PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RJ McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin comes to the ring accompanied by Nas - Hero Instrumental. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McLovin
vs
Bean

185 cm
25
202 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, RJ McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bean!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Bean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McLovin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McLovin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bean on the side of the head.
McLovin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McLovin can pounce on him.
McLovin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McLovin scoring well with a low kick there.
McLovin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from McLovin.
McLovin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bean. That did some damage!
Donk. McLovin catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLovin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McLovin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bean backs up against the ropes.
McLovin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McLovin digs a good hook to Bean's body.
McLovin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McLovin.
McLovin takes a little break here. Bean wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

McLovin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

McLovin decides to stand back up.
Bean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McLovin lands a lovely overhand right.
McLovin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McLovin scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from McLovin both land. Nice combination.

McLovin clinches up with Bean and pushes him back against the ropes.
McLovin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McLovin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bean regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLovin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McLovin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bean for as long as he can get away with.
McLovin throws a big right hand that misses.
McLovin wants to pass the guard but Bean is keeping the position.
McLovin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McLovin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McLovin 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.
McLovin is pushing down on Bean's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bean is fighting to maintain full guard but McLovin has managed to sneak the leg through.
McLovin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bean wants to control but McLovin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McLovin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. RJ McLovin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McLovin jabs at Bean's body.
McLovin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McLovin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bean shoots and misses
and McLovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
RJ McLovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLovin connects with a nice looking jab.
McLovin clobbers Bean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McLovin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McLovin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McLovin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bean has time to react.
McLovin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bean with a lazy takedown attempt

and McLovin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bean won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLovin taking a breather here.

McLovin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bean knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bean is breathing heavily.
McLovin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bean is being controlled here.

That's two 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.
Bean is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McLovin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. RJ McLovin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McLovin throws a series of strikes that have Bean backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin throws a one two combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for McLovin.
McLovin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McLovin lands with a nice combination. Bean backs away looking to recover.
McLovin jabs at Bean's body.
Bean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bean gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McLovin.
McLovin lands with a shot to the body.
McLovin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McLovin duly obliges.

McLovin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McLovin is taking a breather. Bean says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLovin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McLovin not doing much here.
McLovin passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLovin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bean tries to buck McLovin off but McLovin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RJ McLovin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McLovin stalks Bean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bean's face. Bean staggers backwards, shaken.
McLovin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McLovin throws a series of strikes that have Bean backpedaling.
McLovin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

McLovin gets a clinch.
McLovin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bean can do to turn this around?
McLovin is pushing Bean up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bean takes an elbow to the forehead.

McLovin breaks the clinch.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McLovin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bean. That did some damage!
McLovin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from McLovin.
McLovin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bean in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McLovin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - McLovin scores with a four punch combination!
McLovin throws a nice inside leg kick.
McLovin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McLovin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

McLovin gets a clinch.

McLovin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

McLovin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McLovin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McLovin controlling from the full mount.
RJ McLovin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. RJ McLovin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McLovin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Bean gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McLovin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McLovin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McLovin forces his way into half guard.
Joe Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean is trying to control but can't.
McLovin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
RJ McLovin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
RJ McLovin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McLovin 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RJ McLovin!