PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Bean is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Taylor
vs
Bean

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bean!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean stuffs the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Taylor.
Taylor is chipping away with strikes.
A control attempt from Bean but he's now mounted!
The referee warns Bean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Joe Bean has been cut.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Bean to control.
Bean looks gassed!
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bean is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor landing punches.
Taylor cracks Bean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Bean is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bean tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the head.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bean?

Bean is rocked!

The cut above Joe Bean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bean is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Taylor has control of Bean's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bean regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Taylor looking to control but Bean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor working Bean over with strikes here.
Taylor looking to control but Bean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor with the ground and pound from mount.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor looking to control but Bean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bean is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor with shots to the head and body - Bean looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean is looking to get to half guard.
Bean is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Taylor lands with some strikes.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bean looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bean can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bean is looking to escape.
Bean tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor 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.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bean is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
Bean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bean's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bean!
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Bean but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bean flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Taylor breaks from Bean's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bean tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Taylor tries to control but Bean wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bean is looking to escape.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Paul Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bean can't escape the position.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Bean is squirming around nicely.
Bean in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Taylor looking for a guillotine from mount but Bean is having none of it.
Bean is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bean flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Bean but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bean's face.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean taking shots to the head.
Bean gets back to half guard.
Bean works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bean is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Bean is retaining full guard.
Bean has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Bean is trying to hold Taylor in close to prevent damage but Taylor has managed to pass into half guard.
Taylor wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Bean uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Bean trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bean has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Bean's legs - danger averted.

Taylor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bean dives on top into guard.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bean can do to turn this around?
Taylor controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bean's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bean lands with a slapping head kick.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Bean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bean to the mat! Bean manages to get full guard.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Taylor is really struggling to control Bean but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Taylor is working Bean over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bean working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bean working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor cracks Bean with a solid left hand.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bean is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Bean defends it.
Bean wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bean trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Bean defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bean swivels and escapes.
Bean with a lazy takedown attempt

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bean's head.

Bean is looking to sinch up a triangle. Taylor throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bean's body to avoid the submission. Bean has instead reached around Taylor's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bean arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Bean!