PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Beans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Beans
vs
Sinclair

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Beans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair missing with a left hand there. Beans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
Sinclair wants to clinch up but Beans keeps it at a distance.
Sinclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
Beans wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Beans tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
Beans moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair throws a jab when Beans was well out of range.
Sinclair throws a hook to the side of Beans's head but Beans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sinclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Beans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Beans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking for a sweep. Beans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Beans seems to be working for a kimura but Sinclair defends the submission attempt.
Beans is trying to control. Sinclair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up but Beans is controlling him
Beans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beans prevents Sinclair from standing back up.
Sinclair looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beans blocks a jab.
Sinclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Beans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beans passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sinclair is defending against the submission attempts here by Beans.
Beans trying to control from half guard but Sinclair is working away.

Beans seems to be working for a kimura but Sinclair defends the submission attempt.

Beans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beans blocks the strikes from Sinclair.
Beans is trying to control the action in half guard but Sinclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sinclair looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beans is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sinclair manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beans stands and throws Sinclair's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sinclair regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up but Beans is controlling him

Beans looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beans tries to pass to full mount but Sinclair defends it.
Sinclair is staying active underneath Beans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up but Beans is controlling him

Beans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Beans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big right from Sinclair misses.
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beans moves out of range of the strikes.
Travis Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair throws a jab when Beans was well out of range.
Sinclair throws a sloppy head kick

and Beans counters with a single leg into guard. Sinclair didn't expect that.
Beans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beans passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sinclair is trying to escape the position but Beans is controlling the position.
Sinclair tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Beans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sinclair is looking to escape.

Beans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sinclair can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beans landing shots from mount.

Beans has control of Sinclair's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sinclair regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Sinclair somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Beans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Beans from controlling successfully.
Beans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinclair is keeping the position for now.
Sinclair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bart Beans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Beans is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beans wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beans showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Beans is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sinclair is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sinclair has escaped and now he's on top!
Sinclair lands a couple of digs.

Beans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sinclair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sinclair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beans looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking to stand up but Beans won't let him.

Beans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sinclair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Beans working for a triangle but Sinclair defends it easily.
Sinclair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beans trying to keep a closed guard but Sinclair is proving a slippery customer.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sinclair throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Beans 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!

Beans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.

Beans bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinclair keeps working.
Sinclair is pushing Beans's head away, looking to escape. Beans manages to hold on to the position though.
Beans has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Beans has hold of Sinclair's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sinclair manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beans with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinclair really wants to buck Beans off and get back to his feet.
Sinclair is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Beans has taken his back!

Beans is cranking Sinclair's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Sinclair! He's tightened the choke and Sinclair is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bart Beans!