PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zina Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beef has chosen Arguru as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ronaldo
vs
Beef

187 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zina Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Beef!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef lands a head kick!
Ronaldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Beef digs a good hook to Ronaldo's body.
Beef throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Beef has Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Beef gets a clinch.

Beef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beef throws a nice head kick!
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Beef sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Beef lands but Ronaldo takes it in his stride.
Beef scores with a jab to the head.
Ronaldo looks for a takedown but Beef sprawls well.

Beef has managed to clinch.

Beef breaks from the clinch.

Beef closes the distance and clinches.

Beef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Beef shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Beef is looking for a kimura but Ronaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beef to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef stops Ronaldo from getting back to his feet.

Beef gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Beef fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beef counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zina Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a takedown attempt

and Beef counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ronaldo is working for takedown but Beef is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo has Beef pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beef manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Beef breaks the clinch.

Beef rushes Ronaldo and presses him up against the cage.

Beef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tony Beef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beef scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beef lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beef looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Beef gets to his feet. Ronaldo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beef misses with a two punch combination.
Ronaldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beef lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beef cracks a nice hook into Ronaldo's ribs.
Beef connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronaldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beef scores with a hook to the body. Ronaldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Beef rushes Ronaldo and presses him up against the cage.
Beef gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ronaldo.

Beef manages to break the clinch.
Beef lands with a kick to the temple. Ronaldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beef plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to de liver by Beef. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Beef lands but Ronaldo takes it in his stride.
Beef tests Ronaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beef connects with a high kick.
Beef lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beef.

Beef 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.

Beef stands up and waves to Ronaldo to follow him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beef using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Beef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Beef drives through and clinches with Ronaldo against the cage.

Beef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beef connects with a right hand. Ronaldo shakes it off.
Beef lands a jab-cross combination.
Beef is looking to slow Ronaldo down with leg kicks.
Beef cracks a nice hook into Ronaldo's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Beef coming out on top.
Beef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronaldo's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beef, right into the meat.
Beef works over Ronaldo's head and body with a nice combination.
Ronaldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Beef rushes Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Beef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Beef closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beef looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ronaldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beef looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ronaldo is trying to stand back up but Beef is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beef scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beef throwing shots but Ronaldo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Beef dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beef takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Beef clinches.

Ronaldo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ronaldo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Beef works over Ronaldo with some ground and pound from guard.
Ronaldo wants to get back to his feet but Beef is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Beef stands and steps away. Ronaldo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ronaldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beef finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beef lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Beef.
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Beef circles away easily
and Beef counters with a nice body kick.
Zina Ronaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Beef looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Beef from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ronaldo's head.

Beef gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Beef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ronaldo, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beef.

Beef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beef is looking to slow Ronaldo down with leg kicks.
Beef lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo with a poor takedown
and Beef counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zina Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beef works Ronaldo's body with a nice hook.
Beef scores with a nice body kick.
Beef's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Beef duly obliges.
Beef explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ronaldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beef.
Beef has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beef throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beef with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beef.
Ronaldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beef lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beef lands with a kick to the temple. Ronaldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beef connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Beef misses.
Beef's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Beef duly obliges.

Beef shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Beef looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ronaldo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Beef lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef trying to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Beef dominating with strikes here.
Beef moves to back control.

Ronaldo fending off the submission attempt from Beef.

Beef has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ronaldo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Beef is looking for the choke from the back position but Ronaldo is controlling his hands well.

Beef is persistently looking for the submission but Ronaldo is defending it well.

Ronaldo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Beef gets his way!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beef is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Beef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ronaldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beef counters with an inside leg kick.

Beef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ronaldo, pushing him back against the cage.

Beef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beef connects with a right hand. Ronaldo shakes it off.
Beef connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Beef circles away easily
and Beef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ronaldo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beef throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ronaldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beef lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ronaldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Beef shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Beef has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beef is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tony Beef has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beef scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beef won't let Ronaldo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BOOM! Beef connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Ronaldo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Beef scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beef works his way to his opponent's back.
Ronaldo is taking damage to the body and head.
Ronaldo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Beef.
Beef cracks Ronaldo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ronaldo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Beef scores with strikes from the back.
Beef looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Beef lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ronaldo to escape the position.
Beef scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Beef cracks Ronaldo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ronaldo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Beef working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Beef working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ronaldo wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ronaldo is looking for a way out.

Beef is working for a rear naked choke. Ronaldo is not defending it well and Beef has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ronaldo refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ronaldo's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Beef!