PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alva Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bean
vs
Davies

217 cm
22
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alva Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Davies!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bean tries to sprawl but Davies drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bean makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bean.
Bean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bean wants to sweep but no luck.
Davies looking to pass the guard.
Bean has Davies pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies wants to get up but he can't break Bean's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davies manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bean would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bean being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bean landing with the ground and pound.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davies wants to control the position but Bean says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bean lands with a punch from half guard.
Davies trying to hold on to Bean's head to control him but Bean postures up.
Bean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bean.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Davies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bean.
Bean tries to stand and escape but Davies is controlling the position.
Bean winds up and cracks Davies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davies has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davies wants to get back to full guard.
Bean takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bean seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davies for as long as he can get away with.
Davies has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean winds up and cracks Davies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davies looks winded!
Bean drops an elbow to the side of Davies's head.
Bean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bean is trying to work for a kimura but Davies is defending well.

Bean decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bean motions for Davies to come forward. Bean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Davies misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davies closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bean did well to prevent Davies getting side control.

Bean pushes Davies off and gets back to his feet.
Davies throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.

Davies forces Bean back against the cage and clinches.
Bean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davies stops a takedown attempt from Bean.
Davies is trying to force a seperation but Bean has the dominant position.

Davies breaks the clinch.
Davies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bean.
Joe Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bean tries to sprawl but Davies drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Bean manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Davies is breathing heavily.

Davies closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bean's guard.
Bean trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies wants to get up but he can't break Bean's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Bean manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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 lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bean is looking for a kimura here.
Bean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bean working over Davies with some ground and pound. Davies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bean not doing much here.
Bean 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.
Davies on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bean there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking for a sweep. Bean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bean is nestled in close to Davies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bean prevents Davies from standing back up.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.

Bean wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Bean winds up and cracks Davies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Bean seems to be working for a kimura but Davies defends the submission attempt.
Bean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bean wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bean is nestled in close to Davies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alva Bean dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bean lands with a punch from half guard.
Davies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davies trying to hold on to Bean's head to control him but Bean postures up.
Bean content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is trying to stand.
Bean stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bean drops an elbow to the side of Davies's head.
Bean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean working Davies over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean slips a nice elbow through Davies's hands, connecting with Davies's forehead.
Davies pushes Bean off looking to stand but Bean dives back in and keeps control.
Alva Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Bean is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Davies is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alva Bean!