PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Turmoil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beamer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beamer
vs
Turmoil

185 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Turmoil!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beamer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beamer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beamer misses the shot to the body.
Beamer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turmoil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turmoil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beamer fails with a takedown attempt.
Beamer lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beamer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Beamer lands a left and a right that send Turmoil crashing to the mat, dazed. Beamer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Turmoil is rocked!

It looks like Dante Turmoil has been cut.
Turmoil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turmoil is still on wobbly legs! Can Beamer finish him?
Turmoil looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer lands a nice looking body shot.
Turmoil seems to have recovered his senses.

Beamer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turmoil was covering up waiting for the punch and Beamer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turmoil can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beamer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beamer works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Turmoil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Beamer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turmoil is in trouble now - Beamer has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer controlling from mount.
Beamer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Beamer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Turmoil to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Turmoil shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Turmoil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beamer lands a nice shot to the body.

Beamer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beamer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turmoil can do to turn this around?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beamer.
Turmoil has his takedown stuffed
and Beamer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turmoil throws a hook to the side of Beamer's head but Beamer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turmoil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beamer counters with a one-two to the body.
Turmoil is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beamer cracks a nice hook into Turmoil's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer jabs Turmoil right on the nose. Turmoil blinks but takes it well.
Turmoil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turmoil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turmoil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Beamer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beamer throwing strikes from guard but Turmoil blocks nicely.
Beamer passes Turmoil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beamer in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Turmoil!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beamer controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmoil is looking to improve his position but Beamer isn't that keen on the idea.
Turmoil has given up his back here. Will Beamer look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Will Beamer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Beamer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Turmoil's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Beamer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

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.
Good control from Beamer.
Beamer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turmoil for as long as he can get away with.
Beamer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dante Turmoil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Turmoil shoots and misses
and Beamer counters with a right hand to the body.
Beamer tests Turmoil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beamer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Beamer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beamer.
Turmoil misses with a takedown

and Beamer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beamer stands and throws Turmoil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beamer advances nicely into full mount.
Turmoil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turmoil looks a forlorn figure.
Beamer tries to control but Turmoil wriggling away.

Turmoil defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beamer.
Jim Beamer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beamer moves to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Beamer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Turmoil tries to break free.
Beamer controls the position.
Will Beamer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Beamer wants to control the position but Turmoil frees himself and scrambles - Beamer manages to regain control in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Beamer wants to control for a moment but Turmoil uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beamer.

Turmoil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beamer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Beamer working for submissions but it's allowed Turmoil to get to half guard.
Turmoil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beamer is trying to get back to full guard.
Turmoil has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turmoil unloads with some shots from mount but Beamer bucks and avoids them well.
Turmoil unloads with some shots from mount but Beamer bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turmoil avoids the attempt from Beamer to control.
Beamer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beamer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beamer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beamer!