PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raising Hell. Oliver Strong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bean
vs
Strong

177 cm
33
184 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

180 cm
30
180 lbs
15 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bean is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

Strong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bean regains half guard.
Strong prevents Bean from improving his position.
Strong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bean to regain full guard.
Strong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Strong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strong throwing strikes from guard but Bean blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Bean is keeping the position.
Strong looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strong looking for a sweep. Not yet Strong, not yet.
Bean is in close to Strong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bean preventing the sweep.
Bean wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Strong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bean controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Bean sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bean wants to pass the guard but Strong is keeping the position.

Strong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bean manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean wants to stand but Strong is controlling the position.
Bean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a couple of elbows.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Strong is looking for a triangle but Bean pushes his legs off easily.
Strong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bean manages to get himself to full guard.
Strong postures up.
Bean is controlling Strong's posture.
Strong throws an elbow that misses. Bean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strong's guard. Nice move by Bean!
Bean lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Bean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bean is aware though and is defending well.
Bean postures up and lands a big shot to Strong's brow.

Strong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bean is aware though and is defending well.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strong's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Bean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bean throws a head kick but Strong moves out of range.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Bean throws a head kick that half lands.
Strong throws a sloppy body shot
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bean moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bean avoids the body shot from Strong.
Bean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bean defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bean rather than just go for the knockout.
Bean lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong dodges the punch combination from Bean.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Strong avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Bean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliver Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Bean checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Strong dodges the punch combination from Bean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Bean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a hook
and Bean counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Ron Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Strong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Bean throws a series of strikes that have Strong backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean moves away from the strike by Strong.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bean.
Strong throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tests Strong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bean checks a leg kick.
Bean with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strong to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing.
Bean moves away from the strike by Strong.
Strong scores with a shot to the body.
Bean lands with a nice combination. Strong backs away looking to recover.
Strong throws a leg kick but Bean checks it.
Ron Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean tries to move into range but Strong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strong is defended easily by Bean.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bean lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Strong tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Strong connects with a body shot.
Bean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Strong throws a low kick but Bean avoids it.
Strong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Bean dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good work by Bean as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong misses with a hook to the body
and Bean counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strong's knee momentarily.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
Bean lands a two punch combo.

Strong is rocked!
Bean slips under a jab.
Strong is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Bean gets in close and tags Strong with a short punch that almost sends Strong to the mat! Oh Strong is in big trouble! He turns his back on Bean, trying to create some distance but Bean rushes him, striking wildly and Strong goes down! The referee tackles Bean into the cage to end the fight! Bean is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Bean!
After the fight, Ron Bean was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.