PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Roastbeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roastbeef comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Into The Fire. The crowd seem to be enjoying Creed's choice of entrance music: Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roastbeef
vs
Creed

190 cm
24
213 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
225 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Roastbeef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a head kick but Roastbeef moves out of range.

Roastbeef shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Creed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Roastbeef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roastbeef is working to get back to half guard.
Creed avoids the attempt from Roastbeef to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roastbeef is working to get back to half guard.
Roastbeef swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Roastbeef keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roastbeef is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef regains half guard.
Creed is thwarting Roastbeef's attempts to control the position.
Roastbeef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Roastbeef looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Creed prevents Roastbeef from improving his position.
Roastbeef is trying to maintain the position but Creed is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roastbeef looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roastbeef has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Creed is working away from the top position though.
Roastbeef works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roastbeef wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Creed enables Roastbeef to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Creed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Creed keeping full guard, as Roastbeef tries to pass.
Roastbeef trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roastbeef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roastbeef scoring with some ground and pound.
Roastbeef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roastbeef with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roastbeef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roastbeef won't allow Creed to sweep him here.
Roastbeef postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roastbeef is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
Roastbeef landing some decent shots from guard.
Creed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roastbeef.
Creed trying to keep a closed guard but Roastbeef is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed has control of Roastbeef's left arm, preventing Roastbeef from doing any damage.
Roastbeef stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creed swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roastbeef.
Roastbeef throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roastbeef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roastbeef accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creed trying to control the position.
Roastbeef tries to free his leg and advance position but Creed is retaining full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lewis Creed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Creed as Roastbeef shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roastbeef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Johnny Roastbeef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roastbeef.

Roastbeef shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roastbeef showed some decent athleticism there.
Roastbeef trying to control the pace.
Roastbeef is trying to control the action in half guard but Creed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Creed pushes Roastbeef off looking to stand but Roastbeef dives back in and keeps control.
Roastbeef throwing shots but Creed is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef looks to land a strike but Creed avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Roastbeef has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roastbeef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roastbeef lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roastbeef thows a big elbow that misses.
Roastbeef with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roastbeef chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Roastbeef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roastbeef is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roastbeef working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roastbeef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roastbeef thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Roastbeef dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Roastbeef connects with a nice looking jab.
Creed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Creed rushes Roastbeef and presses him up against the cage.
Roastbeef blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roastbeef's defenses.
Roastbeef looking for a takedown.
Roastbeef tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Creed lands a body shot.
Creed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Creed tries to work over Roastbeef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roastbeef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roastbeef's elbow.
Creed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef tries to pull guard but Creed won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Roastbeef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roastbeef tries to stall but Creed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Creed keeps control of Roastbeef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Roastbeef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Creed is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Creed.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Roastbeef won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roastbeef managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roastbeef fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Creed scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed lands a knee to the body.
Creed scores with a knee to the head.
Roastbeef tries for a takedown. No joy.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Roastbeef blocks an uppercut.
Lewis Creed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roastbeef jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Creed walks away with a smile on his face. Roastbeef gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.
Creed throws a big shot that misses.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roastbeef is looking to chop away at Creed's legs.
Lewis Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roastbeef throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Roastbeef misses.
Roastbeef just misses with a punch to the body.
Roastbeef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Roastbeef.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Roastbeef shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Creed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Roastbeef from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roastbeef is controlling him.
Roastbeef postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Lewis Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roastbeef postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roastbeef trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roastbeef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roastbeef looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Creed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roastbeef has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Roastbeef!
After the fight, Johnny Roastbeef was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.