PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kory Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Visscher
vs
Beach

185 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Octagon Food Supplies

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitri De Visscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kory Beach!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beach lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Visscher blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from De Visscher misses.
De Visscher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beach circles away.
De Visscher shoots in but Beach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beach checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beach as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Visscher misses with a head kick.
De Visscher throws a leg kick but Beach sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Visscher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Visscher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Visscher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Visscher throws a head kick that misses.
De Visscher misses with a head kick.
De Visscher tries to clinch there but Beach circles away.
De Visscher fails with a takedown attempt.
Beach circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Visscher is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beach as he jumps to the side.
De Visscher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beach takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Visscher throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Visscher looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Visscher is breathing heavily.
Beach throws an overhand right that lands on De Visscher's shoulder, as De Visscher tries to avoid the shot.
De Visscher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Visscher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beach slips a straight right by De Visscher.
De Visscher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Visscher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach throws a hook to the side of De Visscher's head but De Visscher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Visscher throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Visscher fails with a takedown attempt.
Beach throws a solid leg kick but De Visscher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beach.
De Visscher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Visscher checks a low kick from Beach.
Beach throws an overhand right that lands on De Visscher's shoulder, as De Visscher tries to avoid the shot.
Kory Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach wants to slow De Visscher down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick lands from De Visscher that sends Beach to the canvas. Beach tries to scramble back to his feet but De Visscher brings him back down into side control.

Beach is rocked!

It looks like Kory Beach has been cut.
De Visscher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Visscher working the ground and pound but Beach is defending the strikes.
Beach regains half guard there - taking advantage of De Visscher's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
De Visscher tries to stand and escape but Beach is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri De Visscher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kory Beach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beach misses with a leg kick.
De Visscher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach stuffs the takedown.
De Visscher throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from De Visscher.
Nice takedown defense from Beach. No joy for De Visscher on that attempt.
De Visscher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beach blocks a head kick by De Visscher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Visscher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Visscher throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach swats away the attempt to clinch by De Visscher.
De Visscher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Visscher throws and low kick but Beach moves out of range easily.
De Visscher misses with a double jab.
De Visscher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Visscher missing with a left hand there. Beach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Visscher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beach pinned against the cage. Beach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Visscher fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Visscher misses with a head kick.
De Visscher looks for a takedown but Beach sprawls well.
De Visscher lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as De Visscher blocks the leg kick.
Dimitri De Visscher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Visscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
De Visscher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Visscher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a hook but De Visscher avoids it easily.
Beach throws a hook but De Visscher blocks it.
Beach throws an overhand right that lands on De Visscher's shoulder, as De Visscher tries to avoid the shot.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Visscher.
Beach is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Beach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Visscher moves out of range of the leg kick from Beach.
Beach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Visscher throws a series of punches but Beach moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as De Visscher blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Visscher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Visscher checks a leg kick.
Beach swings for the body but De Visscher moves out of range.
De Visscher moves in looking to clinch but Beach pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Visscher checks a leg kick.
De Visscher looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Visscher looks for a takedown but Beach sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A choreographed right hand from Beach misses the target.
De Visscher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kory Beach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kory Beach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Visscher lands a head kick. Beach smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Visscher tries a low kick but Beach avoids it.
Beach stuffs the takedown.
Beach avoids the head kick by De Visscher.
De Visscher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach swivels and escapes.
Beach throws a shot from downtown. De Visscher moves away and avoids it.
De Visscher misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beach in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A leg kick checked by De Visscher.
De Visscher blocks a leg kick.
Beach 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.
Beach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Visscher is looking to clinch but Beach is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Visscher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Visscher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach misses with a hook.
De Visscher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Visscher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from De Visscher.
Beach keeps the fight on the outside.
De Visscher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach blocks a head kick by De Visscher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher looks for a takedown but Beach sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beach checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Visscher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Visscher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Visscher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Visscher.
A head kick misses from De Visscher.
De Visscher throws a head kick that misses.
De Visscher looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab-cross combination lands for De Visscher and sends Beach crashing to the mat! De Visscher follows him down to the mat - Beach regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Beach is still on wobbly legs! Can De Visscher finish him?Beach regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De Visscher.
Beach seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher won't allow Beach to sweep him here.
Beach pulls De Visscher in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
De Visscher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Visscher being controlled here momentarily.
De Visscher throws a strike but Beach rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri De Visscher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Visscher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri De Visscher!