PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Overem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beer's choice of entrance music: Be somebody. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Danny Beer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Overem
vs
Beer

190 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Overem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Beer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beer lands in his opponent's guard.
Beer wants to pass the guard but Overem is keeping the position.

Overem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beer is looking to work some ground and pound but Overem has wrist control.
Beer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Overem wants to get back to his feet but Beer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Overem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beer wants to control from the top but Overem keeps moving.
Beer working some strikes from top position.
Overem wants to get back to his feet but Beer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beer throwing strikes from guard but Overem blocks nicely.
Overem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beer advances position into side control!
Overem pushes Beer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Beer wants to work for an arm triangle but Overem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beer wants to control but Overem is keeping him busy.

Overem pushes Beer off and gets back to his feet.
Overem throws the left hand but Beer avoids the punch easily.
Overem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beer blocks a jab.

Beer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Beer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Beer manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beer looks gassed!
Overem is trying to buck Beer off.

Beer tries for a kimura but Overem is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Overem gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer 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.
Beer is trying to control the action in half guard but Overem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Overem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overem.
Overem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overem throws a series of punches but Beer avoids them all with ease.
Beer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overem.
Overem darts in trying to clinch

and Beer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beer is in close to Overem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beer postures up in Overem's guard and throws a big left but Overem blocks it.
Beer throwing strikes from guard but Overem blocks nicely.

Beer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Overem has momentary wrist control but Beer slips an elbow through the middle.

Overem is looking for a triangle but Beer pushes his legs off easily.
Beer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beer landing with the ground and pound.
Beer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Beer drops back looking for a leg! Overem is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overem manages to kick Beer off! Beer jumps back into Overem's guard.

Beer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beer scoring with punches to the head and body.

Overem had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Beer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Overem Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Beer's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beer looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Beer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Overem kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Beer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Overem slips a jab and a cross from Beer.
Beer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Beer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Overem's guard now.
Beer tries to free his leg and advance position but Overem is retaining full guard.
Danny Beer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Overem can't keep his opponent in guard - Beer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Overem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Overem is defending against the submission attempts here by Beer.

Overem looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Overem looking for submissions off his back.
Beer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beer connects with a nice short shot to Overem's temple.
Beer wants to take a breather but Overem is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Overem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overem tries to clinch

and Beer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Overem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Beer gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bernard Overem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overem throws a combination that misses

and Beer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Overem is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Beer pulls his head out easily.
Beer winds up and cracks Overem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Beer is keen to just control but Overem is a slippery customer.
Overem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beer.
Beer wants to take a breather but Overem is having none of it.
Overem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Overem throws a jab when Beer was well out of range.
Beer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beer throws a low kick but Overem avoids it.

Beer gets a takedown into half guard.
Overem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer lands with a punch from half guard.

Beer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Beer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Overem has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Overem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Overem actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Beer there.
Beer missing with some ground and pound from the half 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Overem's corner calls for a 1-2. Overem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Overem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Beer gets a takedown into half guard.
Beer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Overem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Overem manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Overem misses with a jab, cross combination.

Beer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beer winds up and cracks Overem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Overem is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Beer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beer misses with a wild body shot.
Overem misses with a looping right.
Overem throws a hook but Beer blocks it.

Beer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beer stops Overem from getting back to his feet.

Overem actively working from the bottom here.
Overem on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beer is trying to control the action in half guard but Overem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Overem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Overem knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Beer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Overem with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Overem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Beer clinches up against the cage.

Beer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Beer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beer lands a nice short elbow.

Overem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overem's head.
Beer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overem defending well though.
Beer lands with a punch from half guard.
Beer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Overem misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beer.
Overem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Overem throws a shot from downtown. Beer moves away and avoids it.
Overem tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Beer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Overem's guard.

Overem throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Overem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Overem has his feet on Beer's thighs here. He's pushed Beer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Beer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernard Overem!