PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavey Beaumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaji has chosen Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer as his entrance music. Masamichi Yamaji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beaumont
vs
Yamaji

217 cm
27
290 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

193 cm
37
262 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaumont scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaji shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaji scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont connects with a nice looking jab.

Beaumont shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamaji's guard.
Beaumont throwing strikes from guard but Yamaji blocks nicely.
Beaumont trying to control but Yamaji is working from the bottom.
Beaumont preventing the sweep.
Beaumont is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Beaumont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamaji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Beaumont has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Beaumont passes Yamaji's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Beaumont is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beaumont is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamaji is just riding it out for now. Beaumont eventually gives up the hold.
Yamaji is looking for a sweep. Beaumont is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamaji has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beaumont is working away from the top position though.

Beaumont is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamaji trying to control but Beaumont postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Beaumont is looking for a kimura but Yamaji is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beaumont to get the leverage.
Beaumont throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Beaumont is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yamaji defends it well.
Beaumont has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yamaji is looking to improve his position but Beaumont isn't that keen on the idea.

Beaumont is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Yamaji to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Yamaji shrugs it off.
Yamaji is looking to improve his position but Beaumont isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beaumont throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Beaumont is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yamaji has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yamaji!
Yamaji would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaji wants to control from the top but Beaumont keeps moving.
Yamaji wanted to stand there but Beaumont had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji wants to control from the top but Beaumont keeps moving.
Yamaji is fighting to break Beaumont's control of his arms but Beaumont is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yamaji trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaumont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamaji would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamaji is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cavey Beaumont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beaumont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaji manages to avoid it.
Beaumont dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamaji. That did some damage!
Cavey Beaumont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaumont checks the leg kick.
Beaumont is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamaji can do to turn this around?
Yamaji throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaumont.
Beaumont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamaji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamaji misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamaji pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaji throws a right hand that Beaumont ducks under and follows up with a left that Beaumont also avoids with ease.
Yamaji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaji on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beaumont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaji manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaumont takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamaji throws a good cross that connects.
Beaumont moves out of range as Yamaji strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamaji. That's going to slow Beaumont down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Beaumont.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji misses with the combination.
Beaumont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamaji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamaji takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamaji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beaumont with a jab.
Yamaji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beaumont throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
Beaumont is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Yamaji like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Yamaji from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cavey Beaumont!
In his post fight interview, Cavey Beaumont started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Masamichi Yamaji had this to say: '*sneers and spits on the mat*'.