PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Maria Demolidor (ranked 4680 p4p, 4234 weight class) and Rick Beet (ranked 475 p4p, 455 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.

Demolidor
vs
Beet

178 cm
25
157
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
158
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claudio Maria Demolidor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Beet!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demolidor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beet circles away quickly and effectively.
Beet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demolidor tries to clinch but Beet moves out of range.
Beet connects with a looping right hand.
Beet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demolidor .
Demolidor scores with a jab.
Beet punishes Demolidor 's body with a nice straight punch.
Demolidor fails to land with a series of punches.
Demolidor throws a sloppy head kick and Beet moves out of range easily.
Beet looks to throw the jab but Demolidor is out of range.
Demolidor throws a body shot but no joy.
Beet throws a nice looking combination but Demolidor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demolidor throws a series of punches but Beet moves out of range.
Beet swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demolidor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beet throws a looping overhand right but Demolidor ducks down to avoid it.
Demolidor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beet throws a series of punches but Demolidor avoids them all with ease.
Beet takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Rick Beet has been cut.
Demolidor throws a sloppy head kick and Beet moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor takes a swing at Beet's ribcage but misses.
Demolidor tries to clinch up.
Demolidor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beet has time to react.
Demolidor tries to clinch there but Beet circles away.
A head kick by Demolidor misses
and Beet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demolidor throws a series of punches but Beet moves out of range.
Demolidor moves in looking to clinch but Beet pushes him off.
Beet lands a jab to the nose.
Demolidor tries to clinch there but Beet circles away.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Beet misses.
Beet looks to land a combination but Demolidor avoids it well.
Beet tries to bum rush Demolidor with a series of wild strikes but Demolidor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Demolidor misses.
Beet dodges the punch combination from Demolidor .
Claudio Maria Demolidor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demolidor throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet throws a series of punches but Demolidor moves out of range.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demolidor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beet throws a nice looking combination but Demolidor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demolidor throws a nice looking combination but Beet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demolidor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demolidor is breathing heavily.
Demolidor misses with a wild combination.
Demolidor looks to land a combination but Beet avoids it well.
Beet with a nice cross.
Beet takes a swing at Demolidor 's ribcage but misses.
Beet throws a looping overhand right but Demolidor ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Demolidor .
A head kick from Demolidor lands but Beet takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Maria Demolidor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Demolidor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beet connects with a body shot.
Jab by Beet.
Demolidor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demolidor .
Beet throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Demolidor does no damage.
Beet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demolidor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Beet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Beet has managed to clinch.
Demolidor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demolidor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demolidor lands with a left to the head.
Demolidor is leaning against Beet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beet swings wildly with an uppercut but Demolidor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demolidor lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beet throws an elbow but it misses.

Demolidor manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Demolidor misses.
Beet slips a jab and a cross from Demolidor .
Beet lands an overhand right.
Beet throws a big shot that misses.
Demolidor avoids the head kick by Beet.
Demolidor jabs Beet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beet lands a nice shot that snaps Demolidor 's head back.
Demolidor misses with a double jab.
Demolidor lands a nice shot to the body.
Claudio Maria Demolidor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demolidor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demolidor throws a combination that misses
and Beet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demolidor looks to land a combination but Beet avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demolidor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet swinging wildly here.
Demolidor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demolidor tries a head kick but it misses.
Beet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demolidor slips a jab and a cross from Beet.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor moves in looking to clinch but Beet pushes him off.
Beet throws a series of strikes that have Demolidor backpedaling.
Beet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beet throws a head kick but Demolidor moves out of range.
Demolidor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Demolidor connects with a high kick.

Beet rushes Demolidor and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demolidor lands a body shot.
Beet misses with a hook from the clinch.

