PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing. Senko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . Spox Beard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beard
vs
Senko

164 cm
23
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

171 cm
23
144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aigars Senko!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Senko.
Spox Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beard.
An inside leg kick lands from Beard.
Beard throws a push kick but Senko slaps the foot to one side.
Senko misses with a series of wild punches.
Beard tries to clinch up
and Senko counters with a nice uppercut.
Beard misses with a leg kick
and Senko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Senko.
Beard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beard throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Senko.
Senko lands a nice hook to Beard's body. Beard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Senko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beard is looking to chop away at Senko's legs.
Beard keeps Senko at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beard moves into the clinch.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Senko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Senko avoids a wild elbow strike from Beard.
Beard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beard throws an elbow but it misses.
Senko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beard has him pressed against the cage.
Senko is trying to force a seperation but Beard has the dominant position.
Senko is trying to break the clinch but Beard has him pressed against the cage.
Beard prevents Senko from breaking the clinch.
Beard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Aigars Senko has been cut.
Beard tries to land knees in the clinch but Senko avoids the damage to the body.
Beard keeps control of Senko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard tries to score a body lock takedown but Senko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Senko avoids a wild elbow strike from Beard.
Beard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Senko is defending well for now.
Senko working hard to break the clinch.
Senko avoiding damage as Beard throws knees to the body.
Beard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Senko avoids the elbow strike from Beard, against the cage.
Beard misses with an elbow over the top.
Senko blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beard throws an elbow but misses.
Beard trying to land knees to the body.
Senko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard lands an elbow just above Senko 's eye.
Beard throws an elbow that misses.
Beard trying to land knees to the body.
Beard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beard lands an elbow just above Senko 's eye.
Senko avoiding damage as Beard throws knees to the body.
Beard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Senko is keeping busy.
Beard trying to land knees to the body.
Senko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard missing with knees to the body.
Beard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Senko dodges an elbow strike from Beard.
Senko has had enough of the clinch but Beard keeps him there for the moment.
Senko blocks an elbow strike.
Beard tries a knee to the head but Senko blocks it.
Beard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beard stalling against the cage.
Beard lands an elbow just above Senko 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Senko avoids the elbow strike from Beard, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Senko's brow.
Senko wants to break free but Beard has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spox Beard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aigars Senko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Senko throws out a leg kick but Beard moves out of range and Senko only half commits.
A head kick misses from Beard.
Senko lands with a right hand.
Aigars Senko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beard scores with a one two! Senko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Senko is rocked!
Beard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Senko is still on wobbly legs! Can Beard finish him?
Senko scores with a decent looking hook.
Beard throws a head kick that misses.
Senko seems to have recovered his senses.
Beard is looking to clinch but Senko is avoiding it.
Beard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Senko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Senko lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beard defending well as Senko loads up on a big left hand.
Beard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beard throws a wild body kick that Senko sees coming a mile off.
Senko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Senko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beard thows a leg kick but Senko checks it
and Senko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard throws a low kick, looking for Senko's leg but Senko calmly moves out of range.
Senko checks a low kick from Beard.
Beard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Beard is rocked!
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Senko moves out of range easily.
Oh Beard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beard seems to have got his legs back now.
Beard tries to clinch up.
Senko lands an overhand right.
Senko drops Beard with a big left hand! Beard is injured, injured bad! Senko jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aigars Senko!
In his post fight interview, Aigars Senko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.