PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Beacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beacon comes to the cage accompanied by CkY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beacon
vs
Stahl

195 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Beacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Stahl!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beacon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Beacon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beacon stops Stahl from standing up.
Beacon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beacon tries to advance to mount but Stahl denies him.

Beacon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stahl is trying to buck Beacon off.
Stahl is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beacon connects with a decent elbow.
Stahl pushes Beacon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beacon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beacon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Beacon tries for a kimura but Stahl is defending well.
Beacon trying to control the action but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl is pushing Beacon's head away, looking to escape. Beacon manages to hold on to the position though.
Stahl is looking to reverse the position.
Beacon 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.

Beacon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beacon is breathing heavily.
Stahl is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Beacon trying to control the action but Stahl is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Stahl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Beacon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stahl!
Stahl is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stahl regains half guard.
Beacon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl is trying to stand.
Beacon drops an elbow to the side of Stahl's head.

Beacon stands up from half guard.
Beacon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beacon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stahl.
Stahl doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Beacon counters with a takedown into side control.

Beacon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beacon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stahl wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahl is looking to get back to his feet here but Beacon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Stahl's back.
Beacon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stahl rolls, trying to escape but Beacon keeps control of the position.
Beacon scores with punches to the body.

Beacon is persistently looking for the submission but Stahl is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stahl trying to get back to his feet but Beacon is in full control for now.
Stahl looking very determined here, making life difficult for Beacon.
Stahl is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Beacon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stahl has his takedown stuffed

and Beacon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stahl won't be happy with that.
Stahl is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beacon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beacon trying to control the position but Stahl is working away.
Stahl wants to get back to his feet.
Stahl takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Beacon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stahl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beacon is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beacon tries for a kimura but Stahl is defending well.
Beacon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stahl sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Beacon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beacon is tying to control. Stahl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.
Stahl flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Beacon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beacon is trying to control the action in half guard but Stahl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beacon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stahl looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beacon wants to free his trapped foot but Stahl is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stahl stalks Beacon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beacon's face. Beacon staggers backwards, shaken.
Stahl fails to land with a series of punches.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses
and Beacon counters with a head kick.
Beacon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl misses with a few strikes there.
Stahl lands a jab-cross combination.

Beacon scores a takedown into full mount!
Beacon controlling the position easily from mount.
Stahl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beacon landing punches.
Beacon blocks Stahl's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Stahl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Beacon content just to control the position here.
Beacon landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beacon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stahl can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Beacon looking to ground and pound but Stahl is blocking nicely.
Beacon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stahl is trying to stand.
Beacon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stahl tries to buck Beacon off but he can't manage it.
Beacon unloading with bombs!
Beacon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beacon fails to take his opponent's back.
Beacon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Beacon dominated that second round.
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!

Stahl throws a head kick that Beacon semi-blocks.
Stahl tests Beacon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stahl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beacon.
Beacon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stahl.
Stahl misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Stahl.
Beacon closes the distance and clinches up with Stahl, looking for a takedown. Beacon pushes Stahl against the cage but Stahl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stahl throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stahl throws a combination. Beacon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stahl misses with a takedown attempt

and Beacon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beacon prevents Stahl from getting back to his feet.
Beacon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beacon trying to control the position but Stahl is working away.
Stahl wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Beacon tries for a kimura but Stahl is defending well.

Beacon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beacon throws a strike aimed at the side of Stahl's head but Stahl avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl regains half guard.
Stahl tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Beacon trying to control the action but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl is pressing down on Beacon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beacon prevents Stahl from getting back to his feet.
Beacon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stahl throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kevin Beacon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Stahl is working an open guard so Beacon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stahl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Beacon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stahl can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beacon controls the pace.
Beacon prevents Stahl from getting back to his feet.
Stahl doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stahl is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beacon is controlling him.

Beacon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beacon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stahl keeping moving, preventing Beacon from controlling successfully.
Stahl wants to sweep here but Beacon controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beacon trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stahl shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Beacon counters with a single leg into guard. Stahl didn't expect that.
Kevin Beacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stahl.
Beacon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stahl is keeping the position for now.
Beacon throwing strikes but missing.
Stahl wants to stand and escape but Beacon is having none of it.
Stahl wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Beacon manages to pass to side control.
Stahl is trying to stand.
Jack Stahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Beacon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stahl looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Beacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beacon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Beacon!