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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Beleren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beleren comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jeezy 3 A M . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
26
229 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jace Beleren! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny OReilly! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Beleren fails with a takedown attempt. OReilly misses with the combination.
OReilly ducks under a wild hook from Beleren. Beleren closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into OReilly's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. OReilly wants to stand up but Beleren is controlling him. OReilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Beleren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Beleren won't allow OReilly to get back to his feet. Beleren is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beleren passes easily into side control. Nice work. OReilly is trying to buck Beleren off. Beleren takes a little break here. OReilly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Beleren 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. Beleren goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, OReilly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beleren but great work by OReilly. Beleren can't do much from the bottom here. OReilly stands up and we're back to a striking position. Beleren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Beleren. Beleren wants to lay and pray for a moment but OReilly keeps working. OReilly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beleren asserts his dominance and retains side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. OReilly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Beleren laying and praying for a moment but OReilly takes advantage and regains half guard. Beleren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so OReilly is just riding it out for now. Beleren eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. OReilly is trying to stand up here but Beleren is controlling him well. Beleren content to control rather than advance. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Beleren wants to control but OReilly is keeping him busy. OReilly is defending against the submission attempts here by Beleren.
Beleren is looking to take a break and control but OReilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beleren in particular looking to stall. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. OReilly wants to get back to his feet.
Beleren stalling. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. OReilly tries to kick Beleren off but Beleren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Beleren dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
OReilly punishes Beleren's body with a nice straight punch. Johnny OReilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Beleren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Beleren misses the target. Beleren throws a push kick but OReilly slaps the foot to one side. OReilly misses with a hook. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by OReilly!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beleren. No joy there for OReilly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beleren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. OReilly tries to avoid it but Beleren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag OReilly to the ground. OReilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A big right from OReilly misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Beleren throws a nice looking combination but OReilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jace Beleren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Beleren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OReilly.
Beleren connects with a right hand. OReilly shakes it off. OReilly misses with a series of wild punches.
OReilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. OReilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Beleren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beleren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. OReilly swinging wildly here.
Beleren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Beleren. That's going to take a lot out of him. A punch combination from Beleren misses. OReilly on the wrong end of a nice jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! OReilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beleren looks for a takedown but OReilly sprawls well. Beleren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OReilly. Beleren moves forwards but OReilly connects with a nice, crisp jab. Johnny OReilly seems to be getting the better of the standup. Beleren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OReilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beleren looks to throw the jab but OReilly is out of range. Beleren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Beleren tries a head kick but it misses.
OReilly scores with a hook. OReilly misses with the combination.
OReilly misses with the combination.
OReilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OReilly throws a nice looking combination but Beleren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. OReilly lands with an overhand left. OReilly stuffs the takedown. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts OReilly, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round. OReilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from OReilly. Beleren shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beleren showed some decent athleticism there. Beleren controlling the action here. OReilly is looking to escape. Beleren slows the pace down in half guard. Beleren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beleren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Beleren is looking to take a break and control but OReilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. OReilly is looking to escape. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Beleren is trying to control. OReilly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny OReilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
OReilly misses with a straight right. Beleren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Beleren wants to control from the top but OReilly keeps moving. Beleren is looking to advance position but OReilly has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Beleren is squirming around, avoiding OReilly's attempts to control the action. OReilly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Beleren tries to lock up and control but OReilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Beleren bucks OReilly off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round. OReilly jabs Beleren right on the nose. Beleren blinks but takes it well. OReilly tries to sprawl but Beleren drives through with a takedown into half guard. Beleren not landing any meaningful shots this time. Beleren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OReilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Jace Beleren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Beleren prevents OReilly from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Beleren is trying to control the action in half guard but OReilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Beleren thows a huge punch but OReilly dodges it nicely.
Beleren wants to control but OReilly is keeping him busy. Beleren passes the guard and advances to mount! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. OReilly is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Beleren has taken his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. OReilly is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Beleren working for a choke but OReilly is defending well. Beleren working for the choke. OReilly is trying to get back to his feet but Beleren has full control of the position and if anything, OReilly has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. OReilly is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Beleren off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Beleren is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
OReilly has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Beleren throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Beleren working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. OReilly is doing well to defend. Beleren seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! OReilly is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jace Beleren! After the big win, Jace Beleren made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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