PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Beam
vs
Zaire

180 cm
25
180 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

182 cm
23
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zaire moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beam jumps guard but Zaire stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zaire landing knees to the body.
Zaire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaire smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Beam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaire is looking to clinch but Beam is avoiding it.
Beam throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Beam moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch but Beam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaire keeps Beam at a distance using the push kick.
Beam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Beam's front leg but catches the back leg as Beam tries to avoid it.
Beam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beam keeps the fight on the outside.

Zaire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaire lands an elbow just above Beam 's eye.
Zaire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beam tries to pull guard but Zaire holds him up against the cage and eventually Beam drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Zaire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaire lands with a light punch inside.
Beam tries to pull guard but Zaire won't allow it.
Beam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Zaire.
Beam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaire being controlled against the cage.
Zaire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beam's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaire.
Zaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaire working Beam over with knees to the body.
Zaire stalling in the clinch.
Zaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beam up against the cage.
Zaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaire lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beam.
Zaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beam tries to stall but Zaire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beam can't get the takedown.
Beam is breathing heavily.
Beam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zaire gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zaire lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beam takes a shot to the head.
Zaire lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Zaire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Zaire stalling against the cage.
Zaire lands an elbow inside that Beam shrugs off.
Zaire lands an elbow just above Beam 's eye.
Zaire lands an elbow inside.
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Zaire lands a body punch.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Zaire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Zaire.
Zaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaire.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaire.
Zaire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaire gets through Beam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Zaire on the inside.
Zaire scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaire.
Zaire scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beam's defenses.
Beam takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beams head.
Knees to the body from Zaire.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Zaire - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Zaire stalling against the cage.
Zaire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaire lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaire.
Nice body punch from Zaire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaire lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Zaire lands an elbow inside.
Zaire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zaire lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaire.
Zaire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaire connects with a knee to the head.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaire lands a shoulder strike.
Zaire lands a damaging elbow.
Zaire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zaire lands an elbow just above Beam 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaire lands an elbow just above Beam 's eye.
Zaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beam's efforts to push away.
Zaire scores with a knee to the head.
Zaire lands a good knee to the midsection. Beam won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaire working Beam over with knees to the body.
Zaire unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaire.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zaire.
Zaire controlling the action here for a moment.
Zaire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaire lands a shoulder strike.
Zaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Zaire lands a nice elbow.
Zaire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zaire lands a nice elbow.
Zaire pushes Beam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaire.
Zaire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaire.
Zaire stalls.
Zaire digs a right hand underneath Beam's ribcage. Beam let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands an elbow that stopped Beam in his tracks for a moment.
Zaire has Beam pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zaire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beam or not.
Zaire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zaire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaire cracks Beam with a nice body shot.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beam up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beams head.
Zaire is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Zaire.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaire lands an elbow just above Beam 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaire.
Beam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaire avoids it.
Zaire lands a nice elbow.
Zaire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaire digs a right hand underneath Beam's ribcage. Beam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaire taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Zaire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaire with a knee to the head.
Zaire presses Beam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaire lands a damaging elbow.
Zaire avoiding damage.
Beam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zaire is keeping busy.
Zaire lands a nice elbow.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zaire.
Zaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaire avoiding damage.
Beam tries to pull guard but Zaire holds him up against the cage and eventually Beam drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Beam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zaire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beam goes for a takedown attempt but Zaire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Zaire instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaire walks away with a smile on his face. Beam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaire moves in looking to clinch but Beam pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zaire tries to clinch there but Beam circles away.
Zaire tries to clinch but Beam moves away
and Beam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beam misses with a takedown
and Zaire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaire cracks Beam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beam throws a right hand that misses

and Zaire counters by clinching up.
Beam can't break the clinch.
Beam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Zaire.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beam drags the fight down to the ground.

Beam is looking for a triangle but Zaire pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam can't keep his opponent in guard - Zaire advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zaire looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zaire works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zaire controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zaire lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zaire dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam working to try and regain half guard.
Jack Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire looking to control but Beam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beam is looking to get to half guard.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaire controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!