PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Gambler. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beam
vs
Bravo

199 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam dives in and grabs Bravo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes down on Beam's head and hops out.
Beam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Beam pushes him off.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beam keeps the fight on the outside.
Jim Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Beam avoids nicely.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bravo as Beam shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bravo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Beam.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beam avoids it.

Bravo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Beam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bravo won't allow Beam to sweep him here.
Bravo postures up.
Bravo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.

Beam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravo is aware though and is defending well.
Beam is breathing heavily.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Beam trying to keep a closed guard but Bravo is proving a slippery customer.

Beam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravo is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo forces his way into half guard.
Beam won't allow Bravo to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bravo works his way into side control.
Bravo wants to control but Beam is keeping him busy.
Beam is trying to control Bravo's posture but Bravo avoids it.
Beam gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bravo working Beam over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is having none of it.
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
Bravo wants to control the pace but Beam is squirming around nicely.
Bravo lands a big elbow.
Beam working to try and regain half guard.

That's four 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.
Bravo avoids the attempt from Beam to control.
Bravo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Beam gets back to half guard.
Bravo is keen to just control but Beam is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johny Bravo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Beam tries for a takedown but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam goes for a takedown attempt but Bravo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Bravo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bravo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beam somewhat.

Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beam, pushing him back against the ropes.

Bravo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Beam clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bravo tries to keep control of the position but Beam is staying busy.
Bravo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Bravo working for the choke.
Beam covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Beam up.
Beam is trying to break free.
Bravo throwing sloppy strikes.
Bravo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bravo keeps control of the position as Beam tries to break free.
Bravo gets his hands free as Beam looks to control.
Beam tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Beam is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is having none of it.
Bravo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bravo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beam tries to hold on but Bravo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bravo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is having none of it.
Beam tries to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Bravo prevents Beam from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bravo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravo lands with some strikes.
Beam is squirming around, avoiding Bravo's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Bravo.
Bravo with good strikes from the mount here!

Bravo working for a guillotine from mount but Beam is in no mood to give up.
Bravo controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beam, pushing him back against the ropes.
Beam is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bravo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beam tries to score a body lock takedown but Bravo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bravo lands a takedown into guard.

Beam working for a triangle but Bravo defends it easily.
Bravo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Beam working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bravo has passed into half guard!
Bravo passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bravo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beam tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.

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.
Bravo working Beam over with strikes here.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is having none of it.
Beam is desperately trying to improve his position but Bravo has a good base and remains in mount.
Bravo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beam is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bravo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johny Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beam is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bravo working Beam over with strikes here.
Bravo looking to finish Beam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beam!
Bravo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beam is working to get back to half guard.
Bravo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam tries to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Bravo content just to control the position here.
Bravo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravo working Beam over with strikes here.

Beam defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bravo.
Bravo trying to control but Beam is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bravo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Johny Bravo!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Johny Bravo!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Johny Bravo!

Johny Bravo wins by unanimous decision!