PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between hitman Stunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has chosen Fed Up as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stunner
vs
Bean

225 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, hitman Stunner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Bean!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bean gets caught flat footed, as Stunner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stunner wants to stand and escape but instead Bean has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Stunner is looking for a triangle here but Bean uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stunner is trying to get back to half guard.
Stunner can't do much from the bottom here.
Stunner taking a bit of punishment here - Bean scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunner struggling a bit here.
Stunner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stunner is trying to get back to his feet.
Stunner is looking for a sweep.
Stunner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stunner is trying to stand up here but Bean is controlling him well.
Stunner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stunner taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Bean slips a nice elbow through Stunner's hands, connecting with Stunner's forehead.
Bean tries to pass to full mount but Stunner defends it.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stunner's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stunner is breathing heavily.
Stunner looking to control but Bean passes into half guard.
Bean is thwarting Stunner's attempts to control the position.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stunner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bean.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stunner defending well though.
Stunner is trying to get back to full guard.
Stunner is staying active underneath Bean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Stunner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bean throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that hitman Stunner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stunner tries to clinch up but Bean circles away and keeps his distance.
Stunner fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Stunner or perhaps it was just good defense by Bean which made him look bad.
Stunner lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stunner pinned against the cage. Stunner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A bone on bone clash there as Stunner blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stunner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bean counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hitman Stunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean throws a leg kick

and Stunner counters with a single leg into guard. Bean didn't expect that.
Bean striking from the bottom.
Bean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stunner manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Stunner has wrist control.
Stunner controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean postures up and lands a big shot to Stunner's brow.
Bean forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunner tries to get to full guard but Bean has control of the leg.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stunner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stunner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bean drops an elbow to the side of Stunner's head.
Stunner is trying to escape back to his feet but Bean uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bean lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Bean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bean misses with a low kick.
Stunner shoots for a takedown but Bean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Stunner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bean napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stunner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bean keeps working.
Bean parries the strikes from Stunner easily there. Stunner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bean to escape.
hitman Stunner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunner wants to control but Bean is keeping him busy.
Bean misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Bean tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Stunner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bean to his feet.
Stunner shoots and misses
and Bean counters with an inside leg kick.
Stunner has his takedown stuffed
and Bean counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hitman Stunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stunner wants to hit a switch here but Bean passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stunner there!
A nice elbow there by Bean.
Bean looking to finish Stunner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stunner!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean won't let Stunner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stunner tries to hold on but Bean pushes him away.
Stunner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bean landing shots from mount.
Stunner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stunner is looking to improve his position but Bean isn't that keen on the idea.
Bean raining down shots from the mount!
Bean thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Bean!
Mark Bean is the new bantamweight champion!