PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umaga Beeturasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xtreme Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeturasa comes to the cage accompanied by Metallicas Sanatarium, coming home. Mma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Wont Back Down. Xtreme Mma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Beeturasa
vs
Mma

175 cm
30
300 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

225 cm
29
300 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaga Beeturasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xtreme Mma!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma tries to bum rush Beeturasa with a series of wild strikes but Beeturasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beeturasa throws a looping overhand right but Mma ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Mma finds it's target.
Beeturasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Mma 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.
Mma pushing down on Beeturasa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma prevents Beeturasa from improving his position.
Beeturasa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mma content to control rather than advance.
Mma looks to land a strike but Beeturasa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeturasa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mma is one step ahead there.
Mma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mma preventing the sweep.
Mma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beeturasa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beeturasa trying to control the position.
Mma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma looking to sit in guard and control but Beeturasa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beeturasa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beeturasa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mma holds on and takes a little breather.
Mma looking to control.
Beeturasa throws a strike but Mma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beeturasa keeping moving, preventing Mma from controlling successfully.
Mma throwing strikes from guard but Beeturasa blocks nicely.
Mma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beeturasa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mma preventing the sweep.
Mma tries to free his leg and advance position but Beeturasa is retaining full guard.
Beeturasa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beeturasa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beeturasa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Umaga Beeturasa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mma tries to clinch up but Beeturasa circles away and keeps his distance.

Beeturasa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beeturasa throws a big elbow that misses.
Beeturasa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Mma working for a triangle but Beeturasa defends it easily.
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!
Beeturasa looking to pass the guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa being controlled here momentarily.
Mma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beeturasa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beeturasa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beeturasa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beeturasa throws a big elbow that misses.
Beeturasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beeturasa trying to move into half guard but instead Mma has managed to sweep!
Beeturasa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mma is looking to work some ground and pound but Beeturasa has wrist control.
Mma stopping the sweep attempt from Beeturasa.
Mma passes Beeturasa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mma is keen to just control but Beeturasa is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mma winds up and cracks Beeturasa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mma is trying to control the action in half guard but Beeturasa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beeturasa is trying to stand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mma moves nicely into side control.
Mma wants to take a breather but Beeturasa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mma.
Mma controlling from the top position.
Beeturasa working a defensive guard here.
Mma wants to control from the top but Beeturasa keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mma trying to control but Beeturasa is working from the bottom.
Mma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mma is in close to Beeturasa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beeturasa keeping moving, preventing Mma from controlling successfully.
Mma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mma content to stall in guard here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mma won't allow Beeturasa to get back to his feet.
Mma controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xtreme Mma.
Mma shoots in but no luck this time.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Beeturasa enables Mma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Beeturasa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beeturasa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mma trying to control the position from guard on top but Beeturasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beeturasa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mma!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beeturasa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beeturasa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mma is fending him off so far but Beeturasa persists. Nope, Mma circles away and we're back to standing.
Mma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beeturasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beeturasa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mma.
Mma lands a nice shot to the body.
Mma closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Mma clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mma breaks from the clinch.
Mma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beeturasa as he jumps to the side.
Mma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beeturasa as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mma.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mma, as that shot connected.

Mma pushes Beeturasa up against the cage in a clinch.
Beeturasa is working for takedown but Mma is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beeturasa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umaga Beeturasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Beeturasa has Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
Mma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beeturasa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mma is defending well.
Beeturasa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mma after a bit of a struggle.
Mma prevents the takedown attempt.
Mma is pressed up against the cage. Beeturasa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mma down to the mat. Mma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beeturasa as he avoids it easily.
Mma ducks under a wild hook from Beeturasa.
Beeturasa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Umaga Beeturasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Mma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beeturasa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Umaga Beeturasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beeturasa counters with a one-two to the body.

Beeturasa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beeturasa lands in his opponent's guard.
Beeturasa scoring with some ground and pound.
Mma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beeturasa manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa is trying to keep Mma in close.
Mma forces his way into half guard.
Xtreme Mma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beeturasa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mma.
Mma is trying to control. Beeturasa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beeturasa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mma is working away from the top position though.
Mma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mma tries to pass to full mount but Beeturasa defends it.
Mma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beeturasa defending well though.
Beeturasa tries to get to full guard but Mma has control of the leg.
Mma trying to control from half guard but Beeturasa is working away.
Mma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beeturasa is staying active underneath Mma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beeturasa wants to get back to full guard.
Mma looks to land a strike but Beeturasa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mma with a nice head shot there.
Beeturasa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mma trying to control the position from guard on top but Beeturasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beeturasa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mma's guard.
Mma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beeturasa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa is looking to work some ground and pound but Mma has wrist control.
Beeturasa throws an elbow that misses. Mma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beeturasa's guard. Nice move by Mma!
Mma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mma cracks Beeturasa with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma is in close to Beeturasa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beeturasa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Beeturasa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mma is aware though and is defending well.

Beeturasa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mma uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mma scoring with punches from side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mma.
Beeturasa gets back to half guard.
Mma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beeturasa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mma is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Beeturasa is desperately trying to improve his position but Mma has a good base and remains in mount.
Mma lands a big shot there that rocks Beeturasa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Mma moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Beeturasa has worked his arm free - good work by Beeturasa!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mma lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mma controls the position.
Mma working away.
Beeturasa tries to bench press Mma off him but Mma keeps the position.
Beeturasa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Beeturasa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mma's best efforts.
Mma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beeturasa keeps working.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mma is working away from the top position though.
Beeturasa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mma.
Beeturasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Mma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beeturasa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mma is keen to just control but Beeturasa is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xtreme Mma 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. And we move into the final round!

Mma lands a two punch combo.
Mma defending well as Beeturasa loads up on a big left hand.
Mma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beeturasa misses with a double jab
and Mma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mma dives in and grabs Beeturasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beeturasa pushes down on Mma's head and hops out.
Beeturasa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mma dives in and grabs Beeturasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beeturasa pushes down on Mma's head and hops out.
Umaga Beeturasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xtreme Mma.

Beeturasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mma misses with a body punch.

Beeturasa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mma regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beeturasa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beeturasa.
Mma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mma controls Beeturasa momentarily but Beeturasa frees himself.
Beeturasa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mma can't keep his opponent in guard - Beeturasa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Beeturasa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beeturasa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beeturasa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beeturasa is pressing down on Mma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mma is holding on for now.
Mma is staying active underneath Beeturasa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa drops an elbow to the side of Mma's head.
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!
Mma is looking to improve his position.
Beeturasa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mma's head.
Beeturasa lands with a punch from half guard.

Beeturasa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mma sees it coming and defends easily.
Beeturasa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mma!
Mma wants to control but Beeturasa is having none of it.
Beeturasa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma is trying desperately to improve position.
Beeturasa breaks from Mma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beeturasa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mma covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umaga Beeturasa!