PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Door Knob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Beaulieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaulieu has chosen Anonymus - Prosternez-vous as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knob
vs
Beaulieu

200 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

182 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Door Knob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Beaulieu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knob jabs Beaulieu right on the nose. Beaulieu blinks but takes it well.
Beaulieu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Knob.
Knob throws an off balance right hand
and Beaulieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beaulieu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaulieu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Door Knob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beaulieu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaulieu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knob ducks right into an uppercut from Beaulieu.

It looks like Door Knob has been cut.
Knob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaulieu moves away.
Beaulieu sizes up Knob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beaulieu cracks a nice hook into Knob's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Beaulieu throws a hook but Knob avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up.
Knob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beaulieu misses with a hook.
Knob throws an off balance right hand
and Beaulieu counters with a good low kick that Knob was not able to check.
Beaulieu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beaulieu lands with a hook. Knob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knob manages to avoid it.
Beaulieu lands with an uppercut that bounces Knob off the cage and back into rage.
Knob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beaulieu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaulieu misses with a body shot.
Pat Beaulieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beaulieu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knob throws a hook but Beaulieu blocks it.
Beaulieu connects with a jab.
Knob misses with a hook
and Beaulieu counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Beaulieu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beaulieu.
Decent striking displayed by Knob there.
Knob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beaulieu.
Knob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beaulieu throws a looping overhand right but Knob ducks down to avoid it.
Knob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beaulieu counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knob lands a nice hook to Beaulieu's body. Beaulieu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beaulieu misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Knob misses the target.
Knob misses with a lunging right hand
and Beaulieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beaulieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knob manages to avoid it.
Knob just misses with a punch to the body.
Knob jabs at Beaulieu's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knob misses with an uppercut
and Beaulieu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch but Knob is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Beaulieu.
A slow jab from Knob misses its intended target.
Beaulieu lands a two punch combo.
Knob moves forwards but Beaulieu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knob scores with a shot to the body.
Beaulieu misses with a hook.
Beaulieu throws a low kick but Knob avoids it.
Beaulieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beaulieu cracks Knob with a good jab.
Beaulieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knob.
Beaulieu lands with an overhand left.
Knob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Beaulieu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knob doesn't seem phased though.
Beaulieu scores with a nice head shot.
Beaulieu digs a good body shot into Knob's ribs.
Knob is breathing heavily.
Beaulieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beaulieu tries to clinch but Knob moves out of range.
Beaulieu misses the shot to the body.
Beaulieu scores with a hook to the body. Knob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knob throws an off balance right hand
and Beaulieu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beaulieu scores with a jab.
Knob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knob looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaulieu is just out of range.
Knob thows a body shot but no joy.
Beaulieu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knob there as he acknowledges the shot.

Beaulieu instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Knob.
Knob lands an uppercut.
A short left from Beaulieu.
A head punch on the inside from Beaulieu fails to land.
Beaulieu keeps control of Knob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Beaulieu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knob misses with a body shot.
Beaulieu lands a nice shot to the body.
Beaulieu throws a right hand that misses
and Knob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Beaulieu has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beaulieu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaulieu.
Knob is trying to maintain a safe position but Beaulieu gets an underhook and turns Knob into the cage.
Knob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Beaulieu.

Knob manages to break the clinch.
Beaulieu lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Beaulieu moves into the clinch.
Beaulieu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knob.
Beaulieu swings wildly with an uppercut but Knob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaulieu lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Beaulieu.
Knob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Knob swings wildly with an uppercut but Beaulieu uses good head movement to avoid it.

Beaulieu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knob scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beaulieu in his tracks.
Knob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knob misses with a hook.
Knob fails with the takedown
letting Beaulieu counter with a right hand.
Knob misses with a takedown attempt
and Beaulieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beaulieu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beaulieu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beaulieu cracks Knob with an open hand slap.
Beaulieu misses the shot to the body.
Knob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beaulieu, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Beaulieu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Door Knob's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beaulieu takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Beaulieu on the inside.
Knob is looking to control Beaulieu's arms but Beaulieu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knob has his back to the cage.
Knob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beaulieu's elbow.
Beaulieu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beaulieu lands a body punch.
Beaulieu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knob backwards.
Beaulieu looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Beaulieu.

Beaulieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beaulieu finds it's way round the side to connect with Knob's head.
Knob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beaulieu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knob doesn't seem bothered though.
Knob swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulieu.
Knob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Knob.
Beaulieu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Beaulieu pushes Knob up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaulieu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knob misses with a body punch.
Beaulieu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Beaulieu.
Knob taking a breather.
Beaulieu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pat Beaulieu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Beaulieu does it's job there.
Knob swings widly with a right hand
and Beaulieu counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beaulieu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Beaulieu.
Beaulieu jabs Knob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaulieu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A cross from Beaulieu lands.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beaulieu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knob swings for the body but Beaulieu moves out of range.
Beaulieu lands a jab to the nose.
Knob misses with a lunging right hand
and Beaulieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Door Knob's cut is getting worse.
Knob throws an overhand right that lands on Beaulieu's shoulder, as Beaulieu tries to avoid the shot.
Beaulieu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beaulieu clobbers Knob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beaulieu.

Beaulieu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beaulieu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beaulieu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knob.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knob swings wildly with an uppercut but Beaulieu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaulieu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knob backwards.
Beaulieu throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beaulieu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knob.
Beaulieu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knob backwards.
Knob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knob has a couple of punches blocked by Beaulieu.
Knob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knob scores with a hook to the body.
Knob blocking some punches.
Beaulieu pushes Knob back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beaulieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knob tries to throw a body punch but Beaulieu avoids it by throwing Knob back against the cage.
Beaulieu blocking some punches.
Knob stalling the fight.
Beaulieu throws a head punch that misses.

Beaulieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beaulieu looks to land a right hand but Knob moved out of range.
Knob slips under a jab.
Knob swings widly with a right hand
and Beaulieu counters with a straight right hand.
Beaulieu swings for the body but Knob moves out of range.
Knob throws an off balance right hand

and Beaulieu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beaulieu.
Knob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pat Beaulieu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beaulieu working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Beaulieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Beaulieu. Beautiful body shot.
Beaulieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knob.
Knob throws a right hand that misses
and Beaulieu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beaulieu scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beaulieu.
Knob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beaulieu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beaulieu throws a leg kick but Knob sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beaulieu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beaulieu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knob has time to react.
Beaulieu digs a good body shot into Knob's ribs.
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!
Beaulieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knob manages to avoid it.
Knob misses with a lunging right hand
and Beaulieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knob avoids the body shot from Beaulieu.
Knob throws a shot from downtown. Beaulieu moves away and avoids it.
Knob walks into a straight right hand from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch.
Knob misses the body punch
and Beaulieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Knob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Beaulieu manages to break the clinch.
Beaulieu throws a shot from downtown. Knob moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu slips a jab from Knob.
Beaulieu scores with a nice head shot.

Door Knob's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beaulieu throws a right hand that Knob ducks under and follows up with a left that Knob also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Beaulieu as he connects with a hook.
Beaulieu throws a jab but it's blocked by Knob.
Knob misses with a wild combination.
Beaulieu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beaulieu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beaulieu throws a one two combo.
Beaulieu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knob throws a body punch but Beaulieu moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beaulieu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Jeez, Door Knob's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knob throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaulieu.
Knob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beaulieu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beaulieu fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Beaulieu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Door Knob's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Knob checks the leg kick.
Beaulieu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaulieu.
Knob misses with a series of wild punches.
Beaulieu misses with a looping right.
Beaulieu lands a nice shot to the body.
Knob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Beaulieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knob lands with a nice combination. Beaulieu backs away looking to recover.
Beaulieu swings for the body but Knob moves out of range.
Beaulieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beaulieu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beaulieu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beaulieu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knob scores with a body shot.
Beaulieu scores with a shot to the body.
Knob with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beaulieu slips under a jab from Knob.
Beaulieu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knob in his tracks.
Knob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu throws the left hand but Knob avoids the punch easily.
Beaulieu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knob misses with a body shot
and Beaulieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beaulieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knob takes one to the side of the head.
Beaulieu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beaulieu throws a left and a right that both miss

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

Beaulieu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knob has a takedown stuffed.
Beaulieu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beaulieu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knob throws an off balance right hand
and Beaulieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beaulieu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beaulieu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beaulieu scores with a hook to the body. Knob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Knob.
Beaulieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pat Beaulieu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beaulieu blocks a jab.
Knob misses with a lunging right hand
letting Beaulieu counter with a right hand.
Knob throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaulieu.
Beaulieu lands with a right hand.
Beaulieu scores with a hook to the body. Knob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beaulieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Knob.

Knob tries to keep at a distance but Beaulieu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beaulieu lands a shoulder strike.
Beaulieu digs a right hand underneath Knob's ribcage. Knob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beaulieu blocking some punches.
Knob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beaulieu keeps control of Knob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulieu lands with a short shot to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pat Beaulieu!