PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Beastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed it out as his entrance music. Grisha Kamenov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Beastman
vs
Kamenov

225 cm
18
331 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Beastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Beastman is avoiding it.
Beastman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamenov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beastman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamenov throws a head kick that Beastman semi-blocks.
Kamenov connects with a high kick.
Kamenov ducks under a wild hook from Beastman.
Beastman throws a series of punches but Kamenov moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beastman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beastman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beastman's head.

It looks like The Beastman has been cut.
Beastman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamenov circles away.

Kamenov forces Beastman back against the cage and clinches.
Beastman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kamenov tries to circle away but Beastman has him pinned against the cage.
Kamenov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beastman avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamenov.
Kamenov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beastman's efforts to push away.
Beastman avoids the elbow strike from Kamenov, against the cage.
Kamenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beastman misses with a knee strike.

Kamenov manages to break the clinch.
Kamenov lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Beastman moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamenov lands with a kick to the temple. Beastman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beastman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beastman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamenov.
Beastman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Beastman circles away.
A jab from Beastman misses.

Beastman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kamenov dodges an elbow strike from Beastman.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch but Beastman keeps him there for the moment.
Beastman tries to break free but Kamenov pushes him back against the cage.
Beastman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beastman is breathing heavily.
Beastman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beastman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beastman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beastman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamenov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beastman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Beastman moves out of range.
Kamenov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Beastman.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamenov lands a head kick. Beastman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kamenov connects with a high kick.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Beastman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamenov tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beastman's head.
Kamenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Beastman is avoiding it.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beastman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beastman misses the shot to the body.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beastman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beastman thows a body shot but no joy.
Beastman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenov lands with a slapping head kick.

Beastman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kamenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beastman works over Kamenov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beastman wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beastman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamenov is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beastman stops Kamenov from standing up.
Beastman with a nice head shot there.
Beastman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamenov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beastman is stalling in the full guard.
Kamenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beastman.
Kamenov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beastman is controlling him.
Beastman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kamenov has momentary wrist control but Beastman slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beastman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beastman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beastman passes into half guard.
Beastman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beastman misses with a straight right.
Kamenov lands a high kick!
Beastman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamenov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beastman shoots in but no luck this time.
Kamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beastman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamenov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beastman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov throws a head kick that half lands.
Beastman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kamenov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beastman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamenov connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beastman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamenov lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beastman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Beastman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamenov lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamenov forces Beastman back against the cage and clinches.
Kamenov misses with an elbow over the top.
Beastman takes an elbow to the temple.
Kamenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Beastman has double underhooks.
Kamenov tries to break free but Beastman pushes him back against the cage.
Kamenov is trying to break the clinch but Beastman has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kamenov tries to break the clinch but Beastman is controlling the position.
Beastman prevents Kamenov from breaking the clinch.
Beastman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beastman throws a head punch that misses.
Kamenov misses with an elbow strike.
Kamenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beastman has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov tries to break free but Beastman pushes him back against the cage.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch but Beastman keeps him there for the moment.
Beastman looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Kamenov manages to break the clinch.
Kamenov is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Beastman circles away and keeps his distance.
Beastman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamenov.
Beastman circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beastman.
Kamenov lands a head kick. Beastman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beastman fails to land with a series of punches.

Kamenov moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kamenov throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kamenov throws an elbow but misses.
Kamenov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beastman misses with an elbow strike.
Beastman can't break the clinch.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch but Beastman keeps him there for the moment.
Beastman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamenov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kamenov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastman lands a right hand.
Kamenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beastman has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov lands an elbow just above Beastman 's eye.

The Beastman's cut is getting worse.
Kamenov blocking some punches.
Kamenov lands an elbow that stopped Beastman in his tracks for a moment.

Beastman has hold of one of Kamenov's legs. Kamenov is fighting the takedown attempt but Beastman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kamenov wants to get back to his feet but Beastman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beastman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamenov has wrist control.
Beastman trying to control but Kamenov is working from the bottom.
Beastman working some strikes from top position.
Kamenov is looking to stand up but Beastman isn't so interested in that idea.
Beastman distracts Kamenov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beastman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beastman working some strikes from top position.
Kamenov wants to stand but Beastman is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beastman lands a couple of digs.
Beastman stops Kamenov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beastman lands a couple of digs.
Beastman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beastman thows a big elbow that misses.
Kamenov wants to stand up but Beastman is controlling him.
Beastman postures up and lands a big shot to Kamenov's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beastman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beastman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beastman thows a big elbow that misses.
Kamenov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beastman is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grisha Kamenov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Beastman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Beastman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beastman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Beastman on the inside.
The referee calls for Beastman to work.
Kamenov wants to break free but Beastman has control.
Kamenov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beastman avoids the elbow strike from Kamenov, against the cage.
Beastman tries for a takedown. No joy.

Kamenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beastman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beastman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamenov lands a head kick!
Beastman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamenov moves in looking to clinch but Beastman pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beastman is looking to clinch.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Beastman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
A jab from Beastman misses.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Beastman.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beastman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamenov lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kamenov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch but Beastman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamenov is looking to clinch.
Beastman shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamenov tries to sprawl out of it but Beastman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kamenov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beastman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Kamenov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kamenov scores with a head kick. Beastman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Beastman keeps it at a distance.
Kamenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Beastman circles away.
Beastman circles away from the clinch attempt.

Beastman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kamenov to the mat! Kamenov manages to get full guard.
Kamenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastman is working Kamenov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kamenov keeping moving, preventing Beastman from controlling successfully.
Kamenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beastman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamenov wants to stand but Beastman is controlling the position.
Beastman landing some decent shots from guard.
Kamenov is looking to stand up but Beastman isn't so interested in that idea.
The Beastman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beastman passes Kamenov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beastman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beastman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beastman drops an elbow to the side of Kamenov's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beastman lands a nice short elbow.
Beastman prevents Kamenov from standing back up.
The Beastman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beastman winds up and cracks Kamenov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Beastman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Beastman is working for a kimura but Kamenov is defending it quite comfortably.
Kamenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beastman.
Kamenov is trying to stand up here but Beastman is controlling him well.
Beastman is nestled in close to Kamenov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beastman lands with a punch from half guard.
Kamenov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beastman scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beastman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamenov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beastman.
Kamenov looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beastman connects with a nice short shot to Kamenov's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Beastman.
I think Kamenov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grisha Kamenov!