PBP Commentary

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

Mammoth
vs
Beam

190 cm
23
186 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mammoth can pounce on him.
Mammoth scores with a push kick.
Beam tries for a takedown but Mammoth circles away easily
letting Mammoth counter with a right hand.
Mammoth walks into a left hand.
Beam throws a series of punches but Mammoth avoids them all with ease.
Mammoth cracks the inside of Beam's front leg.
Mammoth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Mammoth has Beam up against the cage in a clinch.
Mammoth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Mammoth.
Mammoth connects with a knee to the head.
Beam looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mammoth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mammoth with a knee to the head.
Mammoth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mammoth.
Mammoth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beam's face.
Mammoth scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mammoth lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Beam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mammoth.
Beam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mammoth working over Beam with some ground and pound. Beam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mammoth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mammoth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mammoth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Beam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mammoth lands strikes from half guard.
Beam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mammoth wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Beam wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beam's head.
Mammoth throwing strikes from guard but Beam blocks nicely.

Beam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mammoth defends well.
Mammoth wants to pass the guard but Beam is keeping the position.

Beam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mammoth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mammoth thows a big elbow that misses.
Mammoth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beam is keeping the position for now.
Mammoth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Mammoth defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beam.
Mammoth tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beam throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mammoth tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mammoth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mammoth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mammoth tries to get out of the position.
Mammoth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Beam has control of Mammoth's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mammoth regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam unloads with some shots from mount but Mammoth bucks and avoids them well.

Beam has hold of Mammoth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mammoth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mammoth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beam tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mammoth is looking to improve his position but Beam isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mammoth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mammoth working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mammoth dominated that round.
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.

Beam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mammoth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mammoth lands with a slapping head kick.
Beam has his takedown stuffed
and Mammoth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mammoth counters with a right hand to the body.
Mammoth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mammoth connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Beam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mammoth scores with a push kick.
Mammoth tests Beam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mammoth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mammoth counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mammoth moves into the clinch successfully.
Beam jumps guard but Mammoth stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Mammoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Beam.
Mammoth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mammoth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mammoth misses with a knee to the head.
Mammoth keeps control of Beam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mammoth scores with a knee to the head.
Mammoth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beam wants a takedown.
Beam is breathing heavily.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Mammoth.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mammoth obliges.
A right hand to the body from Mammoth.
Mammoth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Mammoth.
Mammoth working Beam over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth cracks Beam with a nice body shot.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mammoth smiles and moves away.
Beam misses with a takedown
and Mammoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mammoth has managed to clinch.
Mammoth scores with a knee to the head.
Mammoth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beam's face.
Mammoth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beam goes for a takedown attempt but Mammoth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mammoth, right into the meat.
Beam misses the jab.
Beam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beam with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mammoth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Beam is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam has his takedown stuffed
and Mammoth counters with a stiff right hand.
Beam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beam throws a lazy uppercut
and Mammoth counters with a straight right hand.
Mammoth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mammoth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mammoth scores with a spinning back kick!
Mammoth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mammoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beam's sensitive parts.
Beam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mammoth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mammoth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beam throws a poor cross that misses
and Mammoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mammoth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mammoth counters with a stiff right hand.
Mammoth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Beam closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mammoth quickly recovers to half guard.

Mammoth makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Beam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam with a poor takedown
and Mammoth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mammoth lands with a nice body punch.
Beam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mammoth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mammoth lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beam takes a step back to recover.
Beam throws a right hand that misses
and Mammoth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Mammoth darts in and clinches Beam up against the cage.
Mammoth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beam's face.
Beam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A knee to the head by Mammoth.
Mammoth with a knee to the head.

Mammoth has Beam pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mammoth pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beam tumbling to the mat - Mammoth dives into Beam's guard.

Mammoth gets to his feet - Beam follows without any prompting.
Mammoth moves out of range of the strikes.
Beam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt
and Mammoth counters with a nice body kick.
Mammoth cracks Beam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth scores with a kick to the body.
Beam throws a combination that misses
and Mammoth counters with a nice body kick.
Mammoth scores with a nice right hand.
Beam tries for a takedown but Mammoth circles away easily

and Mammoth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beam won't be happy with that.
Beam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mammoth scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beam to see if he's OK.
Mammoth landing strikes.
Mammoth is putting a hurting on Beam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mammoth scoring with punches and elbows.
Mammoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beam keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam tries to buck Mammoth off but Mammoth is having none of it.
The Mammoth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mammoth stands up.
Beam with a poor takedown
and Mammoth counters with a stiff right hand.
The Mammoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Beam.

Mammoth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mammoth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mammoth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beam's face.
Mammoth scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mammoth.
Beam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mammoth.
Mammoth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beam.
Mammoth lands a body punch.
Mammoth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mammoth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mammoth just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mammoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mammoth landing knees to the head.
Mammoth missing with knees to the body.
Beam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mammoth walks away with a smile on his face. Beam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mammoth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Mammoth clinches.
Mammoth scores a nice knee to the body.
Mammoth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Beam can't get the takedown.
Mammoth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mammoth lands a good knee to the midsection. Beam won't want to take too many of those.
Beam is trying to break the clinch but Mammoth is controlling him.
Mammoth landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mammoth walks away with a smile on his face. Beam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Mammoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Beam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mammoth!
Mammoth wants to control but Beam is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beam goes for an armbar but Mammoth turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mammoth.
Jack Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mammoth content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Beam has his foot on Mammoth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mammoth works his way back into a safe position though.
Mammoth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Beam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mammoth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mammoth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Mammoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mammoth 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Mammoth!