PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Beaulieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tidal Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaulieu comes into the arena with Anonymus - Prosternez-vous blaring out of the sound system. Wave has chosen Comfortably Numb Solo as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Beaulieu
vs
Wave

182 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

189 cm
25
211 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Beaulieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tidal Wave!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaulieu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beaulieu connects with a body shot that sends Wave's belly button to the back.
Beaulieu clobbers Wave with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wave there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Beaulieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wave looks to land a right hand but Beaulieu moved out of range.
Beaulieu swings away with a body shot that misses

and Wave counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wave.
Beaulieu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beaulieu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beaulieu trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wave makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wave wants to control from the top but Beaulieu keeps moving.
Wave postures up in Beaulieu's guard and throws a big left but Beaulieu blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave throwing strikes from guard but Beaulieu blocks nicely.

Wave thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beaulieu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wave.
Beaulieu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beaulieu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beaulieu controlling the position.
Wave trying to control but Beaulieu is working from the bottom.
Beaulieu is trying to keep Wave in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pat Beaulieu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wave takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beaulieu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wave counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wave scores with a body shot.
Pat Beaulieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaulieu is breathing heavily.
Beaulieu misses the body punch

and Wave counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wave keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wave wants to control but Beaulieu is keeping him busy.
Wave is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wave not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wave missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wave is keen to just control but Beaulieu is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wave lands a nice short elbow.
Wave is nestled in close to Beaulieu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wave with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wave throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wave lands a nice short elbow.
Wave is keen to just control but Beaulieu is a slippery customer.
Wave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beaulieu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wave on the ground.
Wave throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wave lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wave looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Beaulieu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wave.
Beaulieu wants to get back to full guard.
Beaulieu pushes Wave off looking to stand but Wave dives back in and keeps control.
Wave slips a nice elbow through Beaulieu's hands, connecting with Beaulieu's forehead.
Wave looks to land a strike but Beaulieu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wave postures up in Beaulieu's guard and throws a big left but Beaulieu blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wave working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wave advances position into side control!
Wave working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tidal Wave dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wave misses the shot to the body.
Beaulieu throws out a loose jab but Wave uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wave ducks under a wild hook from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu misses the body punch
and Wave counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beaulieu throws a sloppy body shot
letting Wave counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wave.
Wave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaulieu misses with a wild body shot.
Beaulieu misses with an uppercut
and Wave counters with a thumping low kick.
Beaulieu wants to slow Wave down by chopping away at his legs.
Beaulieu throws a poor cross that misses
and Wave cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wave shoots in looking for a takedown but Beaulieu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wave's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wave thuds a left hand into Beaulieu's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaulieu misses with a right hand
and Wave counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beaulieu wants to clinch but Wave slips to the side
and Wave counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beaulieu lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wave shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaulieu is trying desperately to improve position.
Beaulieu taking shots to the head.
Wave lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Beaulieu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wave landing strikes from the mount.
Wave lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wave content just to control the position here.
Wave trying to control but Beaulieu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wave.
Wave lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wave lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wave landing punches.
Wave lands with some strikes.
Wave misses with a head shot.
Beaulieu is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave looking to finish Beaulieu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beaulieu!
Wave looking to finish Beaulieu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beaulieu!
Beaulieu is in a horrible position here. Wave smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wave cracks Beaulieu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wave misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wave is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaulieu is in a horrible position here. Wave smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Wave working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Beaulieu turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Wave off and cradles Beaulieu's limp body as Wave celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tidal Wave!