PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake McBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast comes to the cage accompanied by RPS - Pokonując granice feat DJ Teak. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Beast
vs
McBox

180 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
143 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake McBox!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McBox.
McBox throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Beast blocks a head kick by McBox.
Beast really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McBox scores with a jab. Beast acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Shane Beast has been cut.
Beast avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBox tries to clinch there but Beast circles away.
McBox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McBox wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from McBox.
Beast avoids the head kick by McBox.
McBox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beast.
McBox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from McBox misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McBox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Beast counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Beast decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McBox, up you get!
McBox throws a right and a left that Beast avoids nicely.
McBox misses with a combination

and Beast counters with a single leg into guard. McBox didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Beast decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McBox, up you get!
McBox throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBox misses with a wild body shot.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McBox sprawls well. McBox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBox misses with a wild combination.
McBox throws a combination. Beast tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Beast is rocked!
A head kick misses from McBox.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from McBox misses its intended target.
McBox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McBox walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Beast drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McBox swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Beast's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake McBox!