PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Bean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Martin's chin.

Martin
vs
Bean

186 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bean!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin misses with the combination.

Bean drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bean wants the takedown. Martin is fighting it off but Bean persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Martin's guard against the cage.
Martin wants to stand but Bean is controlling the position.

Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Bean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bean won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin wriggles free and stands up.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Joe Bean has been cut.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Bean looks gassed!
Bean misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bean.
Bean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Martin swinging wilding here.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Bean. Bean gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin throws a series of punches but Bean avoids them all with ease.

Bean scores with a takedown into Martin's guard.
Bean wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin wants to stand but Bean is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean working some strikes from top position.

Martin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bean off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Martin looks to land a combination. Bean sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bean misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.

Bean closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bean prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.

Bean jumps guard and drags Martin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Martin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Bean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin is working the combinations to good effect here.

Bean gets the takedown into side control.

Bean is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Martin is pushing Bean's head away, looking to escape. Bean manages to hold on to the position though.

Bean is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bean is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin tries to escape but Bean is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martin throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Bean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bean.
Martin is looking to stand up but Bean isn't so interested in that idea.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Martin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bean off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Bean dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
James Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bean.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.

Bean gets a clinch.
Bean keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bean jumps guard but Martin stands there with Bean around his waist. Bean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bean.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bean won't allow it.
Martin wants to break free but Bean has control.
Martin wants to break free but Bean has control.

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.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bean won't allow it.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bean breaks the clinch.
Martin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Martin looks to land a combination but Bean avoids it well.
Martin tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bean feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Bean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bean trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Bean is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Bean is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.

Bean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martin, who protects the arm well.

Martin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Bean misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Bean has a takedown stuffed.
Bean shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Bean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin looks to land a combination but Bean avoids it well.

Bean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bean prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Bean tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Bean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bean 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Bean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bean feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Bean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin can't keep his opponent in guard - Bean advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Bean is controlling him
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Bean sits in half guard.
Bean stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bean.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bean is controlling him.
Bean wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Bean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bean tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Bean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
James Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Bean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martin's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin is looking to stand up but Bean isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Martin is working an open guard so Bean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
James Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for Bean on that attempt.
James Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bean.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bean dodges the punch combination from Martin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin stuffs the takedown.

Bean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Bean drags him back down.
Bean trying to control the position but Martin is working away.

Bean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martin, who protects the arm well.

Bean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bean trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bean!