PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie JR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Beach
vs
Gracie JR

185 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie JR!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie JR blocks a head kick by Beach.
Beach lands a high kick!

It looks like Royce Gracie JR has been cut.

Gracie JR has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Gracie JR blocks it.

Beach is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie JR is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beach to the mat. Beach regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie JR loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gracie JR gets to his feet. Beach looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Gracie JR drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie JR is trying to ground and pound but Beach uses the momentary lack of control by Gracie JR to regain half guard.

Gracie JR is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie JR wants to pass to mount but Beach is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie JR is looking for a kimura here.

Gracie JR wants to work for an arm triangle but Beach is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie JR looks gassed!
Gracie JR is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Beach is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie JR landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beach is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gracie JR lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Gracie JR connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beach is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie JR has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beach is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie JR is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beach working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beach?
Beach is in a horrible position here. Gracie JR smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Gracie JR looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Beach avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie JR.
Beach bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Beach stands up from Gracie JR's guard - Beach perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beach wants to clinch

and Gracie JR counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beach's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie JR stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quinton Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach lands a high kick!

Beach moves into the clinch successfully.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie JR is blocking nicely.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie JR blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie JR is trying to break the clinch but Beach is controlling him.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Gracie JR blocks it.
Beach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie JR is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie JR fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie JR tries to break free but Beach pushes him back against the ropes.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Gracie JR decides to pull guard.
Gracie JR is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beach is controlling him.
Beach is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie JR has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie JR dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie JR'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.

Beach lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie JR shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie JR is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beach misses with a head kick.
Beach wants to clinch but Gracie JR slips to the side

and Gracie JR counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie JR wants to get up but he can't break Beach's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Royce Gracie JR has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie JR throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beach keeping full guard, as Gracie JR tries to pass.
Beach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gracie JR postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Beach is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie JR, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie JR swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie JR is breathing heavily.
Beach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beach passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beach throws a strike aimed at the side of Gracie JR's head but Gracie JR avoids it well.
Beach tries to get to his feet but Gracie JR is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Beach in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beach with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beach is looking to stand up but Gracie JR won't let him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick from Beach lands but Gracie JR takes it in his stride.
Beach tries to clinch up but Gracie JR circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach looks to clinch

and Gracie JR moves into the clinch.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie JR blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie JR tries to land a knee to the head but Beach blocks with his arms.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie JR blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.

Gracie JR pulls Beach into guard.
Gracie JR seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Beach throws and elbow that misses. Gracie JR uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beach's guard. Nice move by Gracie JR!

Gracie JR stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beach wants to clinch

and Gracie JR counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Beach looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR pushing down on Beach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gracie JR is trying to work for a kimura but Beach is defending well.
Gracie JR tries to stand but can't do so whilst Beach controls his leg.
Gracie JR thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Beach to regain full guard.
Gracie JR throwing strikes from guard but Beach blocks nicely.
Gracie JR content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie JR showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie JR's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Beach clinches but Gracie JR breaks the clinch

and Gracie JR counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie JR in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Gracie JR drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beach looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beach looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beach!
Sloppy strikes there by Beach.
An elbow from Beach crashes against the mat.
Beach throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Beach with the ground and pound but Gracie JR regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
It looks like Beach is going to stand back up.
Gracie JR takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach thows a huge punch but Gracie JR dodges it nicely.
Beach is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie JR shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beach but Beach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Quinton Beach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie JR swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach tries to clinch but Gracie JR is having none of it.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie JR there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie JR swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie JR shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beach lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Gracie JR pushes him off.
Beach tries to clinch there but Gracie JR circles away.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Gracie JR swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach tries to clinch but Gracie JR moves out of range.

Gracie JR shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beach's guard.
Beach wants to stand but Gracie JR is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie JR tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Gracie JR goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Beach has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie JR but great work by Beach.

Beach decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gracie JR takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Royce Gracie JR's cut even more.
Beach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie JR's head.
Gracie JR avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie JR tries to clinch but Beach is having none of it.
Quinton Beach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Beach lands but Gracie JR takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie JR rushes Beach and presses him up against the ropes.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Gracie JR blocks it.
Gracie JR has Beach pushed against the ropes.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie JR taking a breather.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gracie JR is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Beach can't fight it off and eventually Gracie JR manages to take the fight to the floor. Beach looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie JR throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie JR throws a big right hand that misses.
Royce Gracie JR is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie JR accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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 Quinton Beach.
I think Gracie JR has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie JR!