PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Libris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has chosen Raising Hell as his entrance music. Rex Libris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ron Bean's chin.

Libris
vs
Bean

183 cm
24
176 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

177 cm
28
184 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Libris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Libris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Libris circles away.
Libris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Libris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Libris tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bean tries to clinch up but Libris circles away and keeps his distance.
Libris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Libris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Libris lands in his opponent's guard.
Bean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bean has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bean tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Libris manages to get himself to full guard.
Bean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris is looking to stand up but Bean isn't so interested in that idea.
Bean postures up in Libris's guard and throws a big left but Libris blocks it.

Libris working for a triangle but Bean defends it easily.
Bean passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Bean is trying to get an arm triangle but Libris is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Libris tries to bench press Bean off him but Bean keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bean tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Libris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Libris tries to buck Bean off but Bean is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bean working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bean working away.
Bean trying to control the action but Libris is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Libris is looking to reverse the position.
Bean trying to control the position but Libris is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Libris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bean asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Bean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Libris is trying to control Bean's posture but Bean avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Libris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Libris slaps away a takedown attempt from Bean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bean tries to clinch up but Libris circles away and keeps his distance.
Libris throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Libris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Libris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Libris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Libris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Libris is looking to clinch but Bean is avoiding it.

Bean gets a takedown into half guard.
Libris wants to control but Bean is keeping busy.
Bean is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean prevents Libris from standing back up.
Bean passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Libris!
Bean avoids the attempt from Libris to control.
Bean lands with some strikes.
Libris regains half guard.
Bean blocks the strikes from Libris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libris tries to get to full guard but Bean has control of the leg.
Libris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bean thows a huge punch but Libris dodges it nicely.
Bean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Libris keeps working.
Bean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Libris actively working from the bottom here.
Libris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Libris tries to get out of the position.
Bean passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a few punches from side control.
Bean trying to control the position but Libris is working away.
Bean landing a few strikes.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Libris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Libris is trying to control Bean's posture but Bean avoids it.
Bean lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libris is looking to reverse the position.
Bean postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Libris tries to buck Bean off but Bean is having none of it.
Libris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bean connects with a decent elbow.
Bean working away.
Bean working the head with strikes.
Libris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bean on the ground.
Bean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bean works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bean working away.

Bean in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Libris is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ron Bean!