PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Beano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Beano
vs
Obrien

185 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

184 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Big Beano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Obrien!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obrien throws a front kick aimed at Beano's knee but Beano avoids it well.
Beano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obrien.
Beano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Obrien tries for a takedown but Beano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Beano closes the distance and pushes Obrien back into the cage.

Beano drags the fight down to the ground.
Obrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Beano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obrien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beano keeping moving, preventing Obrien from controlling successfully.

Beano pushes Obrien off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Beano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obrien shoots for a takedown but Beano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Big Beano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Obrien.
Beano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obrien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beano swinging wilding here.

Beano has taken the fight to the clinch.

Beano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Beano gets a takedown into half guard.

Beano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Obrien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beano.
A right-left combo lands from Beano.
Big Beano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obrien dodges the punch combination from Beano.

Beano clinches up with Obrien and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obrien fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beano gets caught flat footed, as Obrien shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Obrien wants to control from the top but Beano keeps moving.
Obrien seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Beano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obrien blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien wants to control but Beano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Obrien looks gassed!
Beano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Obrien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beano wants to pass the guard but Obrien is defending well.
Obrien is trying to maintain the position but Beano is very close to passing his half guard.

Beano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Beano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Obrien is trying to maintain the position but Beano is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Beano tries to clinch there but Obrien circles away.
Beano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beano throws a nice looking combination but Obrien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obrien shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beano as he avoids it easily.
Beano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obrien circles away quickly and effectively.
Beano throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beano darts in trying to clinch

and Obrien counters with a nice double leg into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Beano kicks Obrien off and gets to his feet.

Beano rushes Obrien and presses him up against the cage.
Beano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Obrien just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Beano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beano is looking to clinch.
Obrien has his takedown stuffed
and Beano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Beano gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Obrien successfully pulls guard.
Beano cracks Obrien with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beano works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Beano postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Obrien to stand up.
Beano throws a series of strikes that have Obrien backpedaling.
Horrible takedown by Obrien or perhaps it was just good defense by Beano which made him look bad.
Beano looks to land a combination. Obrien sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Beano drives through and clinches with Obrien against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obrien stops a takedown attempt from Beano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beano wants a takedown but no success here.
Obrien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Big Beano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Obrien.
Obrien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obrien prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Obrien pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Obrien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beano throws a right hand that Obrien ducks under and follows up with a left that Obrien also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obrien.
Obrien prevents the takedown attempt.
Beano is trying to break the clinch but Obrien has him pressed against the cage.
Beano goes for a takedown attempt but Obrien pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Beano. No joy for Obrien on that attempt.
Beano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from Beano both land. Nice combination.
Obrien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Beano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Beano wants the takedown. Obrien is fighting it off but Beano persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Obrien's guard against the cage.

Obrien is working an open guard so Beano takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Beano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beano swinging wilding here.
Big Beano is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Obrien or perhaps it was just good defense by Beano which made him look bad.

Beano throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Obrien was covering up waiting for the punch and Beano finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beano wanted to stand there but Obrien had control of the position.

Beano stands up and waves to Obrien to follow him.
Beano lands a nice shot to the body.
Obrien slips a jab and a cross from Beano.
Obrien looks for the body kick but Beano saw that one coming.
Beano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obrien pinned against the cage. Obrien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Beano. No joy for Obrien on that attempt.

Beano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Beano has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien stuffs the takedown.
Beano throws a series of punches but Obrien moves out of range.

Beano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Beano stands up out of the half guard.

Obrien shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beano is trying to defend but Obrien finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obrien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beano keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Obrien decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Beano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beano takes the fight into the clinch.

Beano has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Obrien is trying to keep an underhook but Beano manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Obrien wants to improve his position but Beano is controlling well.
Obrien wants to control but Beano is keeping busy.
Obrien moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Obrien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Beano gets to his feet - Obrien follows without any prompting.

Beano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Obrien looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Beano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Obrien to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beano gets a clinch.

Beano gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Beano 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.
Obrien missing with punches from the bottom.
Obrien is trying to control but can't.

Beano decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beano lands with a nice combination. Obrien backs away looking to recover.
Beano tries to bum rush Obrien with a series of wild strikes but Obrien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Beano pushes Obrien up against the cage in a clinch.
Obrien working hard to break the clinch.

Beano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Obrien is looking to improve his position.
Beano lands with a punch from half guard.

Beano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beano lands a two punch combo.
Obrien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beano lands with a nice combination. Obrien backs away looking to recover.
Beano misses with a wild combination.

Obrien closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beano to the mat! Beano manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beano uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Obrien dives in and grabs Beano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beano pushes down on Obrien's head and hops out.
Beano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obrien's head.
Beano lands with a shot to the body.

Beano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Beano stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Beano swats away the attempt to clinch by Obrien.
Obrien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beano stalks Obrien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obrien's face. Obrien staggers backwards, shaken.
Obrien throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Beano gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beano is working for takedown but Obrien is calmly controlling the position for now.
Obrien is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obrien prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Obrien.
Beano tries to score a body lock takedown but Obrien shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Beano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obrien looking to stall.

Beano turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Obrien can't do much from the bottom here.
Beano is putting a hurting on Obrien here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obrien is trying to get back to his feet.
Phil Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Beano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obrien throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Beano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Beano!