PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has chosen Raising Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Otway
vs
Bean

179 cm
25
175 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

177 cm
29
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Otway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otway scores with a decent looking hook.
Otway misses with a hook.
Otway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otway slips under a jab.
Otway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.

Bean closes the distance and pushes Otway back into the cage.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Otway looking to slow down the pace here.
Otway stalling the fight.
Bean leaning against his opponent.

Bean manages to break the clinch.

Otway moves into the clinch.
Otway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Otway as he connects with a hook.
Otway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Otway scores with a nice right hand.
Otway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.

Otway moves into the clinch.
Bean is pushing Otway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Otway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bean breaks the clinch.
Otway tries to clinch up.
Otway slips a jab and a cross from Bean.

Otway has closed the distance and engaged Bean in a clinch.
Otway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otway digs a right hand underneath Bean's ribcage. Bean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Otway digs a right hand underneath Bean's ribcage. Bean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Otway misses with a body punch.
Otway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Otway circles away from the clinch attempt

and Otway counters by clinching up.
Otway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Otway misses with a punch on the inside.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bean looks gassed!
Otway lands a nice shot that snaps Bean's head back.
A lazy left from Otway finds it's target.
Otway lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Otway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Otway coming out on top.
Otway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.

Otway rushes Bean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
Otway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Otway stalls.
Bean is trying to push Otway away but Otway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean is trying to push Otway away but Otway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
Otway blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Otway.
Otway misses with the head strike.
Bean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otway prevents Bean from breaking the clinch.
Otway throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Otway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Otway digs a right hand into Bean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bean's gas tank.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Otway has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Otway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Otway.
Otway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
Otway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Otway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Otway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Otway moves into the clinch.
Otway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Otway to work.
Otway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Otway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otway.
Otway taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Otway forces Bean back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Otway.
Otway scores with a shoulder strike.

Bean is rocked!
Otway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Otway finish him?
Otway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
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 tries to circle away but Otway has him pinned against the cage.
Otway lands an uppercut.
Otway pushes Bean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otway creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bean with a big uppercut! Bean tries to clinch up but Otway pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bean to the mat! Bean covers up and Otway unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Otway!
John Otway retains his welterweight title!