PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charley Cross (ranked 6579 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Beau (ranked 25385 p4p, 670 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cross
vs
Beau

173 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
234 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charley Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Beau!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beau clinches up against the cage.
Beau prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Beau to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Charley Cross has been cut.

Beau gets caught flat footed, as Cross shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cross wants to stand but Beau is controlling his posture from full guard.

Cross drops back looking for a leg! Beau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beau manages to kick Cross off! Cross jumps back into Beau's guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform us that Beau has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beau throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Cross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beau controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Cross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cross tries to free his leg and advance position but Beau is retaining full guard.

Cross drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beau dives on top into guard.

Beau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beau trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beau is in close to Cross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Beau from controlling successfully.
Cross has his hands on Beau's head, controlling the position.
Cross lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beau throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cross really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beau is proving hard to escape from.
Beau is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Beau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cross is aware though and is defending well.
Beau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cross is looking to stand up but Beau won't let him.

Beau is looking for a triangle but Cross pushes his legs off easily.

Cross has gone for a leg lock! Beau slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cross's guard.

Cross is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cross is trying to control the position but Beau postures up.
Cross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beau manages to get himself to full guard.

Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cross with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charley Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charley Cross'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.

Cross shoots in but Beau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cross is defended easily by Beau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross shoots in for a takedown but Beau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charley Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Beau clinches up against the cage.
Beau managing to block the knees to the body from Cross.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross being controlled against the cage.
Cross working hard to break the clinch.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross is trying to force a seperation but Beau has the dominant position.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beau avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Beau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cross is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beau is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two 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.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beau is keeping busy.
Beau goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cross prevents it.
Cross tries for a takedown but Beau manages to get underhooks.
Cross is trying to break free.
Beau tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the cage and eventually Beau drops back down to his feet.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beau blocking some punches.

Beau pulls guard successfully.
Cross working some strikes from top position.
Cross throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cross is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beau is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beau has escaped and now he's on top!

Cross working a defensive guard here.
Cross being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beau wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Beau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cross lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cross is working Beau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Beau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charley Cross's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Beau tries to land a front kick but Cross steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Cross drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beau is wriggling around but Cross manages to pass to half guard.

Cross is thwarting Beau's attempts to control the position.
Charley Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cross is looking to pass Beau's guard but actually Beau recovers to full guard.
Cross advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beau struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beau is avoiding damage well.
Cross has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Beau!
Cross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beau looks a forlorn figure.
Beau tries to hold on but Cross pushes him away.
Beau slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Cross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beau is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cross is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beau defends it well.
Cross misses with a head shot. Beau uses the momentum to regain guard.

Cross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cross has managed to get both his arms back between Beau's legs - danger averted.

Cross drops back looking for a leg! Beau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beau manages to kick Cross off! Cross jumps back into Beau's guard.
Cross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cross cracks Beau with a solid left hand.
Cross wants to stand but Beau has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beau is controlling Cross's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cross throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joe Beau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cross.

Beau explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Beau as Cross shoots in.
Beau moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Beau.
I think Beau 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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