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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorgi Boran (ranked 3157 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Jantje Beton (ranked 403 p4p, 417 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorgi Boran !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jantje Beton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beton lunges at Boran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boran 's hand.
Beton clinches up against the cage.
Beton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Beton.
Boran trying to control the position but instead, Beton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boran into the cage.
Beton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boran .
Beton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boran 's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beton can't find room to land a body shot as Boran controls the action.
Beton lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Beton - that landed with a thud.
Boran has Beton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boran blocks a body shot from Beton.
Beton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boran jumps guard but Beton stands there with Boran around his waist. Boran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorgi Boran . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beton smiles and moves away.
Beton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boran on the side of the head.
Beton has Boran up against the cage in a clinch.
Boran manages to pull guard.
Boran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran is trying to control the position but Beton postures up.
Beton wanted to stand there but Boran had control of the position.
Boran working for a triangle but Beton defends it easily.
Beton tries to free his leg and advance position but Boran is retaining full guard.
Boran throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Beton escapes and throws Boran 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Boran throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beton blocks the strikes from Boran .
Beton working away.
Beton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boran 's legs.
Boran tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Beton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Beton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Boran .
Beton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Beton working away.
You can see the frustration on Boran 's face as Beton controls the position.
That's four 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.
Boran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boran is trying to control Beton's posture but Beton avoids it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boran moves out of range of the strikes.
Boran seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boran gets tackled into the cage by Beton. Beton maintains the clinch.
Beton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beton can't find room to land a body shot as Boran controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beton can't find room to land a body shot as Boran controls the action.
Beton is working Boran over against the cage.
Beton misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jantje Beton dominated that 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.
Beton drives through and clinches with Boran against the cage.
Beton has a couple of punches blocked by Boran .
Boran pulls Beton into guard.
Boran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boran 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.
Beton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boran is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boran working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran looking for a guillotine here but Beton defends easily.
Boran has his foot on Beton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beton works his way back into a safe position though.
Boran throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Boran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beton stands and steps away. Boran gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Beton darts in and clinches Boran up against the cage.
Beton lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beton scores with a shoulder strike.
Beton pushes Boran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beton lands with a short shot to the head.
Boran blocks a body shot from Beton.
Boran successfully pulls guard.
Boran looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Beton has picked Boran up and slammed him! Boran can't keep hold of the triangle and Beton manages to pass to side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boran is trying to escape the position but Beton is controlling the position.
Boran wants to control but Beton postures up.
Beton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beton controlling the position.
Gorgi Boran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boran throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Boran tries to bench press Beton off him but Beton keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beton controlling the position.
Boran tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Beton wants to stand but Boran has his arm trapped.
Boran gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boran trying to control but Beton postures up.
Beton is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boran looking for submissions off his back.
Boran actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Beton 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.
Boran regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jantje Beton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boran shoots in looking for a takedown. Beton tries to sprawl out of it but Boran keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boran defending well as Beton loads up on a big left hand.
Boran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beton swivels and escapes.
Beton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorgi Boran . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boran forces Beton back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beton working aggressively here.
Boran prevents a body shot from Beton.
Beton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran blocks an uppercut.
Boran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Beton.
Beton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Beton.
Beton lands with a right to the head.
Boran fails to pull guard.
Beton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beton smiles and moves away.
Boran gets a clinch.
Beton pushes Boran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beton.
Boran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beton gets through Boran 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beton lands an uppercut.
Beton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boran backwards.
Beton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boran is trying to stall.
Beton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beton scores with a hook to the body.
Boran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beton lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Beton.
Beton cracks Boran with a nice body shot.
Jantje Beton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Beton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Beton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beton.
Beton lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Beton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran blocks a body shot from Beton.
Beton lands a left hand.
Boran is trying to break free.
Beton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beton lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boran backwards.
A short uppercut from Beton.
Beton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gorgi Boran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beton scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jantje Beton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jantje Beton!
Gorgi Boran was interviewed post fight and said 'This isn’t over for me. I’ll be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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