PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beerly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myeloid Leuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myeloid Leuk has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Beerly
vs
Leuk

186 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
191 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beerly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myeloid Leuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuk tries to bum rush Beerly with a series of wild strikes but Beerly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beerly tries to land a front kick but Leuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Beerly as Leuk shoots in.
Beerly wants to clinch.
Leuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beerly's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuk avoids the head kick by Beerly.
Beerly misses with a head kick.
Leuk throws a right hand that Beerly ducks under and follows up with a left that Beerly also avoids with ease.
Beerly tries a head kick but it misses.

Leuk gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beerly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leuk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Beerly tries to hold on but Leuk postures up.
Beerly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Leuk is working for a guillotine from mount but Beerly frees his head quite easily.
Beerly tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leuk working for a guillotine from mount but Beerly is in no mood to give up.
Beerly tries to reverse the position but Leuk maintains control.
Leuk looks gassed!
Beerly holds on to Leuk around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.

Leuk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beerly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Beerly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beerly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Leuk controls his leg.

Beerly stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beerly gets a clinch.
Beerly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beerly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beerly lands a damaging elbow.
Beerly connects with a knee to the head.
Beerly tries to land a knee to the head but Leuk blocks with his arms.
Beerly misses with a knee strike.
Beerly scores with a knee to the head.
Beerly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Beerly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beerly fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Beerly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beerly closes the distance and pushes Leuk back into the cage.
Beerly gets underhooks to prevent Leuk's takedown attempt.
Beerly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leuk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beerly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Beerly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beerly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leuk wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson Beerly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myeloid Leuk.
Beerly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beerly landing knees to the head.
Beerly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Beerly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Beerly.
Beerly misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beerly leaning against his opponent.
Leuk fails to pull guard.
Beerly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leuk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beerly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beerly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Beerly manages to break the clinch.
Leuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beerly throws out the jab.

Leuk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Leuk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beerly defends it well.

Leuk is working for a kimura but Beerly is defending it quite comfortably.
Beerly is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beerly gets back to full guard.
Beerly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beerly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beerly wants to sweep but no luck.
Beerly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuk prevents Beerly from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leuk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beerly trying to control the position here.
Leuk preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beerly is looking to clinch but Leuk is avoiding it.

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.
Beerly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leuk.
Myeloid Leuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beerly throws a sloppy head kick and Leuk moves out of range easily.
Beerly is looking to clinch but Leuk is avoiding it.
Beerly tries to clinch but Leuk is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beerly wants to clinch.
Leuk avoids the body shot from Beerly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Beerly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice shot lands for Beerly.
Leuk avoids a kick to the body.
Beerly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leuk.
Leuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beerly but Beerly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beerly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beerly tries to clinch but Leuk is having none of it.
Beerly throws out a loose jab but Leuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leuk tries to land a body kick
and Beerly counters with a head kick. That will keep Leuk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leuk misses with a two punch combination.
Leuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leuk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beerly wants to clinch.
Leuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beerly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuk misses with an uppercut. Beerly saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beerly clinches.
Beerly misses with a knee strike.
Leuk avoiding damage as Beerly throws knees to the body.
Beerly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anderson Beerly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myeloid Leuk.
Leuk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beerly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beerly tries a knee to the head but Leuk blocks it.
Beerly looking to throw knees to the head but Leuk is blocking nicely.
Beerly misses with a knee strike.
Beerly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beerly with a knee to the head.
Beerly looking to throw knees to the head but Leuk is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beerly.
Beerly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leuk fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beerly landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beerly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leuk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beerly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beerly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beerly lands an elbow inside that Leuk shrugs off.
Beerly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beerly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leuk is defending well for now.
Leuk is working for takedown but Beerly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beerly crunches a lovely knee into Leuk's ribcage.
Leuk looking for a takedown.

Beerly breaks the clinch.
Beerly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leuk counters with a one-two to the body.
Beerly throws a push kick but Leuk slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Beerly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beerly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Anderson Beerly!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Anderson Beerly!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Anderson Beerly!

Anderson Beerly wins by unanimous decision!