PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derya Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Beane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sevket kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In the Club. Beane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Meets Evil - Above The Law kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sevket
vs
Beane

196 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

204 cm
29
280 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derya Sevket!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Beane!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beane moves into the clinch.

Beane breaks from the clinch.

Sevket gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Sevket's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sevket working the strikes but Beane uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Beane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sevket throwing shots but Beane is blocking nicely.
Sevket is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sevket is looking for a kimura but Beane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sevket to get the leverage.
Beane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sevket is thwarting Beane's attempts to control the position.

Beane looking for submissions off his back.
Sevket throwing shots but Beane is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket working the head and body with strikes.
Beane is looking to improve his position.
Beane trying to control from the bottom.
Beane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beane wants to improve his position but Sevket is controlling well.
Sevket lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Sevket seems to be working for a kimura but Beane defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Sevket is working for a submission of some sort.
Sevket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beane defending well though.

Sevket is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sevket is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Beane looking for a guillotine here but Sevket defends easily.

Beane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sevket with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beane keeping full guard, as Sevket tries to pass.
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.
Sevket postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sevket is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Beane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sevket gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sevket postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beane is on top in guard.
Sevket throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Sevket is looking for a triangle but Beane pushes his legs off easily.

Sevket working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beane preventing the sweep.
Sevket is breathing heavily.
Beane trying to control but Sevket is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beane wants to get up but he can't break Sevket's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Sevket is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sevket throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Beane drops back looking for a leg! Sevket is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sevket manages to kick Beane off! Beane jumps back into Sevket's guard.
Sevket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Beane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beane preventing the sweep.
Sevket is working hard here to advance position.

Sevket escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derya Sevket dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beane tries to sprawl but Sevket drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sevket lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beane tries to get to full guard but Sevket has control of the leg.
Sevket looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sevket is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Sevket is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beane defends it well.
Sevket has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Beane looking for submissions off his back.

Beane actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevket is looking for a kimura here.

Beane looking for submissions off his back.

Sevket is looking for a kimura but Beane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sevket to get the leverage.
Beane manages to get to full guard.
Sevket throwing strikes from guard but Beane blocks nicely.
Beane 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.

Beane is looking for a triangle but Sevket pushes his legs off easily.

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.

Beane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beane is breathing heavily.
Sevket stands up over Beane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Beane working for a triangle but Sevket defends it easily.

Sevket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sevket connects with a couple of short punches.
Sevket lands a couple of elbows.

Beane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sevket is aware though and is defending well.
Sevket working some strikes from top position.
Derya Sevket overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sevket keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beane's head.

Sevket drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sevket jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket is pushing down on Beane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Beane is fighting to maintain full guard but Sevket has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sevket is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sevket takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sevket frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sevket looking to finish Beane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beane!
Sevket dominating with strikes here.
Sevket lands a big shot there that rocks Beane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Sevket goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Beane is on top in guard.

Sevket is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Beane drops back looking for a leg! Sevket is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sevket manages to kick Beane off! Beane jumps back into Sevket's guard.

Sevket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sevket bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beane's guard.
Sevket throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beane 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.
Beane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sevket.
Sevket lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sevket with a flurry of punches that miss.

Beane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sevket doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sevket manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beane has momentary wrist control but Sevket slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derya Sevket dominated that second round.
That's time! Sevket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sevket shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Sevket looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sevket looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sevket throwing shots but Beane is blocking nicely.

Beane actively working from the bottom here.
Sevket throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sevket connects with a nice short shot to Beane's temple.
Beane is pressing down on Sevket's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sevket thows a big elbow that misses.
Beane is trying to keep Sevket in close.
Sevket tries to free his leg and advance position but Beane is retaining full guard.
Sevket scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Beane has his foot on Sevket's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sevket works his way back into a safe position though.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Beane is keeping the position.

Beane looking for a guillotine here but Sevket defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sevket's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sevket scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sevket thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sevket is looking to work some ground and pound but Beane has wrist control.
Beane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sevket is looking to improve his position but Beane isn't that keen on the idea.

Beane working for a guillotine from mount but Sevket is in no mood to give up.
Beane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sevket regains half guard.
Sevket makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sevket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beane wants to control from the top but Sevket keeps moving.

Sevket throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sevket is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Beane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sevket gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sevket working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket distracts Beane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Beane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sevket gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sevket drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beane dives on top into guard.

Beane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Beane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sevket wants to sweep but no luck.
Beane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sevket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derya Sevket clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beane falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sevket counters with a single leg into guard. Beane didn't expect that.
Sevket tries to free his leg and advance position but Beane is retaining full guard.
Sevket postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beane wants to sweep here but Sevket controlling him for the moment.

Sevket drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sevket jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Beane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sevket defends well.
Sevket pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beane is keeping the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Sevket drops back looking for a leg! Beane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beane manages to kick Sevket off! Sevket jumps back into Beane's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Beane working for a triangle but Sevket defends it easily.
Sevket missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sevket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Sevket thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sevket won't allow Beane to sweep him here.
Beane looking to control.
Sevket lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sevket!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sevket flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Beane looking for a guillotine from mount but Sevket is having none of it.
Sevket is looking to improve his position but Beane isn't that keen on the idea.

Beane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sevket manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sevket is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beane's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sevket moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Beane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sevket is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sevket 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.

Beane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sevket looking for a sweep. Not yet Sevket, not yet.

Beane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sevket wants to sweep here but Beane controlling him for the moment.
Sevket bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beane's guard.

Beane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sevket gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beane keeping full guard, as Sevket tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beane trying to control the position.
Sevket won't allow Beane to sweep him here.
Beane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sevket postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Beane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sevket can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sevket passes into half guard.

Sevket is working for a kimura but Beane is defending it quite comfortably.

Beane looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derya Sevket had his way with Steve Beane in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sevket shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Beane wants to improve his position but Sevket is controlling well.
Sevket wants to pass to mount but Beane is defending the position.
Sevket working over Beane with some ground and pound. Beane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beane tries to roll over but Sevket keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevket is trying to work for a kimura but Beane is defending well.
Sevket seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sevket uses his free foot to push down on Beane's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Beane.
Beane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sevket lands with some strikes.
Sevket lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beane hang on?
Beane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sevket fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Beane regains half guard.
Sevket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beane can do to turn this around?
Beane is pressing down on Sevket's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket with a nice head shot there.
Sevket sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beane's guard.

Beane is defending against the submission attempts here by Sevket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beane wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Sevket there.
Sevket prevents Beane from improving his position.
Beane works his way to full guard. Good work.

Sevket drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sevket jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sevket throws a big right hand that misses.

Beane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sevket defends well.

Sevket is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket is looking to advance position but Beane has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Beane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sevket has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Beane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sevket is looking to escape.
Sevket gets back to half guard.
Sevket works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beane wants to control from the top but Sevket keeps moving.
Sevket tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sevket has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beane has managed to get both his arms back between Sevket's legs - danger averted.

Beane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Beane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sevket wants to sweep but no luck.

Beane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sevket is on top in guard.
Steve Beane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derya Sevket is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Beane is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derya Sevket showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sevket, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Derya Sevket!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Derya Sevket!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Derya Sevket!

Derya Sevket wins by unanimous decision!
Derya Sevket is the new heavyweight champion!