PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 890 p4p, 1359 weight class) and Antonio Atunes (ranked 127 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beach
vs
Atunes

194 cm
28
215
16 - 12 - 0

188 cm
29
210
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
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Conviction

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes lands a jab to Beach's midsection.
Beach lands a head shot.
Beach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Beach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Beach misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach wants to clinch up but Atunes keeps it at a distance.
Beach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach misses with a looping left.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beach scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beach manages to avoid it.

Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Beach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Atunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Atunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Beach misses with some punches.
Atunes stalls.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach lands a shot to the body.
Atunes lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Beach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atunes blocks a body shot from Beach.
Beach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Atunes.
Beach misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beach scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Atunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atunes stalling.
The referee calls for Atunes to work.
Atunes just leaning against Beach, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Atunes.
Beach misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beach tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Beach tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Beach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Beach misses its intended target.
Beach takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beach misses with an uppercut.
Beach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Atunes lands a jab to Beach's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes slips under a jab from Beach.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beach throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atunes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atunes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beach.
A right-left combo lands from Atunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Atunes 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.

Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Beach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Beach.
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beach rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Beach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonio Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Beach.
Beach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Beach.
Beach misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Beach throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
Beach cracks a nice hook into Atunes's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Beach clinches.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach misses with an elbow strike.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Atunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beach.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio Atunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach letting Atunes take a breather here.
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach throws a head punch that misses.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach scores with a hook to the body.
Beach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Beach takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Beach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Atunes.

Beach manages to break the clinch.
Beach walks into a straight right hand from Atunes.
Atunes swings for the body but Beach moves out of range.
Atunes slips under a jab from Beach.
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Beach.
Beach misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slips a jab from Beach.
Beach scores with a hook to the body. Atunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atunes stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Atunes is looking for the big counter here.
Beach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beach's knee momentarily.
Atunes works Beach's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beach thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Atunes drops his hands momentarily and Beach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beach misses with a looping left.
Atunes cracks Beach with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Beach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beach throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Atunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Beach misses with a body shot.
Beach lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Beach as he checks the leg kick.
Atunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beach.
A slow jab from Beach misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Atunes!
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Beach.

Beach drives through and clinches with Atunes against the cage.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Atunes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atunes.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Atunes lands a body punch.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Atunes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Beach.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
Atunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Sammy Beach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beach lands an elbow that stopped Atunes in his tracks for a moment.
Beach tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Beach.
Atunes is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Beach lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with a shot to the side of Atunes's head.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beach is pushing Atunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beach blocking some punches.
Atunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Atunes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beach blocks a body shot from Atunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Atunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beach lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Beach.
Antonio Atunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atunes looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Atunes!
An out of breath Antonio Atunes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.