Beet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demolidor scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rick Beet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Beet swings for the body but Demolidor moves out of range.
Demolidor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Demolidor takes one on the button.
Beet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demolidor .
Rick Beet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beet ducks under a wild hook from Demolidor .
Beet throws a counter combo.
Demolidor is looking to wear down Beet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beet doesn't manage to clinch there - Demolidor circles away.
Demolidor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demolidor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demolidor tries to clinch up.
Demolidor wants to clinch up but Beet keeps it at a distance.
Demolidor throws a head kick that Beet semi-blocks.
Demolidor misses with a double jab.
Beet dodges the punch combination from Demolidor .
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Demolidor , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demolidor thows a leg kick but Beet checks it
and Beet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demolidor throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beet counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Demolidor misses with a two punch combination.
Beet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demolidor 's head.
Beet stuns Demolidor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Demolidor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beet momentarily.
Demolidor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beet lands a glancing blow to the side of Demolidor 's head.
Demolidor misses with a combination
and Beet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beet jabs Demolidor right on the nose. Demolidor blinks but takes it well.
Beet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beet throws a body shot but no joy.
Beet scores with a jab. Demolidor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Demolidor does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demolidor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demolidor .
Beet throws out a counter right but Demolidor avoids it with no problem.
Beet wants to clinch up but Demolidor keeps it at a distance.
Demolidor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Demolidor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beet.
It looked like Demolidor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Demolidor doesn't manage to clinch there - Beet circles away.
Beet is looking for the big counter here.
Beet throws out a leg kick but Demolidor moves out of range and Beet only half commits.
Demolidor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demolidor .
Demolidor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beet doesn't seem bothered though.
Demolidor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beet jabs Demolidor right on the nose. Demolidor blinks but takes it well.
Beet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Demolidor .
Demolidor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Beet really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Demolidor digs a good body shot into Beet's ribs.
Demolidor connects with a high kick.
Beet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demolidor in his tracks.
Demolidor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beet tries a head kick but it misses.
Demolidor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Demolidor closes the distance but Beet moves to the side
and Beet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demolidor thinking.
Demolidor misses with a head kick.
Beet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Demolidor lands a body shot.
Demolidor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demolidor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beet looks to throw the jab but Demolidor is out of range.
Demolidor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor tries to clinch but Beet is having none of it.
Demolidor throws a nice looking combination but Beet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Demolidor misses with a double jab.
Demolidor avoids the body shot from Beet.
Demolidor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demolidor tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Beet.
Demolidor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Beet.
Demolidor looks to land a combination. Beet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Demolidor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beet! But no joy.
Beet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demolidor .
Beet misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet scores with the left hand. Demolidor knows he should have avoided that one.
Demolidor wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demolidor doesn't manage to clinch there - Beet circles away.
Demolidor misses with a wild combination.
Beet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demolidor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beet.
Demolidor throws a nice looking combination but Beet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beet misses with a wild combination.
Beet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Maria Demolidor had his way with Rick Beet in that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
That's time! Demolidor 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Beet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beet lands a jab.
Beet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demolidor scores with a one two! Beet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demolidor .
Demolidor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Demolidor misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beet! But no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demolidor . That's going to slow Beet down.
Beet misses with an uppercut.
Demolidor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Demolidor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Beet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demolidor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beet at a distance.
Beet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Beet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Demolidor throws a push kick but Beet slaps the foot to one side.
Demolidor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beet's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demolidor .
A right-left combo lands from Beet.
Beet throws a hook but Demolidor blocks it.
Beet swats away the attempt to clinch by Demolidor .
A combination from Demolidor does no damage.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor tries to clinch there but Beet circles away.
As Demolidor backs off Beet throws a huge counter combo but Demolidor manages to avoid it all.
Demolidor throws a sloppy head kick and Beet moves out of range easily.
Beet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beet cracks Demolidor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Demolidor wants to clinch.
It seemed like Beet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet throws a nice looking combination but Demolidor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demolidor tries to clinch up.
Beet circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demolidor . That's going to slow Beet down.
Demolidor works over Beet's head and body with a nice combination.
Demolidor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demolidor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demolidor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Demolidor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Maria Demolidor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demolidor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Maria Demolidor !