PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Strope
vs
Beretta

163 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Black Skull Clothing
Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Strope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Beretta!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beretta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strope sprawls well. Strope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beretta gets slowly back to his feet.
Beretta throws a right and a left that Strope avoids nicely.
Strope throws the left hand but Beretta avoids the punch easily.
Strope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beretta.
Beretta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beretta.
Beretta moves away from the strike by Strope.
Beretta lands a with a good body shot.
Beretta tries to bum rush Strope with a series of wild strikes but Strope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strope dodges the punch combination from Beretta.
Beretta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beretta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strope is fending him off so far but Beretta persists. Nope, Strope circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacque Strope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Beretta.
Beretta ducks under a wild hook from Strope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta stalks Strope and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Strope's face. Strope staggers backwards, shaken.
Beretta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Strope.
Beretta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Luigi Beretta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beretta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beretta.
Strope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Luigi Beretta has been cut.
Beretta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beretta moves away.

Beretta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strope tries to kick Beretta off but Beretta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope is holding on to half guard well.
Beretta stops Strope from getting back to his feet.
Beretta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Strope!

Beretta has control of Strope's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Strope regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Strope keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Strope that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strope wants to hold on but Beretta pushes him away.
Strope is looking to get to half guard.
Strope is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Beretta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strope is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Strope really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Beretta landing shots from mount.
Strope reaches up to try and control the position but Beretta seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Strope rolls and tries to escape and now Beretta has his back!
Beretta controls the position.
Beretta throwing sloppy strikes.

Beretta is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Strope defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strope looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Beretta avoiding Strope 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope tries to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strope wants to get back to his feet.

Beretta is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Strope has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Strope wants to escape the position.
Strope controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Strope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beretta on the ground.
Strope wants to escape the position.

Beretta is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Strope knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Strope for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strope tries to break free.
Beretta has Strope flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strope walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beretta lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Beretta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Beretta misses.
Beretta scores with a jab to the body.
Strope throws a hook but Beretta avoids it easily.
Beretta takes a swing at Strope's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Strope misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beretta throws a nice looking combination but Strope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beretta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beretta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Strope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Strope misses.
Strope dodges the punch combination from Beretta.
No joy there for Beretta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Beretta.
Beretta lands a right hook to the body.
Strope is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Beretta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Strope dodges the punch combination from Beretta.
Beretta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strope sprawls well. Strope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beretta gets slowly back to his feet.
Strope avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope looks to land a left hand but Beretta moved out of range nicely.
Jacque Strope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beretta stalks Strope and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Strope's face. Strope staggers backwards, shaken.

Beretta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strope wants to get back to his feet but Beretta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beretta wants to pass the guard but Strope is keeping the position.
Beretta forces his way into half guard.
Beretta is breathing heavily.
Strope wants to get back to his feet.
Beretta wants to control but Strope is keeping him busy.
Strope is looking for a sweep. Beretta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta stops Strope from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beretta connects with a crisp jab.
Beretta misses with a double jab
and Strope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strope is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beretta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strope. Beretta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beretta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beretta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strope circles away quickly and effectively.
Strope throws a big shot that misses.
Beretta throws a right hand that Strope ducks under and follows up with a left that Strope also avoids with ease.
Strope looks to throw the jab but Beretta is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope slips a jab and a cross from Beretta.
A head kick misses from Beretta.
Beretta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beretta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strope rather than just go for the knockout.
Beretta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strope throws a shot from downtown. Beretta moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Beretta.
Strope walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Beretta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strope to the mat! Strope manages to get full guard.
Strope wants to get back to his feet but Beretta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Strope trying to keep a closed guard but Beretta is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beretta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strope is keeping the position for now.
Beretta won't allow Strope to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Beretta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luigi Beretta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Beretta tests Strope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beretta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
An inside leg kick from Beretta misses.
Strope ducks right into an uppercut from Beretta.
Strope takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beretta.

Strope is rocked!
Beretta closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Strope out cold! Strope corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luigi Beretta!