PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Cavalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalli has chosen The Offspring - Pretty fly (bass cover) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beam
vs
Cavalli

225 cm
28
280 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

205 cm
21
243 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Cavalli!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beam.
Beam fails with the takedown.
Cavalli throws a head kick that Beam semi-blocks.

Beam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cavalli sprawls well initially but Beam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Beam connects with a nice short shot to Cavalli's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beam throwing shots but Cavalli is blocking nicely.
Beam is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beam tries to pass to full mount but Cavalli defends it.
Beam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cavalli's head.
Beam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cavalli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cavalli has hold of Beam's hands but Beam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cavalli's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavalli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cavalli defending well though.
Beam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beam works his way into side control.
Beam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cavalli is letting Beam control him for a moment.
Beam grinds an elbow into Cavalli's temple.
A lull in the action here as Beam stalls from top position.
Beam misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cavalli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beam cracks Cavalli with a big right hand but Cavalli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beam controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beam working the head and body with strikes.
Beam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cavalli some visible discomfort.

Cavalli is rocked!
Beam taking a breather here.
Beam misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beam tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cavalli but Cavalli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cavalli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalli misses with a few strikes there.
Beam moves out of range as Cavalli throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beam.
Cavalli throws a sloppy head kick

and Beam counters with a shoot takedown. Cavalli fights it but they end up in guard.
Beam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beam throws and elbow that misses. Cavalli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beam's guard. Nice move by Cavalli!
Cavalli wants to stand and escape but instead Beam has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Beam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beam lands a couple of elbows.
Beam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam is in close to Cavalli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cavalli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beam.
Jim Beam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beam passes Cavalli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beam lands a nice short elbow.
Beam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavalli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Cavalli is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli taking some punishment here, with Beam in his half guard.
Cavalli taking some punishment here, with Beam in his half guard.
Cavalli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Beam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cavalli can do to turn this around?
Beam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cavalli's head.
Beam thows a huge punch but Cavalli dodges it nicely.
Beam controlling the action here.
Beam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cavalli throws a sloppy head kick and Beam moves out of range easily.
Jab by Beam.
Cavalli slaps away a takedown attempt from Beam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberto Cavalli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavalli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beam eats them both and turns towards Cavalli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cavalli defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beam. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam shoots for a double leg takedown but Cavalli sprawls well. He's pushed Beam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cavalli misses with a head kick.
Beam shoots for a takedown but Cavalli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cavalli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Beam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cavalli has hold of Beam's hands but Beam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cavalli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Beam prevents Cavalli from standing back up.
Cavalli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beam is taking a breather. Cavalli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beam.
Beam not doing much here.
Beam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Beam there.
Beam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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. Beam connects with a nice short shot to Cavalli's temple.
Beam thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cavalli to regain full guard.
Beam controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roberto Cavalli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beam is stalling in the full guard.
Beam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beam!