PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Beer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Corner's chin.

Corner
vs
Beer

200 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Corner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Beer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corner clinches but Beer breaks the clinch

and Beer moves into the clinch.
Corner pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Corner for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Corner lands an elbow inside that Beer shrugs off.
Beer fails to pull guard.
Corner lands an elbow that stopped Beer in his tracks for a moment.
Beer is working for takedown but Corner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corner is pressed up against the cage. Beer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Corner down to the mat. Corner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rick Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Beer.
Beer has a takedown stuffed.

Corner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corner lands a nice elbow.
Corner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beer's defenses.
Beer takes an elbow to the temple.
Corner lands an elbow that stopped Beer in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Corner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Beer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corner is pushing Beer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Corner.
Corner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beer jumps guard but Corner stands there with Beer around his waist. Beer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corner lands an elbow just above Beer 's eye.
Corner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beer tries to pull guard but Corner holds him up against the cage and eventually Beer drops back down to his feet.
Corner tries a knee to the head but Beer blocks it.
Beer being controlled against the cage.

Beer wants the takedown. Corner is fighting it off but Beer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Corner's guard against the cage.
Beer postures up in Corner's guard and throws a big left but Corner blocks it.
Corner is wriggling around but Beer manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corner is trying to stand back up but Beer is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corner is refusing to be controlled, as Beer sits in half guard.
Corner pushes Beer off looking to stand but Beer dives back in and keeps control.
Corner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beer dives in and grabs Corner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Corner pushes down on Beer's head and hops out.
Daniel Beer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corner tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Beer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beer jumps guard but Corner stands there with Beer around his waist. Beer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Corner.
Corner misses with a knee strike.
Corner is trying to stall.
Beer wants to break free but Corner has control.
Corner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beer is trying to break free.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Corner landing knees to the head.
Corner is breathing heavily.
Beer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Corner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Corner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corner landing knees to the head.
Corner connects with a knee to the head.
Beer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Corner avoiding damage as Beer throws knees to the body.
Beer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beer takes an elbow to the forehead.

Beer manages to pull guard.
Corner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corner is one step ahead there.

Corner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corner has managed to get both his arms back between Beer's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corner wants to stand but Beer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Corner dominated that round.
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.

Corner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Corner misses.
Nice takedown defense from Corner. No joy for Beer on that attempt.
Beer looks to clinch
and Corner counters with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Beer

and Corner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corner.
Corner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beer's defenses.
Corner looking to throw knees to the head but Beer is blocking nicely.
Corner prevents the takedown attempt.
Beer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rick Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Beer.
Beer is breathing heavily.
Corner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beer blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Corner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Corner stalling against the cage.
Corner blocks an elbow strike.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Corner crunches a lovely knee into Beer's ribcage.
Beer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Corner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beer up against the cage.
Corner landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Corner.
Corner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corner tries to land knees in the clinch but Beer avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Beer jumps into guard, dragging Corner to the mat.

Corner stands up from Beer's guard - Corner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beer darts in trying to clinch
and Corner counters with a body kick.

Beer moves into the clinch successfully.
Beer stalling in the clinch.
Corner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beer is trying to drag Corner to the mat but Corner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Corner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beer looking to slow down the pace here.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Corner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beer's defenses.
Corner misses with a knee to the head.
Beer has Corner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Corner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Corner lands an elbow inside.
Corner has Beer pressed against the cage.
Beer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beer's face.
A knee to the head by Corner.
Corner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Corner has Beer pressed against the cage.
Beer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corner walks away with a smile on his face. Beer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beer shoots in for a takedown but Corner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Corner scoring well with a low kick there.

Corner closes the distance and clinches.
Corner slowing the pace effectively.
Beer is trying to break the clinch but Corner is controlling him.
Corner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beer's brow.
Beer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corner tries a knee to the head but Beer blocks it.
Beer slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Corner.
Beer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Corner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Corner tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Beer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beer is trying to break free.
Beer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beer up against the cage.
Beer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corner landing knees to the head.
Corner taking a breather.
Beer wants to break free but Corner has control.
Corner stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Corner.
Corner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beer working hard to break the clinch.
Corner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Beer gets control of Corner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beer, up you get!
Beer tries to clinch up
and Corner counters with a series of strikes. Beer will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Beer.
Corner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beer's head.
Corner misses with a head kick.
Corner darts in trying to clinch

and Beer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Corner's guard now.
Corner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corner tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Corner wants to stand but Beer is controlling the position.
Corner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beer on the ground.
Beer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corner wants to stand up but Beer is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer trying to control but Corner is working from the bottom.

Beer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Corner wants to stand but Beer is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corner tries to clinch up
and Beer counters with a series of strikes. Corner will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rick Corner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corner tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Beer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beer.
Corner landing knees to the head.
Corner landing knees to the head.
Beer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Corner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beer tries to pull guard but Corner won't allow it.
Rick Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Beer.
Corner lands a knee to the body.
Corner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beer's face.
Corner connects with a knee to the head.
Rick Corner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniel Beer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corner looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Beer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corner 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Corner!