PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack McLumberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLumberg comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Bean has chosen Raising Hell as his entrance music. Jack McLumberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McLumberg
vs
Bean

184 cm
28
187 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

177 cm
35
184 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McLumberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean looks to land a left hand but McLumberg moved out of range nicely.
McLumberg scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for McLumberg. That snapped Bean's head back.
Bean swings for the body but McLumberg moves out of range.
McLumberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McLumberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Bean as he checks the leg kick.
McLumberg looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean tries to clinch up but McLumberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from McLumberg.
McLumberg tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Ron Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Bean lands but McLumberg takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McLumberg forces Bean back against the cage and clinches.
McLumberg misses with some punches.
McLumberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLumberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
McLumberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bean blocks it with crossed arms.
McLumberg tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
Bean taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bean.
McLumberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by McLumberg.
Bean throws a head kick but McLumberg moves out of range.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bean moves out of range as McLumberg strikes.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bean at a distance.
Bean misses with a head kick.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McLumberg on the side of the head.
McLumberg scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLumberg misses with an uppercut.
McLumberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bean.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.
McLumberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bean throws a series of punches but McLumberg avoids them all with ease.
McLumberg misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLumberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bean misses with a head kick.
McLumberg throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
McLumberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean throws a right hand that McLumberg ducks under and follows up with a left that McLumberg also avoids with ease.
McLumberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bean throws a combination that misses
and McLumberg counters with a head kick.
McLumberg lands a high kick!
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean looks to land a combination but McLumberg avoids it well.

McLumberg instigates a clinch.
McLumberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLumberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLumberg blocks an uppercut.

Bean breaks the clinch.
McLumberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McLumberg lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
McLumberg throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLumberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLumberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bean fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLumberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLumberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLumberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McLumberg tries to clinch up but Bean circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack McLumberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A left and a right from Bean both land. Nice combination.
Bean checks a leg kick.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLumberg blocks a head kick by Bean.
McLumberg lands a front kick.
McLumberg throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
McLumberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean walks into a jab.
McLumberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but McLumberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLumberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - McLumberg had a free shot at his head there.
Jack McLumberg is winning the standup battle so far.
McLumberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean's corner calls for a 1-2. Bean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McLumberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Bean looks to land a combination. McLumberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Bean clinches with his opponent.
McLumberg misses with the head strike.
Bean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean misses with a left hand
enabling McLumberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by McLumberg.
Bean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McLumberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLumberg misses with a leg kick.
McLumberg blocks a head kick by Bean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLumberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean is breathing heavily.
McLumberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLumberg avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McLumberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Bean's head.
McLumberg throws a low kick, looking for Bean's leg but Bean calmly moves out of range.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLumberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLumberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLumberg throws out the jab.
McLumberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLumberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
McLumberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McLumberg misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Bean misses
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

McLumberg gets a clinch.
Bean can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McLumberg.
Bean is trying to maintain a safe position but McLumberg gets an underhook and turns Bean into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bean.
McLumberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McLumberg tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLumberg scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from McLumberg.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean moves out of range as McLumberg strikes.
McLumberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLumberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

McLumberg closes the distance and pushes Bean back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLumberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean looking to slow down the pace here.
McLumberg looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack McLumberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McLumberg lands a really nice looking cross but Bean seems unphased.

Bean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McLumberg scores with a shot to the side of Bean's head.
McLumberg pushes Bean against the cage. McLumberg is working some dirty boxing. McLumberg pushes off with a quick right hook! Bean goes down! Bean tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McLumberg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack McLumberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack McLumberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.