PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meano Beano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Almeida had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Almeida
vs
Beano

192 cm
22
216 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Meano Beano!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Beano decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A right-left combo lands from Beano.
Beano lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Almeida tries to clinch but Beano is having none of it.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Beano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Almeida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Almeida has his foot on Beano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beano works his way back into a safe position though.
Beano content to stall in guard here.

Beano stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Almeida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beano counters with a left to the body.
Beano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Almeida backs up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida has his takedown stuffed
and Beano counters with a series of strikes. Almeida will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beano lands a jab.
Almeida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beano.
Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Beano pushes him off.
Almeida tries to clinch but Beano is having none of it.

Almeida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beano is trying to defend but Almeida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Almeida is stalling here. Beano is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Almeida seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Beano has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Beano lands a few punches from side control.
Beano wants to stand but Almeida is controlling his arm.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Beano working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Almeida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Beano is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Beano wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida trying to hold on to Beano's head to control him but Beano postures up.
Almeida tries to roll over but Beano keeps him under control.

Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Beano tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

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!
Almeida tries to hold on but Beano pushes him away.
Beano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida tries to hold on but Beano pushes him away.
Beano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Almeida is looking to escape.
Almeida can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beano controlling the position easily from mount.
Almeida tries to reverse the position but Beano maintains control.
Almeida is working hard here to advance position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is squirming around, avoiding Beano's attempts to control the action.
Beano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beano is looking to advance position but Almeida won't allow it.
Beano is trying to control. Almeida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's six 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.
Almeida wants to control but Beano is keeping busy.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Beano has control of the leg.

Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beano pulls his head out easily.
Beano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beano lands with a hook. Almeida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Beano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Beano prevents Almeida from improving his position.
Beano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Almeida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control but Beano postures up.
Beano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beano wants to stand up but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.

Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beano content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beano closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Beano pushes Almeida against the ropes but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiago Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Beano.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Almeida. No joy for Beano on that attempt.
Beano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almeida throws out the jab.
Almeida dives in and grabs Beano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beano pushes down on Almeida's head and hops out.
Almeida shoots in but Beano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Almeida.
Beano lands a slapping body shot.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almeida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beano avoids it really well and circles away.
Beano's corner calls for a 1-2. Beano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Almeida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almeida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beano counters with a right hand to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Almeida clinches but Beano breaks the clinch
and Beano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almeida.

Almeida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beano is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
Almeida is trying to keep Beano in close.
Beano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Almeida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meano Beano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Almeida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almeida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Almeida keeps control of Beano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almeida tries to clinch up but Beano circles away and keeps his distance.
Beano scores with a shot to the body.
Almeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beano swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beano as he jumps to the side.

Almeida gets caught flat footed, as Beano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beano content to stall in guard here.

Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beano is aware though and is defending well.

Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beano wants to get up but he can't break Almeida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beano postures up.

Almeida looking for a guillotine here but Beano defends easily.
Beano wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Almeida backs up against the ropes.
Beano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beano scores with a sloppy right hand. Almeida should have avoided that one.
Beano thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beano.
Almeida tries to clinch there but Beano circles away.
Almeida doesn't manage to clinch there - Beano circles away.
Beano swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Beano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiago Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meano Beano.
Beano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beano's corner calls for a 1-2. Beano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Almeida or perhaps it was just good defense by Beano which made him look bad.
Almeida takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida shoots and misses

and Beano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beano.
Beano is looking to stand up but Almeida won't let him.

Almeida working for a triangle but Beano defends it easily.

Almeida working for submissions but it's allowed Beano to get to half guard.
Beano trying to control from half guard but Almeida is working away.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.
Almeida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beano scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meano Beano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Almeida.
Beano wants to stand but Almeida is controlling his posture from full guard.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Beano from controlling successfully.
Almeida wants to sweep but no luck.
Beano has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Almeida is proving hard to escape from.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Almeida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Almeida clinches with his opponent.
Almeida is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Beano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beano throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.

Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beano tries to kick Almeida off but Almeida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Beano kicks Almeida off and gets back to his feet.
Beano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beano avoids it really well and circles away.
Almeida needs to keep his hands up - Beano had a free shot at his head there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Almeida darts in trying to clinch

so Beano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beano throwing strikes from guard but Almeida blocks nicely.

Almeida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beano is aware though and is defending well.
Beano wants to stand but Almeida is controlling his posture from full guard.

Almeida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beano defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Almeida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beano defends it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beano with a nice head shot there.

Almeida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Almeida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beano is one step ahead there.
Beano tries to stand but Almeida is controlling from the bottom.
Beano trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Tiago Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight 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.
Almeida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beano manages to get himself to full guard.
Beano has momentary wrist control but Almeida slips an elbow through the middle.
Beano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Almeida is controlling him.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Beano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Beano is retaining full guard.
Beano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Almeida is controlling him.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beano wants to stand and escape but Almeida is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Beano sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beano stuffs the takedown attempt from Almeida. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch but Beano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almeida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almeida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beano swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Almeida as Beano shoots in.
Almeida fails to land the takedown.
Tiago Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Beano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meano Beano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beano 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Meano Beano!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Meano Beano!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Meano Beano!

Meano Beano wins by unanimous decision!