PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Under Dog The Beast (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.

London
vs
Dog The Beast

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Under Dog The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London fails with the takedown
and The Beast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
London displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Beast.
London shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Beast sprawls well. The Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. London gets slowly back to his feet.

The Beast closes the distance and clinches.

The Beast lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Beast is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for London!

The Beast working for a submission but London is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Beast pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Beast raining down shots from the mount!
The Beast sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
London working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast unloading with bombs!
The Beast prevents London from getting the reversal.
The Beast tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Beast 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast wants to get back to his feet but London is holding on tight.
The Beast raining down shots from the mount!
The Beast has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Beast takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Beast lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London is desperately trying to improve his position but The Beast has a good base and remains in mount.
The Beast controlling the pace for now.

The Beast looking to secure an arm triangle but London defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Beast looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Beast unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Under Dog The Beast dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Beast tries to clinch but London moves out of range.
The Beast throws a hook but London avoids it easily.
London shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Beast as he avoids it easily.

London gets tackled into the cage by The Beast. The Beast maintains the clinch.

The Beast has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics London uses from the top position.
London wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.
London is looking to pass into half guard but The Beast pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now The Beast is in guard.
London not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
London knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Beast on the ground.
The Beast working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of London's head.
London on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if London tries to get out of the position.
The Beast passes London's left leg - he's now in half guard.

The Beast seems to be working for a kimura but London defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for London!
London tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Beast looking to control but London is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Under Dog The Beast has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Beast sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Beast in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Beast is going oldschool here, as he tries to force London to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so London shrugs it off.
The Beast landing strikes from the mount.
The Beast wants to stand but London is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The Beast landing punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Beast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as London is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
London tries to lock up and control but The Beast gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
London is bucking up trying to escape but The Beast cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London tries to lock up and control but The Beast gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Beast controlling the position easily from mount.
London takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Beast lands with some strikes.
The Beast controlling the position easily from mount.
The Beast fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast controlling the pace for now.
The Beast's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Beast postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. London looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
London is looking to improve his position but The Beast isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
London takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Under Dog The Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Beast pushes London up against the cage in a clinch.
The Beast lands a knee to the body.
London is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Beast is defending well.
London jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Beast walks away with a smile on his face. London gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
London closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Beast circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul London. That's going to take a lot out of him.

London tries to keep at a distance but The Beast has taken the fight into the clinch.

The Beast turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and The Beast manages to end up in side control.
The Beast controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Beast tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The Beast tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Beast has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Beast is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast working the head and body with strikes.
The Beast remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast trying to control the position but London is working away.
The Beast controls the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Under Dog The Beast wasn't active enough on the ground.
London pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Beast fails with a takedown attempt.
The Beast finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London throws a right hand that The Beast ducks under and follows up with a left that The Beast also avoids with ease.

London shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Beast manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Beast is on top in guard.

London is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Beast is aware though and is defending well.
The Beast engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Beast advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Under Dog The Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Beast 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Under Dog The Beast!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Under Dog The Beast!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Under Dog The Beast!

Under Dog The Beast wins by unanimous decision!