PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Calmerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bean
vs
Calmerson

175 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

199 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Calmerson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calmerson throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmerson. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calmerson swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.

Bean shoots in and bounces Calmerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calmerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calmerson is trying to control the position but Bean postures up.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Calmerson has wrist control.
Bean sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bean wanted to stand there but Calmerson had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Calmerson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calmerson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmerson's head.
Bean postures up and lands a big shot to Calmerson's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calmerson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bean is stalling in the full guard.
Bean throwing strikes from guard but Calmerson blocks nicely.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Calmerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmerson's head.
Calmerson trying to strike off his back.
Calmerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calmerson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Bean works over Calmerson with some ground and pound from guard.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmerson's head.
Bean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calmerson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bean wants to control from the top but Calmerson keeps moving.
Bean tries to free his leg and advance position but Calmerson is retaining full guard.
Bean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scoring with some ground and pound.
Bean with a flurry of punches that miss.

Calmerson is looking for a triangle but Bean pushes his legs off easily.
Bean landing with the ground and pound.
Bean looking to pass the guard.

Calmerson is working an open guard so Bean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Calmerson tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calmerson sprawls well initially but Bean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Calmerson wants to control but Bean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Calmerson tries to roll over but Bean keeps him under control.
Calmerson is looking to control Bean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calmerson avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calmerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Calmerson manages to get to full guard.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calmerson wants to sweep but no luck.
Calmerson working a defensive guard here.
Calmerson keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.

Calmerson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bean is aware though and is defending well.
Bean preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that round.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calmerson defends it nicely.
Calmerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calmerson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean avoids the body shot from Calmerson.
Calmerson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calmerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bean prevents Calmerson from improving his position.
Bean working Calmerson over with strikes.
Calmerson is looking to improve his position.
Calmerson moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Bean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Calmerson is working an open guard so Bean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Calmerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bean.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butter Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean avoids a kick to the body.

Bean shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bean showed some decent athleticism there.
Calmerson tries to roll over but Bean keeps him under control.
Calmerson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Calmerson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bean slips a nice elbow through Calmerson's hands, connecting with Calmerson's forehead.
Calmerson has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean working over Calmerson with some ground and pound. Calmerson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butter Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calmerson wants to control but Bean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Calmerson is working away.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calmerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calmerson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calmerson keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.
Calmerson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calmerson's head.
Bean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calmerson's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calmerson is on top in guard.
Calmerson wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Calmerson wants to stand but Bean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bean has his hands on Calmerson's head, controlling the position.

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.
Bean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Calmerson throws and elbow that misses. Bean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calmerson's guard. Nice move by Bean!
Bean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calmerson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bean with a nice head shot there.
Bean with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Calmerson misses the shot to the body.

Bean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bean lands in his opponent's guard.
Bean trying to control but Calmerson is working from the bottom.
Calmerson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean trying to control but Calmerson is working from the bottom.
Bean lands a couple of digs.
Calmerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bean is one step ahead there.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Calmerson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Calmerson's lack of action.
Bean tries to kick Calmerson off but Calmerson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calmerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calmerson is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean is trying to control but can't.

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.
Calmerson is just content to waste time from the top position. Bean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Calmerson misses with a wild body shot.
Bean throws a series of punches but Calmerson avoids them all with ease.

Bean shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Calmerson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Calmerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bean preventing the sweep.
Calmerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bean cracks Calmerson with a solid left hand.
Calmerson looking for a sweep. Not yet Calmerson, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean distracts Calmerson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Calmerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calmerson is trying to control the position but Bean postures up.
Calmerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean is working Calmerson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calmerson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bean sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calmerson has momentary wrist control but Bean slips an elbow through the middle.
Bean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Calmerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmerson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Calmerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calmerson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.

Calmerson looking for a guillotine here but Bean defends easily.
Calmerson is trying to keep Bean in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bean, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

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