PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrett Beal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Epidemic. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Beal
vs
Alonso

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarrett Beal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beal as he avoids it easily.

Beal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Beal decides to stand up.

Beal clinches with his opponent.
Alonso keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alonso keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Alonso breaks the clinch.
Beal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alonso circles away quickly and effectively.
Alonso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beal's waist but Beal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alonso off to one side.
Alonso throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jarrett Beal has been cut.
Beal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beal misses with a wild combination.
Alonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jarrett Beal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Alonso.
Beal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Beal.
Beal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alonso at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beal scores with a hook.
Beal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beal scores with a jab to the head.
Beal misses with a double jab.
Alonso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beal misses with a series of wild punches.

Beal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alonso!
Beal is breathing heavily.
Beal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Beal throwing strikes here but Alonso is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Beal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alonso bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso trying to control but Beal is working from the bottom.
Beal controls Alonso momentarily but Alonso frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beal wants to stand but Alonso is controlling the position.
Beal is trying to control the position but Alonso postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso prevents Beal from getting back to his feet.
Alonso looking to sit in guard and control but Beal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beal is looking to stand up but Alonso won't let him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alonso stuffs the takedown attempt from Beal. Beal gets slowly back to his feet.
Beal tries to clinch up.
Beal throws a sloppy head kick

and Alonso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alonso prevents Beal from breaking the clinch.
Beal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alonso leaning against his opponent.

Alonso has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Beal is trying to keep an underhook but Alonso manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alonso blocks the strikes from Beal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to stand but Beal has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alonso is trying to control the action in half guard but Beal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Alonso is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso stops Beal from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beal cracks Alonso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarrett Beal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alonso momentarily.
Beal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Beal.
Beal stalks Alonso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alonso's face. Alonso staggers backwards, shaken.
Beal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alonso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Beal throws a head kick that misses

and Alonso counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beal!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beal trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alonso lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beal hang on?
Alonso with good strikes from the mount here!
Alonso blocks Beal's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Beal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alonso on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beal taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beal tries to buck Alonso off but he can't manage it.
Beal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beal tries to hold on but Alonso pushes him away.
Alonso is landing with some decent strikes but Beal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beal is trying to stand.
Beal is desperately trying to improve his position but Alonso has a good base and remains in mount.
Beal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beal tries to get out of the position.
Beal reaches up to try and control the position but Alonso seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Beal rolls and tries to escape and now Alonso has his back!
Beal trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Beal is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beal is working hard here to advance position.

That's two 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.
Beal is taking damage to the body and head.
Beal looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Alonso tries to keep control of the position but Beal is staying busy.

Alonso tightening his grip on Beal, looking for the choke.
Alonso not allowing Beal to control his hands.
Beal holding both Alonso 's hands and preventing any damage.

Beal manages to stand up with Alonso still on his back. Eventually Alonso drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beal throws a nice looking combination but Alonso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alonso throws a sloppy head kick and Beal moves out of range easily.
Beal throws a combination. Alonso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Alonso gets caught flat footed, as Beal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alonso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beal manages to get himself to full guard.
Alonso trying to control the position from guard on top but Beal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alonso is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso trying to control but Beal is working from the bottom.
Alonso trying to stand up but can't free himself from Beal's guard.

Beal scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Beal gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso is not content to let Beal control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jarrett Beal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarrett Beal's cut.
That's time! Beal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beal.
Alonso shoots in and drives through. Beal sprawls well.
Beal wants to clinch but Alonso slips to the side

and Alonso counters with a single leg into guard. Beal didn't expect that.
Beal wants to get back to his feet but Alonso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beal keeping moving, preventing Alonso from controlling successfully.
Beal is looking to stand up but Alonso isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso wanted to stand there but Beal had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beal wants to stand up but Alonso is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beal scores with a nice strike.
Alonso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beal circles away.

Beal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jarrett Beal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alonso is looking to escape.
Alonso regains half guard.
Beal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alonso trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Beal manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beal looking to finish Alonso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alonso!
A nice elbow there by Beal.
Alonso is trying desperately to improve position.
Alonso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beal landing punches.
Beal controlling his opponent.

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.
Alonso working to try and regain half guard.
Beal wants to control the pace but Alonso is squirming around nicely.
Beal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jarrett Beal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beal, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarrett Beal!