PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tykivas Hullaby (ranked 25352 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Beau (ranked 8870 p4p, 642 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hullaby
vs
Beau

189 cm
20
230 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
234 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tykivas Hullaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Beau!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beau darts in and clinches Hullaby up against the cage.

Hullaby is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Beau can't fight it off and eventually Hullaby manages to take the fight to the floor. Beau looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

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

Beau drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hullaby looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hullaby looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hullaby!

Beau bucks up and tries to throw Hullaby off but instead Hullaby has got his back!

Hullaby is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Beau looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hullaby looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Beau's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Hullaby looking to break Beau's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Beau remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hullaby will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hullaby gets his hands free as Beau looks to control.
Beau can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beau trying to get back to his feet but Hullaby is in full control for now.
Beau trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hullaby wants to control but Beau is keeping busy.
Beau is taking damage to the body and head.

Beau is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hullaby gets his way!
Beau tries to escape but Hullaby has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hullaby trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beau is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Beau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hullaby working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Beau tries to roll but Hullaby sticks to his back.
Beau rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.

Hullaby stands up out of the half guard.
Beau has his takedown stuffed
and Hullaby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hullaby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beau swivels and escapes.
Hullaby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beau sprawls well. Beau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hullaby gets slowly back to his feet.
Hullaby moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBeau.
Hullaby is breathing heavily.
Beau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hullaby circles away.

Beau clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tykivas Hullaby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beau shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hullaby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beau is standing up over Hullaby. Hullaby looks to escape but Beau dives into side control.

Tykivas Hullaby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hullaby regains half guard.
Beau prevents Hullaby from improving his position.

Beau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullaby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beau seems to be looking for submissions.
Hullaby is in trouble now - Beau has advanced to mount!
Hullaby has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Beau's lack of action.
Hullaby works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beau is fighting to break Hullaby's control of his arms but Hullaby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beau passes into half guard.
Beau wants to take a breather but Hullaby is having none of it.
Beau is pressing down on Hullaby's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hullaby is holding on for now.
Hullaby moves into full guard.
Beau is breathing heavily.
Beau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hullaby's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hullaby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hullaby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hullaby is working hard here to advance position.
Beau trying to control but Hullaby is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Beau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hullaby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hullaby shoots for a double leg takedown but Beau sprawls well. He's pushed Hullaby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hullaby avoids the head kick by Beau.
Beau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hullaby pinned against the cage. Hullaby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hullaby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beau tries to avoid it but Hullaby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beau to the ground. Beau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Beau gets a clinch.
Hullaby is pressed up against the cage. Beau has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hullaby down to the mat. Hullaby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hullaby wants to clinch up but Beau keeps it at a distance.
Beau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hullaby counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Beau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Beau rushes Hullaby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hullaby.
Hullaby prevents the takedown attempt.
Hullaby is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Hullaby breaks the clinch.
Hullaby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hullaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hullaby.
Beau lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beau.

Hullaby darts in and clinches Beau up against the cage.
Beau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Beau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hullaby, pushing him back against the cage.
Beau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hullaby prevents the takedown attempt.
Tykivas Hullaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Beau.
Beau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hullaby jumps guard and drags Beau to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hullaby working a defensive guard here.
Hullaby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beau is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hullaby wants to sweep here but Beau controlling him for the moment.
Beau seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullaby seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hullaby keeping full guard, as Beau tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hullaby throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beau closes the distance and clinches up with Hullaby, looking for a takedown. Beau pushes Hullaby against the cage but Hullaby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beau fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hullaby has closed the distance and engaged Beau in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hullaby.
Hullaby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hullaby drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hullaby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beau wants to control from the top but Hullaby keeps moving.
Beau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hullaby wants to sweep here but Beau controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tykivas Hullaby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hullaby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tykivas Hullaby!