PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Anudo (ranked 405 p4p, 2828 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 57 p4p, 306 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Anudo
vs
Beard

199 cm
30
265
14 - 5 - 1

192 cm
23
280
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anudo counters with a good, hard body kick but Beard shrugs it off.
Beard misses with a right hand

and Anudo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beard!
Beard is looking to regain half guard here but Anudo keeps moving and retains side control.
Anudo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beard gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Anudo.
Anudo raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anudo scoring with strikes but Beard is staying in there.
Anudo lands with some strikes.
Anudo lands with some strikes.
Anudo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anudo 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.
Anudo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beard's face.
Anudo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beard is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo lands with some strikes.
Anudo with good strikes from the mount here!
Anudo landing strikes from the mount.
Anudo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anudo breaks from Beard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anudo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beard is working to get back to half guard.
Anudo trying to control but Beard is having none of it.
Anudo cracks Beard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anudo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beard manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Anudo wants to control for a moment but Beard uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Beard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anudo working over Beard with some ground and pound. Beard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anudo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anudo connects with a nice short shot to Beard's temple.
Beard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beard.
Anudo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anudo wants to control from the top but Beard keeps moving.
Beard wants to sweep but no luck.

Anudo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anudo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beard keeping moving, preventing Anudo from controlling successfully.
Anudo with a nice head shot there.

That's four 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.
Anudo passes Beard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Beard won't allow Anudo to pass to mount.
Anudo trying to control from half guard but Beard is working away.
Beard manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beard holds on and takes a little breather.
Anudo wants to control from the top but Beard keeps moving.
Beard managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Anudo 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.

Anudo staying out of range there.
Beard throws a right hand that misses

and Anudo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beard trying to keep a closed guard but Anudo is proving a slippery customer.
Beard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anudo manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard chips away with some ground and pound.

Anudo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beard defends well.
Beard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anudo has an active guard here but Beard has managed to pass into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beard connects with a nice short shot to Anudo's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard is stalling here. Anudo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Beard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anudo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Beard tries to control but Anudo manages to take his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anudo lands a shot to the head.
Beard tries to escape but Anudo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Anudo goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Beard escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Anudo regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard is looking to work some ground and pound but Anudo has wrist control.

Anudo looking for a triangle here. Beard is fighting it but it looks tight! Anudo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Beard is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mac Anudo!
After winning the bout, Mac Anudo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.