PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jecht Besaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jecht Besaid will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cloud
vs
Besaid

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

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, Pete Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jecht Besaid!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Besaid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Besaid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Besaid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cloud has his takedown stuffed
and Besaid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Besaid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Cloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Besaid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cloud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besaid lands a body shot.
Besaid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Besaid duly obliges.
Cloud tries for a takedown but Besaid circles away easily
and Besaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besaid works Cloud's body with a nice hook.
Cloud misses with a takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Besaid!
Cloud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Besaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud fails with the takedown
and Besaid counters with a one-two to the body.
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!

Cloud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Besaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Besaid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Pete Cloud has been cut.
Cloud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud shoots and misses
and Besaid counters with a three punch combo that has Cloud backing up. Cloud nods at Besaid to acknowledge the strikes.
Cloud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Cloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Besaid.
Besaid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jecht Besaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Besaid counters with a series of strikes. Cloud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cloud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloud misses with a takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Besaid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Besaid punishes Cloud's body with a nice straight punch.
Besaid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Besaid punishes Cloud's body with a nice straight punch.
Besaid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jecht Besaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Besaid.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cloud. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Besaid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jecht Besaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Cloud's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cloud misses with a takedown
and Besaid counters with a series of strikes. Cloud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cloud misses with a takedown attempt
and Besaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Besaid throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Besaid as he connects with a hook.
Besaid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Besaid duly obliges.
Cloud has his takedown stuffed
enabling Besaid to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Cloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Besaid both land. Nice combination.
A punch lands to the side of Cloud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cloud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Besaid lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besaid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Besaid lands with a nice combination. Cloud backs away looking to recover.
Cloud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Besaid tries to avoid it but Cloud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Besaid to the ground. Besaid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Besaid works over Cloud's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Besaid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Besaid throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Besaid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cloud doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jecht Besaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Besaid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

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