PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steaphan Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bravo
vs
Beattie

175 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steaphan Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beattie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bravo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beattie swings widly with a right hand

and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beattie won't be happy with that.
Bravo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bravo tries to score with some ground and pound. Beattie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Bravo is trying to get an arm triangle but Beattie is defending well.
Bravo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

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

Bravo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Beattie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bravo's guard! Nice work there by Beattie!
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beattie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beattie sitting in guard here, content to control.

Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beattie wants to get up but he can't break Bravo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beattie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beattie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beattie sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beattie postures up.
Beattie wants to stand but Bravo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Beattie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beattie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bravo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bravo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beattie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bravo.
Beattie controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control but Beattie postures up.
Beattie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Beattie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bravo's shoulder. That is not cool.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beattie.
Bravo tries to clinch but Beattie moves out of range.
Steaphan Beattie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo takes one on the button.
Bravo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Beattie. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beattie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Beattie is avoiding it.
Beattie throws a body shot but no joy.
Bravo throws a big counter combination but Beattie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beattie misses with a body shot.
Beattie swings widly with a right hand
and Bravo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Beattie keeps the fight on the outside.
Steaphan Beattie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beattie tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Beattie circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beattie misses with a body shot.
Beattie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beattie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steaphan Beattie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beattie misses with a hook
and Bravo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beattie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beattie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bravo connects with a crisp jab.
Beattie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bravo.
Beattie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beattie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steaphan Beattie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bravo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beattie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravo was well out of range. Poor timing from Beattie.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Beattie keeps it at a distance.
Beattie takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beattie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bravo tries to clinch but Beattie moves out of range.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Beattie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beattie scores with a jab to the body.
Beattie misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bravo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beattie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bravo is out of range.
Beattie throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beattie misses with a body shot.
Bravo tries to clinch but Beattie is having none of it.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beattie.
Bravo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beattie. That one must have hurt.
Beattie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Beattie misses with a kick to the body.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beattie.
A little feinted left hand from Bravo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beattie misses with a head kick.
Beattie throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Beattie misses.
Bravo tries to clinch but Beattie moves out of range.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beattie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beattie lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the cage and back into range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beattie. Bravo shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Bravo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beattie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bravo misses the target.
Beattie clobbers Bravo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beattie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bravo rather than just go for the knockout.
Beattie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
A quick step to the side and Bravo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo tries to clinch but Beattie moves out of range.
Beattie lands a head shot.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beattie.
Bravo throwing a counter right hand but Beattie manages to avoid it.
Beattie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bravo's sensitive parts.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beattie lands a jab to the head.
Beattie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beattie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
Beattie flicks out a counter leg kick but Bravo steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beattie misses the jab.
Beattie throws a shot to the body.
Beattie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beattie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beattie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bravo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beattie cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beattie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steaphan Beattie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beattie misses with a hook
and Bravo counters with a series of strikes. Beattie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beattie counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beattie counters with a good low kick that Bravo was not able to check.
Beattie throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bravo slips a jab from Beattie.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Beattie circles away.
Beattie lands with a nice body kick.
Beattie tries to work over Bravo's front leg with a kick but Bravo checks it.
Bravo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beattie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Beattie throws a body shot but no joy.
Beattie scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Beattie keeps it at a distance.
Bravo tries to clinch but Beattie is having none of it.
Bravo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beattie connects with a body shot.
Beattie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beattie throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
It looked like Bravo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bravo tries to move into range but Beattie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beattie throws a leg kick
and Bravo counters with a nice leg kick.
Bravo defending well as Beattie loads up on a big left hand.
Beattie stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo throws a hook but Beattie avoids it easily.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beattie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beattie, right into the meat.
Beattie throws a leg kick

and Bravo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beattie is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bravo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beattie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beattie pushes Bravo off looking to stand but Bravo dives back in and keeps control.
Bravo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Eddie Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bravo wants to work for an arm triangle but Beattie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beattie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to mount his opponent but Beattie defends it.

Bravo is looking for a kimura here.
Beattie looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Beattie is predictable there
and Bravo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beattie misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beattie throws a hook but Bravo blocks it.
Beattie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravo was well out of range. Poor timing from Beattie.
Bravo feinted with a counter takedown.
Beattie connects with a looping right hand.
Eddie Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beattie misses with a hook
and Beattie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beattie connects with an inside leg kick.
Bravo wants to clinch but Beattie slips to the side
and Beattie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Steaphan Beattie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beattie throws a push kick but Bravo slaps the foot to one side.
Beattie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bravo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Beattie misses.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Beattie.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steaphan Beattie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beattie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steaphan Beattie!