PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltzfuses Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Gladiator the Battle. Beswicke has chosen Kick in the teeth as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stoltzfuses Jr
vs
Beswicke

185 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
198 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

$10

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoltzfuses Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beswicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoltzfuses Jr moves away.
Beswicke checks a low kick from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoltzfuses Jr swings for the body but Beswicke moves out of range.
Beswicke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stoltzfuses Jr.
A left lands for Beswicke.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to clinch up but Beswicke circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoltzfuses Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Beswicke thows a body shot but no joy.
Beswicke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beswicke throws a looping overhand right but Stoltzfuses Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Beswicke throws a leg kick
and Stoltzfuses Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stoltzfuses Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beswicke keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Braylon Beswicke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoltzfuses Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beswicke misses with a looping right.

Stoltzfuses Jr closes the distance and pushes Beswicke back into the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Beswicke avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Stoltzfuses Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stoltzfuses Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beswicke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beswicke avoids it.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Beswicke.
Beswicke is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoltzfuses Jr has double underhooks.
Beswicke avoiding damage as Stoltzfuses Jr throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beswicke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beswicke throws a poor cross that misses

and Stoltzfuses Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stoltzfuses Jr.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stoltzfuses Jr won't allow Beswicke to sweep him here.
Stoltzfuses Jr postures up.
Stoltzfuses Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beswicke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stoltzfuses Jr 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.
Stoltzfuses Jr preventing the sweep.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Beswicke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beswicke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stoltzfuses Jr postures up in Beswicke's guard and throws a big left but Beswicke blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Beswicke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Beswicke is retaining full guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

Stoltzfuses Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Beswicke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stoltzfuses Jr is one step ahead there.
Beswicke seems keen to control Stoltzfuses Jr's posture.
Stoltzfuses Jr slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoltzfuses Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beswicke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoltzfuses Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stoltzfuses Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoltzfuses Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beswicke slaps away a takedown attempt from Stoltzfuses Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stoltzfuses Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
Beswicke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beswicke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoltzfuses Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beswicke.
Beswicke swings for the body but Stoltzfuses Jr moves out of range.
Beswicke blocks a head kick by Stoltzfuses Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Stoltzfuses Jr misses
and Beswicke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoltzfuses Jr thinking.
Beswicke walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Stoltzfuses Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Beswicke swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Stoltzfuses Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braylon Beswicke!
A very excited looking Braylon Beswicke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.