PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 1787 p4p, 238 weight class) and James Moriarty (ranked 1562 p4p, 210 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beach
vs
Moriarty

194 cm
18
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Moriarty!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moriarty manages to avoid it.
Beach jabs at Moriarty's body.
A jab from Beach misses.
Moriarty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moriarty walks into a jab.
Beach misses with a hook
and Moriarty counters with a left and a right that stings Beach.
Beach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beach swings for the body but Moriarty moves out of range.

Beach clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Beach's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moriarty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Moriarty controls his hands.
Beach lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moriarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moriarty misses with the head strike.
Moriarty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriarty working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moriarty as Beach tries to tie him up.
Moriarty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Moriarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Beach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moriarty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moriarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach misses with a left hand
and Moriarty counters with a stiff right hand.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach misses the jab.
Moriarty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moriarty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moriarty drops his hands momentarily and Beach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moriarty takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach thuds his right hand into Moriarty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Beach gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moriarty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moriarty tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Moriarty blocking some punches.
Beach lands a shot to the body.
Moriarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moriarty lands with a short shot to the head.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach gets through Moriarty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moriarty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moriarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moriarty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moriarty lands with a light punch inside.
Moriarty lands a shot to the body.
Beach misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Beach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moriarty moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moriarty! But no joy.
Beach darts in trying to clinch
and Moriarty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Beach forces Moriarty back against the cage and clinches.
Moriarty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moriarty throws a head punch that misses.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sammy Beach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
A short right from Beach.
A shot in the inside from Moriarty.
Moriarty scores with a shot to the side of Beach's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Moriarty.
Moriarty throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
Beach tries a body shot but Moriarty blocks it.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Moriarty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Moriarty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Moriarty.
Moriarty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach blocks a body shot from Moriarty.
Moriarty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Moriarty.
Moriarty blocks an uppercut.
Moriarty lands with a left to the head.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moriarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moriarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moriarty swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moriarty blocks a body shot from Beach.
Moriarty working aggressively here.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moriarty.
Moriarty throws a head punch that misses.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriarty prevents a body shot from Beach.
Moriarty misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moriarty lands a hook that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Moriarty blocks an uppercut.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moriarty can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Moriarty drops Beach onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beach is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Beach is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Beach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moriarty misses with the head strike.
Beach seems to have got his legs back now.
Moriarty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moriarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Moriarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Moriarty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moriarty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Moriarty.
Beach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach prevents a body shot from Moriarty.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moriarty backwards.
Moriarty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moriarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moriarty lands with a short shot to the head.
Beach tries to work over Moriarty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moriarty fails to land.
Moriarty gets through Beach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moriarty scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriarty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moriarty tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Moriarty.
Good body shot from Moriarty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beach tries to work over Moriarty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moriarty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moriarty misses with the head strike.
Moriarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moriarty lands a shot to the body.
Moriarty digs a right hand into Beach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beach's gas tank.
Moriarty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beach.
Moriarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beach blocks a body shot from Moriarty.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moriarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moriarty lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Moriarty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moriarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beach prevents a body shot from Moriarty.
Moriarty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriarty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moriarty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moriarty.
Moriarty blocking some punches.
Moriarty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beach misses with some punches.
Moriarty misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Moriarty misses with a punch on the inside.
Moriarty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Moriarty.
Moriarty misses with some punches.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moriarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moriarty misses with a body punch.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Moriarty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moriarty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Moriarty!
James Moriarty decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.