PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beau Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prentice Thrash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beau Sweet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sweet
vs
Thrash

163 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

160 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beau Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Prentice Thrash!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sweet's waist but Sweet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thrash off to one side.

Thrash clinches.
Thrash should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thrash content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thrash has had enough of the clinch but Sweet keeps him there for the moment.
Sweet gets underhooks to prevent Thrash's takedown attempt.
Sweet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thrash gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Thrash has Sweet pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thrash pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sweet tumbling to the mat - Thrash dives into Sweet's guard.
Sweet trying to keep a closed guard but Thrash is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrash throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweet seems keen to control Thrash's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thrash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sweet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thrash wants to control from the top but Sweet keeps moving.
Thrash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thrash stopping the sweep attempt from Sweet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweet has a closed guard, preventing Thrash from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thrash slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sweet has a closed guard, preventing Thrash from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thrash trying to control but Sweet is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sweet is fending him off so far but Thrash persists. Nope, Sweet circles away and we're back to standing.
Beau Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prentice Thrash.
Sweet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thrash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sweet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thrash looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrash throws a body shot but no joy.

Sweet rushes Thrash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sweet wants a takedown.

Thrash manages to pull guard.
Thrash controls Sweet momentarily but Sweet frees himself.

Thrash is looking for a triangle here but Sweet uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thrash takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrash is looking to reverse the position.
Sweet misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Sweet stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sweet working the ground and pound from side control.

Sweet decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sweet gets a double leg takedown into Thrash's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beau Sweet 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.

Sweet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrash.
Thrash wants to clinch

and Sweet counters by clinching up.
Sweet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thrash trying to stall but Sweet improves his position.

Thrash pulls guard.
Thrash keeping moving, preventing Sweet from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thrash is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sweet is aware though and is defending well.
Thrash is breathing heavily.
Sweet 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrash is looking to stand back up but Sweet counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Thrash.
Thrash misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sweet working the head and body with strikes.
Sweet working Thrash over with strikes.
Sweet trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sweet drops an elbow to the side of Thrash's head.
Thrash is looking to control Sweet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thrash avoid being mounted?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sweet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thrash with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sweet is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sweet shoots in looking for a takedown but Thrash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sweet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thrash or perhaps it was just good defense by Sweet, which made it look bad.
Thrash swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweet.
Thrash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sweet.
Thrash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweet blocks a head kick by Thrash.
Thrash keeps the fight on the outside.
Prentice Thrash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweet tries for a takedown but Thrash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thrash.
Sweet fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beau Sweet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrash tries for a takedown but Sweet circles away easily

and Sweet counters by moving into the clinch.
Sweet drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thrash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thrash wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Thrash scores with a takedown into Sweet's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prentice Thrash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Thrash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beau Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thrash shoots for a double leg takedown but Sweet sprawls well. He's pushed Thrash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sweet moves into range and clinches up with Thrash.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thrash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrash tries to pull guard but Sweet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beau Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prentice Thrash.
Sweet content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thrash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thrash prevents the takedown attempt.

Thrash breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet wants to clinch.
Thrash with a poor takedown

and Sweet counters by clinching up.
Sweet tries to break free but Thrash pushes him back against the cage.
Sweet stalling against the cage.
Sweet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thrash avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thrash misses with a body punch.

Sweet wants the takedown. Thrash is fighting it off but Sweet persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thrash's guard against the cage.
Sweet throws an elbow that misses. Thrash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sweet's guard. Nice move by Thrash!

Sweet is trying to control the position but Thrash postures up.
Thrash wants to control from the top but Sweet keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrash postures up.
Sweet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweet keeping moving, preventing Thrash from controlling successfully.
Sweet managing to control the position.
Sweet's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thrash misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Thrash with that takedown attempt.
Sweet tries to close the distance and clinch but Thrash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thrash fails with the takedown

and Sweet moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thrash stops a takedown attempt from Sweet.

Sweet breaks from the clinch.

Thrash gets tackled into the cage by Sweet. Sweet maintains the clinch.
Sweet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sweet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thrash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Thrash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beau Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sweet 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beau Sweet!