PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Beane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelei Tinae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beane
vs
Tinae

204 cm
26
280 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

197 cm
25
260 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

WIN Nutritional
Firebird Designs

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Beane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lelei Tinae!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beane lands with a nice body punch.
Beane misses with a body shot.
Beane digs a good hook to Tinae's body.
Tinae looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Beane cracks Tinae with a big right hand and Tinae goes down!

Tinae is rocked!

It looks like Lelei Tinae has been cut.
Beane throwing strikes but missing.
Tinae is still in real trouble! Can Beane finish him?
Beane throwing strikes from guard but Tinae blocks nicely.
Tinae seems to have recovered his senses.
Tinae has momentary wrist control but Beane slips an elbow through the middle.
Beane tries to free his leg and advance position but Tinae is retaining full guard.
Beane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beane throwing strikes but missing.
Tinae wants to sweep but no luck.
Beane 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.
Tinae manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beane manages to get himself to full guard.
Beane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinae moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beane tries to free his leg and advance position but Tinae is retaining full guard.
Tinae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beane.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tinae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beane won't allow Tinae to get back to his feet.
Beane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beane.
Tinae wants to sweep here but Beane controlling him for the moment.
Tinae has his hands on Beane's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Beane with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinae defending well as Beane loads up on a big left hand.
Tinae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tinae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beane dives in and grabs Tinae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinae pushes down on Beane's head and hops out.
Beane slips a jab from Tinae.
Lelei Tinae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tinae stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tinae cracks Beane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tinae throws out a loose jab but Beane uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinae with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beane to score with a decent uppercut.
Beane shoots in looking for a takedown. Tinae tries to sprawl out of it but Beane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tinae manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Beane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tinae.
Tinae tests Beane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beane takes a swing at Tinae's ribcage but misses.
Beane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tinae.
Tinae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beane misses with a wild combination.
Tinae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tinae throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tinae counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinae lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Steve Beane has been cut.
Tinae misses with an uppercut. Beane saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tinae lands a head shot.
Good leg kick by Tinae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tinae lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lelei Tinae will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tinae scores with a kick to the body.
Lelei Tinae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tinae getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tinae lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beane takes a step back to recover.
Beane slips a straight right by Tinae.
Tinae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tinae.
Tinae lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tinae. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tinae lands a big head kick that sends Beane tumbling to the mat! Tinae takes a step backwards and waves Beane back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Steve Beane's cut is getting worse.
Tinae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tinae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tinae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beane shoots in and drives through. Tinae sprawls well.
Beane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tinae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tinae throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beane counters with a straight right hand.
Tinae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tinae throws a hook but Beane blocks it.
Beane misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beane blocks a jab.
Beane throws a series of punches but Tinae avoids them all with ease.

Tinae lands a big head kick that sends Beane tumbling to the mat! Tinae takes a step backwards and waves Beane back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Beane is rocked!

Steve Beane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beane slips a straight right by Tinae.
Tinae throws a head kick but Beane moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tinae.
Beane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tinae was well out of range. Poor timing from Beane.
Tinae has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tinae there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tinae throws a sloppy head kick and Beane moves out of range easily.
Beane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tinae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinae throws a solid leg kick but Beane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tinae.
Beane throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tinae counter with a right hand.

Jeez, Steve Beane's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lelei Tinae!