt Longstaff!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Longstaff.

It looks like Jantje Beton has been cut.
A head kick misses from Longstaff.

Beton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longstaff backwards.
A short uppercut from Beton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Longstaff has a couple of punches blocked by Beton.
Beton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Longstaff prevents a body shot from Beton.

Longstaff breaks the clinch.
Longstaff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beton misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Longstaff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Longstaff slips under a jab.
Longstaff looks to land a combination. Beton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Longstaff throws a head kick that Beton semi-blocks.
Nice shot lands for Beton.
Longstaff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Longstaff. Those never looked like landing.

Beton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Longstaff, pushing him back against the cage.
Longstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Beton avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Beton.
Beton avoiding damage.
Beton misses with a body punch.
Beton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longstaff is trying to break the clinch but Beton has him pressed against the cage.
Longstaff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Longstaff is trying to force a seperation but Beton has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Beton.
Beton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beton lands with a short shot to the head.
Beton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longstaff takes a shot to the head.
Longstaff looks winded!
Longstaff is trying to break free.
Beton struggles to land a body shot inside as Longstaff controls his hands.
Beton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Longstaff or not.
Beton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beton is working Longstaff over against the cage.
Beton lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beton pushes Longstaff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beton scores with a shoulder strike.
Beton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Beton.
Beton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longstaff backwards.
Beton scores with a hook to the body.
Longstaff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Beton.
Still in the clinch, Beton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beton stalls.
A short body shot lands from Beton as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beton.
Beton lands with a right to the head.
Beton stalling against the cage.
Beton cracks Longstaff with a nice body shot.
Beton lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beton lands a hook that snaps the head of Longstaff backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Beton.
Beton lands an uppercut.
Beton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Beton - that landed with a thud.
Beton lands with a short shot to the head.

Longstaff is rocked!
Beton scores with a shoulder strike.
Longstaff is still on wobbly legs! Can Beton finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beton.
Nice body punch from Beton - that landed with a thud.

Beton drops Longstaff onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Longstaff is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beton lands a big right hand that drops Longstaff! The killer instinct kicks in and Beton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Beton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jantje Beton!