PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pointon Slavey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotic. Slavey has chosen I Predict A Riot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bei
vs
Slavey

186 cm
22
198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
194 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pointon Slavey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bei lands a nice shot that snaps Slavey's head back.
Slavey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bei.
Slavey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bei doesn't seem bothered though.
Slavey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bei.
Slavey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bei cracks Slavey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bei lands a lovely overhand right.
Slavey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bei.
Bei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slavey on the side of the head.
Bei thows a body shot but no joy.
Slavey stuffs the takedown.
Bei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bei missing with a left hand there. Slavey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bei scores with a nice head shot.
Bei misses with a hook
and Slavey counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slavey instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Bei.
Slavey lands a hook to the side of the head.

Slavey manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bei.
Bei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slavey's hands.
Slavey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bei as he jumps to the side.
Slavey on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavey throws a nice looking combination but Bei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bei lands with a right hand.
Bei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bei. Slavey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slavey throws a shot from downtown. Bei moves away and avoids it.
Bei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slavey throws a wild body kick that Bei sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Slavey misses.

Bei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slavey to the mat! Slavey manages to get full guard.
Slavey looking for a sweep. Not yet Slavey, not yet.
Bei wanted to stand there but Slavey had control of the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Slavey is working an open guard so Bei takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slavey's head backwards.
Slavey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bei is out of range.
Bei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slavey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Pointon Slavey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bei lands a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bei.
Slavey 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.
Bei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slavey on the side of the head.
Bei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Slavey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slavey looks gassed!
Slavey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bei is able to avoid easily.
Bei lands a nice shot to the body.
Bei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bei.
Bei throws a right and a left that Slavey avoids nicely.
Bei clobbers Slavey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slavey at a distance.
A lazy left from Bei finds it's target.
Bei lands a jab.
Bei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bei scores with a jab to the head.
Slavey walks into a straight right hand from Bei.
Bei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slavey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slavey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bei lands a jab to the nose.
Bei scores with a hook to the body. Slavey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slavey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slavey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bei lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei lands a nice shot that snaps Slavey's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bei throws a series of strikes that have Slavey backpedaling.
Bei cracks a nice hook into Slavey's ribs.
Bei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bei lands a nice shot to the body.
Bei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Bei.
A slow jab from Slavey misses its intended target.
Bei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slavey's head.
Bei throws a right and a left that Slavey avoids nicely.
Bei cracks Slavey with an open hand slap.

Bei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slavey was covering up waiting for the punch and Bei finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bei decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liu Bei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pointon Slavey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bei clobbers Slavey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slavey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Bei catches Slavey right on the button with a cross.
Bei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slavey is looking to clinch but Bei is avoiding it.
Slavey ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
Slavey throws a lazy uppercut
and Bei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Bei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slavey wants to clinch up but Bei keeps it at a distance.
Bei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slavey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slavey's hands.
Bei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slavey is breathing heavily.
Bei scores with a nice strike.
Bei cracks Slavey with a good jab.
Bei connects with a body shot that sends Slavey's belly button to the back.
Bei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slavey eats them both and turns towards Bei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pointon Slavey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bei lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bei stalks Slavey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slavey's face. Slavey staggers backwards, shaken.

That has opened up Pointon Slavey's cut even more.
Bei throws out a powerful jab.
Bei lunges at Slavey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slavey's hand.
Bei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slavey.
Bei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slavey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slavey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Bei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bei sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bei decides to stand up.
Bei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slavey in his tracks.
Slavey tries a low kick but Bei avoids it.
Bei looks to land a right hand but Slavey moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei connects with a jab.
Bei cracks Slavey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bei fails to land with a series of punches.
Bei throws a lazy right hand but Slavey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bei stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bei wants it to stay on the feet.
Bei throws a series of punches but Slavey avoids them all with ease.
Bei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slavey.
Bei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bei scores with a four punch combination!
Slavey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bei.
Bei scores with a shot to the body.
Bei cracks Slavey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slavey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bei scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bei connects with a right hand. Slavey shakes it off.
Slavey takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei lands the left hand.
Bei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slavey eats them both and turns towards Bei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bei stuns Slavey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bei jabs Slavey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slavey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slavey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bei shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bei showed some decent athleticism there.
Bei has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liu Bei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pointon Slavey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bei scores with a shot to the body.
Bei with a jab.
Slavey tries to clinch up but Bei circles away and keeps his distance.
Slavey ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
Bei circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bei counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slavey's guard now.
Slavey wants to stand and escape but Bei is having none of it.
Slavey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slavey on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavey shoots in but no luck this time.
Slavey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Bei. Beautiful body shot.

Bei fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Slavey to the ground. Bei is now in Slavey's guard.
Slavey wants to get back to his feet but Bei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Liu Bei wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice shot by Bei.
Liu Bei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei cracks Slavey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bei.
Slavey moves in looking to clinch but Bei pushes him off.
Slavey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bei displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bei cracks a nice hook into Slavey's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bei, as that shot connected.
Slavey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slavey misses with a left hand
enabling Bei to counter with a crisp jab.
Bei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slavey can do to turn this around?
Bei lands a jab to the nose.
Bei tests Slavey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bei lands a nice shot to the body.
Bei lands a head shot.
Bei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slavey doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bei scores with a jab. Slavey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slavey fails to land the takedown.
Pointon Slavey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slavey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slavey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slavey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bei works Slavey's body with a nice hook.
Bei lands with a nice body punch.
Slavey misses with a hook.
Bei misses with a two punch combination.
Bei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bei scores with a jab. Slavey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slavey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slavey misses with a straight left.
Slavey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bei.
Bei scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bei slips a jab and a cross from Slavey.
Bei scores with a shot to the body.
Liu Bei is winning the standup battle so far.
Bei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slavey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slavey misses with a few strikes there.
Slavey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bei lands with a good body shot.
Bei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slavey eats them both and turns towards Bei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Bei lands.
Good exchange - Bei coming out on top.

Bei shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bei was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bei get's back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bei lands a jab to Slavey's midsection.
Bei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liu Bei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liu Bei!