PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast comes to the cage accompanied by Could you be loved. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beast
vs
Adama

189 cm
27
192 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ice Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beast closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adama wants to get back to his feet.

Beast is working for a submission of some sort.
Adama is trying to stand back up but Beast is controlling him

Beast is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adama tries to kick Beast off but Beast keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Beast wants to take a breather but Adama is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adama is looking to escape.

Beast wants to work for an arm triangle but Adama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beast seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Adama is defending against the submission attempts here by Beast.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama wants to get back to his feet.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Adama is defending well.
Beast stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adama defending well though.
Adama felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beast sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beast thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Beast wants to control the pace but Adama is squirming around nicely.
Beast is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast trying to control but Adama is having none of it.
Beast throws some wild stikes that Adama manages to avoid easily.
Beast controlling from the full mount.
Adama is squirming around, avoiding Beast's attempts to control the action.
Beast sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Beast dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adama as he jumps to the side.
Beast changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adama tries to avoid it but Beast manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adama to the ground. Adama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adama is looking to clinch but Beast is avoiding it.
Beast shoots in for a double leg but Adama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adama wants to clinch.
Adama wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
Adama wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.

Adama gets caught napping as Beast dives in and scores a takedown. Adama manages to retain guard.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Adama is keeping the position.
Beast is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama is looking to stand up but Beast isn't so interested in that idea.
Beast throws a big elbow that misses.

Beast drops back looking for a leg! Adama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adama manages to kick Beast off! Beast jumps back into Adama's guard.
Beast with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beast pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adama is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to control from the top but Adama keeps moving.
Adama is looking to stand up but Beast isn't so interested in that idea.
Adama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beast. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beast wants to control from the top but Adama keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ben Beast has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beast throws a head kick but Adama moves out of range.
Beast dives in and grabs Adama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adama pushes down on Beast's head and hops out.
Adama connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adama throws a head kick that misses.
Adama fails in his attempt to clinch.

Adama gets caught napping as Beast dives in and scores a takedown. Adama manages to retain guard.
Beast looking to sit in guard and control but Adama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adama would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beast trying to keep a closed guard but Adama is proving a slippery customer.
Beast seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama wants to get up but he can't break Beast's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beast wants to sweep here but Adama controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adama!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Beast dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beast shoots in for a takedown but Adama shows good takedown defense.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Adama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beast avoids a kick to the body.
William Adama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adama tries to clinch up

and Beast counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adama won't be happy with that.

Beast tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Beast goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adama has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beast but great work by Adama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama wants to stand but Beast has his arm trapped.
Beast tries to buck Adama off but Adama is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Beast's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adama wants to stand but Beast is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast trying to control but Adama flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Beast keeps the fight on the ground as Adama tries to escape.
Adama is trying to stick to Beast's back but Beast is turning into Adama. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Adama's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Beast.
Beast seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Adama keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ben Beast has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Beast closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beast trying to control the action but Adama is working from the bottom.

Beast is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Beast is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adama has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama pushes Beast away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beast gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beast tries to score with some ground and pound. Adama controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Adama's face as Beast controls the position.
Beast in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adama is not content to let Beast control the position.

Beast tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Beast clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adama tries to close the distance and clinch but Beast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beast is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adama can do to turn this around?

Beast fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Adama to the ground. Beast is now in Adama's guard.
Adama wants to stand up but Beast is controlling him.
Beast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beast working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adama can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beast throwing strikes but missing.
Beast pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adama is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beast stops Adama from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beast trying to control but Adama is working from the bottom.
Beast throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adama wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Beast manages to pass to side control.
Beast works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beast cracks Adama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beast sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Adama is squirming around, avoiding Beast's attempts to control the action.
Adama is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beast controlling his opponent.
Adama trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Beast connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like William Adama has been cut.
Beast looking to ground and pound but Adama is blocking nicely.
Beast tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ben Beast overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast lands a big shot there that rocks Adama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beast 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.
Beast loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Adama scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Beast land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Beast stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Beast!
Ben Beast retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ben Beast thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.