PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jecht Besaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gerarld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Besaid
vs
Gerarld

190 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jecht Besaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Gerarld!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Besaid missing with a left hand there. Gerarld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gerarld doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Besaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Besaid. Gerarld does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerarld tries to clinch but Besaid is having none of it.
Gerarld shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Besaid counters with a two punch combo.
Frank Gerarld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerarld has his takedown stuffed
and Besaid counters with a two punch combo.
Jecht Besaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Gerarld.
A low kick from Gerarld misses
and Besaid counters with a series of strikes. Gerarld will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gerarld tries to clinch but Besaid moves away
and Besaid counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerarld shoots for a takedown but Besaid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Besaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerarld fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerarld takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gerarld swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Besaid lands a jab to the nose.
Besaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerarld is just out of range.
Gerarld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a two punch combo.
Besaid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld misses with a takedown attempt
and Besaid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gerarld looks gassed!
Gerarld gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Besaid counters with a straight right hand.
Gerarld fails with the takedown
and Besaid counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Besaid swinging wildly here.
Gerarld shoots and misses
and Gerarld takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Besaid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besaid cracks Gerarld with an open hand slap.
Gerarld doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Besaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Besaid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Besaid lands with a nice body punch.
Besaid throws a right and a left that Gerarld avoids nicely.
Besaid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gerarld backs up against the cage.
Gerarld is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld tries to clinch but Besaid moves away
and Besaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Besaid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Besaid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gerarld at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Besaid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gerarld's hands.
Gerarld takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Besaid lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Besaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jecht Besaid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gerarld has his takedown stuffed
and Besaid counters with a series of strikes. Gerarld will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gerarld fails with a takedown attempt.
Besaid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Besaid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Besaid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gerarld doesn't seem bothered though.
Jecht Besaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerarld misses with a takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a right hand to the body.
Jecht Besaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Gerarld.
Besaid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gerarld is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerarld fails with the takedown
and Besaid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left lands for Besaid.
Gerarld has his takedown stuffed
letting Besaid counter with a right hand.
Besaid is working the combinations to good effect here.
Besaid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Besaid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Besaid.
Besaid throws a series of punches but Gerarld avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld tries to clinch but Besaid moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Besaid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Besaid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gerarld eats them both and turns towards Besaid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Besaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Besaid throws a right hand that Gerarld ducks under and follows up with a left that Gerarld also avoids with ease.
Besaid scores with a sloppy right hand. Gerarld should have avoided that one.
Besaid lands with a good body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Besaid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gerarld is trying desperately to land a takedown but Besaid is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gerarld.
Besaid lands with a nice combination. Gerarld backs away looking to recover.
Gerarld should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Besaid scores with a one two! Gerarld had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Besaid looks to land a combination but Gerarld avoids it well.
Besaid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gerarld.
Besaid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jecht Besaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Besaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gerarld circles away quickly and effectively.
Gerarld has his takedown stuffed
and Besaid counters with a one-two to the body.
Besaid connects with the punch.
Besaid misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerarld shoots and misses
and Besaid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gerarld slips a jab and a cross from Besaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jecht Besaid dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Besaid lands a two punch combo.
Besaid scores with a nice head shot.
Gerarld misses with a takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gerarld tries for a takedown but Besaid circles away easily
letting Besaid counter with a right hand.
Gerarld connects with a good right hand that stumbles Besaid. Besaid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gerarld has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gerarld shoots in but Besaid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jecht Besaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Gerarld.
Gerarld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a one-two to the body.
Gerarld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Besaid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Besaid scores with a three punch combo!
Besaid feints a jab promting Gerarld to slip. Besaid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gerarld slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Besaid.
Besaid throws a good cross that connects.
Besaid scores with a hook to the body. Gerarld takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Besaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gerarld under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besaid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gerarld takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Besaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Besaid connects with a body shot that sends Gerarld's belly button to the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Besaid lands a slapping body shot.
Besaid tries to bum rush Gerarld with a series of wild strikes but Gerarld uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Besaid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Besaid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Besaid digs a good body shot into Gerarld's ribs.
Besaid works over Gerarld's head and body with a nice combination.
Gerarld misses with a takedown
and Besaid counters with a three punch combo that has Gerarld backing up. Gerarld nods at Besaid to acknowledge the strikes.
Besaid swinging wildly here.
Besaid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Besaid counters with a straight right hand.
Besaid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gerarld closes the distance looking to clinch
and Besaid counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jecht Besaid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Besaid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jecht Besaid!