PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between PierreLuc Beaulieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaulieu comes to the ring accompanied by Disturbed, Indestructible. This should be fireworks!

Beaulieu
vs
Jimenez

170 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, PierreLuc Beaulieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Jimenez.
Beaulieu tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaulieu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jimenez takes a swing at Beaulieu's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez checks a leg kick nicely.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beaulieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimenez lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulieu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaulieu moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez scores with a decent looking hook.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Jimenez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beaulieu doesn't seem phased though.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulieu.
Jimenez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez connects with a nice looking jab.
Beaulieu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jimenez finds it's way round the side to connect with Beaulieu's head.
Jimenez takes a swing at Beaulieu's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Beaulieu avoids the punch easily.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beaulieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaulieu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jimenez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beaulieu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimenez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jimenez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaulieu is just out of range.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaulieu.
Michael Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimenez throws a series of strikes that have Beaulieu backpedaling.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaulieu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a two punch combo.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beaulieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beaulieu tries a head kick but it misses.
PierreLuc Beaulieu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulieu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Jimenez - just one landing.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Beaulieu moves out of range.
Beaulieu wants to clinch.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu throws a head kick that misses.
Beaulieu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beaulieu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimenez circles away.
Beaulieu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulieu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaulieu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beaulieu tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Beaulieu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulieu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimenez scores with a jab. Beaulieu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimenez scores with a nice strike.
Beaulieu is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaulieu is just out of range.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaulieu.
Beaulieu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Beaulieu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez swings for the body but Beaulieu moves out of range.

That's two 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.
Beaulieu moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
PierreLuc Beaulieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaulieu tries to clinch up.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaulieu manages to avoid it.
Jimenez scores with a shot to the body.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beaulieu ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
PierreLuc Beaulieu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimenez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Beaulieu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jimenez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Beaulieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez dodges an elbow strike from Beaulieu.
Jimenez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beaulieu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jimenez wants to break free but Beaulieu has control.
Beaulieu tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Beaulieu is trying to stall.
Beaulieu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beaulieu looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Beaulieu is controlling him.
Jimenez is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Beaulieu throws an elbow but misses.
Beaulieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beaulieu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Jimenez blocks the elbow strike.
Beaulieu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beaulieu looking to stall.
Jimenez wants to break free but Beaulieu has control.

Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez swings for the body but Beaulieu moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaulieu moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
Michael Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jimenez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jimenez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jimenez!