PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt The Mathematician (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Be somebody. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beer
vs
The Mathematician

188 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt The Mathematician!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beer doesn't manage to clinch there - The Mathematician circles away.

The Mathematician closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beer blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Mathematician.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Mathematician prevents Beer from standing back up.
The Mathematician sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beer defending well though.
Beer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Mathematician missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Mathematician scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Mathematician connects with a nice short shot to Beer's temple.
The Mathematician not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Mathematician thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beer's head.
Beer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

It looks like Danny Beer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Mathematician connects with a nice short shot to Beer's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Mathematician sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beer defending well though.
Beer pushes The Mathematician off looking to stand but The Mathematician dives back in and keeps control.
The Mathematician with the ground and pound but Beer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Mathematician throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Mathematician lands a couple of digs.
The Mathematician postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Mathematician throwing strikes but missing.
Beer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Mathematician.

The Mathematician drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beer wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Mathematician keeps working.
The Mathematician throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The Mathematician is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Mathematician wants to control but Beer postures up.
The Mathematician is trying to get back to half guard.
The Mathematician tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The Mathematician tries to bench press Beer off him but Beer keeps the position.
The Mathematician throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Beer scores with a takedown into The Mathematician's guard.
Beer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mathematician throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The Mathematician is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Mathematician can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beer preventing the sweep.
The Mathematician doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beer won't allow The Mathematician to sweep him here.

The Mathematician is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Mathematician looks gassed!
Beer wants to pass the guard but The Mathematician is keeping the position.
The Mathematician manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Mathematician raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beer taking shots to the head.
The Mathematician lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Mathematician looking to finish Beer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beer!

Beer is rocked!

Danny Beer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Beer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt The Mathematician!