PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beanie Braids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braids comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Made It" (Cash Money Heroes) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Regan
vs
Braids

170 cm
23
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
153 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beanie Braids!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Braids, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braids is looking to land body kicks.
Regan wants to clinch.
Braids misses the shot to the body.
Beanie Braids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regan fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Braids drives through and clinches with Regan against the ropes.
Braids comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braids is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Braids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braids is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Regan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Regan looks to clinch
and Braids cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Regan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Regan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Regan prevents Braids from standing back up.
Regan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Regan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Braids for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braids misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Regan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braids with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Regan there.
Regan lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Regan controlling the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Regan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Regan wants to clinch but Braids slips to the side
and Braids counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan misses with a combination
and Braids finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Regan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braids counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Regan tries to clinch up

and Braids holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Braids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braids throws a quick inside leg kick.
Regan throws a sloppy head kick
and Braids counters with a three punch combo that has Regan backing up. Regan nods at Braids to acknowledge the strikes.
Regan misses with a series of wild punches.
Regan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Regan.
Regan looks to clinch

and Braids moves into the clinch.
Braids manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Regan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braids pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Braids gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Regan goes for a takedown attempt but Braids pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Braids wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beanie Braids will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Braids throws a one two combo.

Regan tries to keep at a distance but Braids has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Braids closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Braids stops a takedown attempt from Regan.
Regan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Regan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braids pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Regan gets a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Braids can do anything to dispel that myth.
Regan scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Regan prevents Braids from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Regan in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Regan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Regan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braids counters with a head kick.
Joe Regan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braids wants to clinch up but Regan keeps it at a distance.
Braids tests Regan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Regan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braids wants to clinch up but Regan keeps it at a distance.

Regan gets a takedown into half guard.

Braids looking for submissions off his back.
Braids is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braids is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Regan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Regan working over Braids with some ground and pound. Braids looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Braids has hold of Regan's hands but Regan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Regan trying to control the pace.
Regan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Regan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Regan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braids has hold of Regan's hands but Regan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Regan is taking a breather. Braids 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.
Regan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Regan is controlling the pace.
Regan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Regan in particular looking to stall.

Braids looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Regan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Regan wants to clinch.
Regan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braids tries to avoid it but Regan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braids to the ground. Braids escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Regan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Braids is wriggling around trying to escape.
Regan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Regan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Braids tries to clinch but Regan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan checks a leg kick.
Braids tries to clinch but Regan is having none of it.
Regan misses with a few strikes there.
Braids works over Regan's head and body with a nice combination.
Braids takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Regan swats away the attempt to clinch by Braids.
Regan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Braids counters with a body kick.
Braids is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Braids closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Regan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Braids fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regan avoids the head kick by Braids.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braids but Braids pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Regan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Regan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braids pinned against the cage. Braids gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beanie Braids is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braids connects with a solid leg kick.
Braids throws a nice looking combination but Regan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Braids, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan throws a head kick that misses
and Braids counters with a leg kick.

Regan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braids, pushing him back against the ropes.
Braids is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Braids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regan swats away the attempt to clinch by Braids.
Regan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braids counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Regan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Braids sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Regan somewhat.
Regan walks into a stiff left hand from Braids.
Regan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Regan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Braids's guard.
Regan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Regan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Regan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Regan pushes down on Braids's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Regan slips a nice elbow through Braids's hands, connecting with Braids's forehead.
Regan stops Braids from getting back to his feet.
Regan trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Regan.
I think Regan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Joe Regan!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Joe Regan!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Joe Regan!

Joe Regan wins by unanimous decision!