PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Old Mma (ranked 3778 p4p, 3118 weight class) and Mr Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Old Mma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mma
vs
Bean

182 cm
26
178
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
175
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Old Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Bean!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bean moves into the clinch.
Bean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mma tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mma.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Mma's head.
Mma scores with a hook to the body.
Bean jumps guard but Mma stands there with Bean around his waist. Bean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mma.
Mma gets underhooks to prevent Bean's takedown attempt.
Old Mma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Bean.
Mma struggles to land a body shot inside as Bean controls his hands.
Bean jumps guard but Mma stands there with Bean around his waist. Bean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mma lands a nice shot to the body.
Bean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Bean changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mma fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bean has closed the distance and engaged Mma in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mma tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mma.
Mma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mma lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bean gets control of Mma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bean will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Bean manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mma with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bean closes the distance and clinches.
Mma prevents the takedown attempt.
Bean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bean is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mma pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mma breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Old Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Mma misses.
Bean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Mma.
Mma swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Mma throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
Bean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mma misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Mma throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean tries to clinch but Mma moves out of range.
A big right from Mma misses.
Mma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mma stuns Bean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Bean moves away and avoids it.
Mma misses with a double jab
and Bean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bean clinches up against the cage.
Mma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Mma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bean can't get the takedown.

Bean tightens his grip and picks Mma up, before dumping him to the ground. Mma manages to land in guard.
Mma is looking to stand back up but Bean counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mma.

Mma taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Mma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bean on the ground.

Bean decides to stand and escape the position.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean tries to clinch up but Mma circles away and keeps his distance.

Bean has closed the distance and engaged Mma in a clinch.
Mma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow.
Mma misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean goes for a takedown attempt but Mma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Mma misses with a hook.
Mma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Bean wants to counter with a clinch but Mma pushes him away.
Mma misses with a double jab
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mma throws a series of punches but Bean avoids them all with ease.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch but Mma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bean clinches.
Bean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mma prevents it.

Mma is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bean is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mma to the mat. Mma regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean stands and throws Mma's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bean decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Old Mma will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mma swinging wildly here.
Mma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Old Mma is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Mma.

Bean has Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
Mma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bean stalling in the clinch.
Mma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Mma can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Mma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bean has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mma after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bean stalling.
Mma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Old Mma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Bean.
Mma tries to throw a body punch but Bean avoids it by throwing Mma back against the cage.
Mma can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Bean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma lands a right hand.
Mma scores with a shot to the side of Bean's head.
Bean tries for a takedown but Mma manages to get underhooks.
Bean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mma walks away with a smile on his face. Bean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mma misses with an uppercut.
Mma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch but Mma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mma!

It looks like Mr Bean has been cut.
Mma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bean can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Bean instigates a clinch.
Bean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mma is keeping busy.
Mma has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Mma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow.
Mma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mma lands with a short shot to the head.
Bean trying to land knees to the body.
Mma is trying to break free.

Bean pulls guard effortlessly.

Bean scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mma circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Bean comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Old Mma has been cut.

Mma is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bean is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mma to the mat. Mma regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma looking for a sweep. Not yet Mma, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bean stands up from Mma's guard - Bean perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bean backs up against the cage.
Mma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bean is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Mma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bean tries to clinch up but Mma circles away and keeps his distance.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bean connects with a high kick.
Bean wants to clinch.
Mma cracks a nice hook into Bean's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bean counters with a three punch combo that has Mma backing up. Mma nods at Bean to acknowledge the strikes.
Mma throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Bean staying out of range there.

Bean gets a clinch.

Bean drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Old Mma dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bean lands a big head kick that sends Mma tumbling to the mat! Bean takes a step backwards and waves Mma back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mma is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

Mma tries to keep at a distance but Bean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Mma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mma up against the cage.
Bean controlling the action here for a moment.
Bean continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Old Mma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mma wants to get back to striking at distance but Bean won't allow it.
Bean drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mma pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mma seems to have got his legs back now.
Mma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.

Bean has managed to clinch.
Mma lands a nice shot to the body.
Bean jumps guard but Mma stands there with Bean around his waist. Bean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Old Mma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Bean.
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 stops a takedown attempt from Bean.
Mma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mma gets underhooks to prevent Bean's takedown attempt.
Mma can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Mma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mma tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma is trying to break free.
Mma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean misses with a body punch.
Bean has Mma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Bean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mma tries to throw a body punch but Bean avoids it by throwing Mma back against the cage.

Bean pulls Mma into guard.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Mma from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean wants to stand up but Mma is controlling him.
Mma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bean wants to stand and escape but Mma is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean doesn't manage to clinch there - Mma circles away.
A combination from Mma does no damage.

Bean rushes Mma and presses him up against the cage.
Mma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Mma can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Bean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mma prevents it.
Mr Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bean has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mma clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is taking a good look at Mma as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bean!
You can see the frustration on Mma's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mma is really stuck here.

Bean is cranking Mma's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Mma! He's tightened the choke and Mma is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mr Bean!
The defeated Old Mma had this to say: 'Oh sh1t'.