PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 1126 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 182 p4p, 160 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.

Bautista
vs
Beach

190 cm
34
209
22 - 16 - 0

194 cm
35
215
28 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach closes the distance but Bautista moves to the side
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Sammy Beach has been cut.
Beach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beach walks into a stiff left hand from Bautista.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Beach tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beach connects with a right hand. Bautista shakes it off.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Beach moved out of range.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bautista misses the target.
Beach wants to clinch
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Beach tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Beach. Beautiful body shot.
Beach moves out of range of the strikes.
Beach is looking to clinch but Bautista is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach wants to clinch.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach tries to clinch but Bautista moves out of range.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bautista lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bautista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Bautista on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beach closes the distance but Bautista moves to the side
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beach is looking to clinch but Bautista is avoiding it.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Beach tries to clinch but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Beach looks to clinch

and Bautista counters with a crisp right hand that drops Beach! Bautista lets Beach back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Beach is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bautista counters with a huge left! Beach is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bautista isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Beach from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bautista!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
After the fight, Drax Bautista was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.