PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Beyett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Clements has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Clements
vs
Beyett

224 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Beyett!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beyett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clements pinned against the cage. Clements gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diego Beyett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beyett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clements sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clements moves in looking to clinch but Beyett pushes him off.
Beyett tries to counter with a clinch but Clements shakes him off and moves away.

Clements closes the distance and pushes Beyett back into the cage.
Clements is trying to pull guard but Beyett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clements is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Clements manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beyett stands and steps away. Clements gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Beyett throws a sloppy head kick

and Clements counters by clinching up.
Clements has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beyett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beyett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beyett tries to clinch up.

Beyett closes the distance and pushes Clements back into the cage.
Clements fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beyett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beyett being controlled against the cage.

Clements gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Clements really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beyett trying to control but Clements postures up.
Clements wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beyett keeps working.
Beyett is trying to stand up here but Clements is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements is trying to control. Beyett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Clements is working for a submission of some sort.
Beyett trying to hold on to Clements's head to control him but Clements postures up.
Clements prevents Beyett from improving his position.
Clements stops Beyett from getting back to his feet.
Beyett is looking to improve his position.
Beyett throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beyett trying to control from the bottom.
Clements looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beyett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Clements is trying to work for a kimura but Beyett is defending well.
Clements will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clements wants to take a breather but Beyett is having none of it.
Beyett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Clements has Beyett up against the cage in a clinch.
Beyett trying to control the position but instead, Clements has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beyett into the cage.
Clements stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clements tries to score a body lock takedown but Beyett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Beyett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beyett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clements as he avoids it easily.

Beyett tries to keep at a distance but Clements has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clements is trying to pull guard but Beyett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clements tries to pull guard but Beyett holds him up against the cage and eventually Clements drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beyett obliges.
Clements tries to pull guard but Beyett won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Clements dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clements moves in looking to clinch but Beyett pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beyett.

Clements tries to keep at a distance but Beyett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clements tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beyett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Clements drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beyett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beyett being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beyett is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beyett scores a nice knee to the body.
Clements tries to throw a body punch but Beyett avoids it by throwing Clements back against the cage.
Beyett wants a takedown.
Beyett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Beyett pulls guard.
Clements lands a couple of digs.
Clements is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Beyett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clements is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beyett wants to sweep here but Clements controlling him for the moment.
Clements stands up over Beyett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clements in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Beyett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Beyett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beyett is breathing heavily.
Beyett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clements.
Clements not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Beyett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clements defends it easily.

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.

Clements has closed the distance and engaged Beyett in a clinch.
Clements jumps guard but Beyett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beyett working Clements over with knees to the body.
Beyett leaning against his opponent.
Clements tries to pull guard but Beyett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Clements works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Beyett wants to sweep but no luck.
Beyett keeping moving, preventing Clements from controlling successfully.
Clements is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clements works over Beyett with some ground and pound from guard.
Clements throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beyett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beyett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clements with a flurry of punches that miss.

Beyett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Clements has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beyett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beyett lands a shoulder strike.
Clements jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beyett walks away with a smile on his face. Clements gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Beyett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beyett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clements moves in looking to clinch but Beyett pushes him off.
Beyett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beyett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Beyett shoots in looking for a takedown but Clements manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beyett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clements is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beyett.

Clements gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clements wants a takedown.

Beyett breaks the clinch.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - Beyett circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements moves to clinch but Beyett breaks away
and Beyett counters with a three punch combo that has Clements backing up. Clements nods at Beyett to acknowledge the strikes.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - Beyett circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beyett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clements wants to clinch up but Beyett keeps it at a distance.
Beyett with the counter takedown but Clements avoids it easily.

Beyett drives through and clinches with Clements against the cage.
Beyett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clements is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clements tries to pull guard but Beyett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clements jumps guard but Beyett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Beyett breaks from the clinch.
Beyett goes for a double leg but Clements avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clements continues to drive forward.
Beyett tries for a takedown but Clements circles away easily
and Clements counters with a one-two to the body.
Beyett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clements circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beyett closes the distance but Clements moves to the side
and Clements counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beyett fails with a takedown attempt.
Clements seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Clements fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beyett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Beyett gets tackled into the cage by Clements. Clements maintains the clinch.
Beyett stops a takedown attempt from Clements.

Beyett breaks the clinch.
Beyett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clements counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beyett is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beyett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clements as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Clements was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Beyett closes the distance and clinches up with Clements, looking for a takedown. Beyett pushes Clements against the cage but Clements circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Beyett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clements is pressed up against the cage. Beyett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clements down to the mat. Clements avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Clements moves into range and clinches up with Beyett.
Clements avoiding damage as Beyett throws knees to the body.
Clements tries to pull guard but Beyett holds him up against the cage and eventually Clements drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beyett is trying to pull guard but Clements turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clements tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beyett smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beyett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clements fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beyett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Beyett with that takedown attempt.
Beyett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clements sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beyett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clements tries to clinch but Beyett moves out of range.
Clements tries to clinch up.
Clements tries to clinch up but Beyett circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Beyett.
I think Beyett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Beyett!