PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Barathian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barathian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Cranberries - Dreams. The crowd seem to be enjoying LaBeouf's choice of entrance music: Riptide. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barathian
vs
LaBeouf

173 cm
27
171 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
43
165 lbs
34 - 33 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 33 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBeouf misses with an attempted mid kick.
LaBeouf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barathian misses the shot to the body.
LaBeouf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barathian.
LaBeouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barathian. Barathian obviously looking to wear him down.
Barathian lands with a cross.
Shia LaBeouf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaBeouf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
LaBeouf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy body shot
and Barathian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Shia LaBeouf has been cut.
LaBeouf takes a swing at Barathian's ribcage but misses.
Barathian lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaBeouf just misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaBeouf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf lands a nice hook to Barathian's body. Barathian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Barathian.
LaBeouf lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf tries to bum rush Barathian with a series of wild strikes but Barathian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LaBeouf looks to land a body kick but Barathian moved away.
Barathian looks to throw the jab but LaBeouf is out of range.
LaBeouf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barathian.
LaBeouf throws a nice looking combination but Barathian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LaBeouf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barathian counters with a three punch combo that has LaBeouf backing up. LaBeouf nods at Barathian to acknowledge the strikes.
Max Barathian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LaBeouf tries to land a body kick
and Barathian counters with a low kick, right behind LaBeouf 's knee.
LaBeouf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
LaBeouf tries to bum rush Barathian with a series of wild strikes but Barathian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barathian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but LaBeouf is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from LaBeouf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaBeouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barathian. Barathian obviously looking to wear him down.
LaBeouf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barathian was well out of range. Poor timing from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBeouf lands a jab to Barathian's midsection.
The fighters circling - LaBeouf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian misses the shot to the body.
LaBeouf throws a lazy head kick
and Barathian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
LaBeouf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barathian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barathian is looking to wear down LaBeouf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barathian slips a jab and a cross from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf looks winded!
LaBeouf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barathian lands a body shot.
LaBeouf misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Barathian misses the target.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses
and Barathian counters with a left to the body.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses.
Barathian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
LaBeouf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barathian to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Barathian.
LaBeouf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
LaBeouf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian is positioning himself well to prevent LaBeouf advancing to mount.
Barathian is looking to escape.
Barathian is looking to improve his position.
Barathian is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barathian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barathian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
LaBeouf told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
LaBeouf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barathian is trying to control the position but LaBeouf postures up.
LaBeouf tries to free his leg and advance position but Barathian is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barathian pushes LaBeouf off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barathian checks a leg kick.
Barathian lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Barathian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shia LaBeouf's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barathian just misses with a punch to the body.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LaBeouf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaBeouf is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barathian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barathian tries to clinch up but LaBeouf circles away and keeps his distance.
Barathian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaBeouf misses with a hook. Barathian ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Barathian misses the target.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy body shot
and Barathian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barathian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Barathian finds it's way through LaBeouf's defenses.
Barathian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LaBeouf darts in looking for a takedown but Barathian gets double underhooks and turns LaBeouf into the cage.
It looked like Barathian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from LaBeouf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barathian closes the distance and clinches.
Barathian stalling against the cage.
LaBeouf has Barathian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barathian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
LaBeouf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barathian after a bit of a struggle.
Max Barathian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
LaBeouf goes for a takedown attempt but Barathian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barathian.
LaBeouf misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Barathian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf throws a nice looking combination but Barathian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barathian connects with a leg kick. LaBeouf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barathian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses.
LaBeouf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barathian. That one must have hurt.
LaBeouf is breathing heavily.
Barathian cracks LaBeouf with an open hand slap.
Barathian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaBeouf.
Max Barathian is winning the standup battle so far.
Barathian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barathian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaBeouf walks into a straight right hand from Barathian.
LaBeouf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barathian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaBeouf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian throws a lazy right hand but LaBeouf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LaBeouf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Barathian moves into the clinch.
LaBeouf goes for a takedown attempt but Barathian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LaBeouf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
LaBeouf throws a big shot that misses.
LaBeouf throws a half hearted mid kick.
LaBeouf swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barathian to counter with a crisp jab.
LaBeouf throws a right and a left that Barathian avoids nicely.
LaBeouf misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Barathian.
Barathian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barathian feints and then cracks LaBeouf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LaBeouf down.
LaBeouf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barathian moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barathian defends it nicely.
LaBeouf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
LaBeouf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
LaBeouf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
LaBeouf misses with a hook
and Barathian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barathian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LaBeouf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barathian throws a combination. LaBeouf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barathian throws a low kick but LaBeouf avoids it.
LaBeouf throws a poor cross that misses
and LaBeouf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barathian scores with a shot to the body.
Barathian lands a jab to the head.

Oooooh!!! Barathian has knocked LaBeouf down with a huge combo! Barathian steps away and waves a wobbly LaBeouf back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

LaBeouf is rocked!
Barathian plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends LaBeouf swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! LaBeouf face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Barathian!
Max Barathian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.