PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bean's choice of entrance music: Raising Hell. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Naza
vs
Bean

185 cm
32
176 lbs
20 - 18 - 2

177 cm
34
184 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 20 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bean does no damage.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naza misses with a straight right.
Naza throws a leg kick but Bean checks it.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Naza misses the target.
Naza misses with a body shot
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Naza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bean was covering up waiting for the punch and Naza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Naza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bean wants to stand but Naza is controlling the position.
Naza throws a strike but Bean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza looking for a sweep. Not yet Naza, not yet.
Naza keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.
Bean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Naza is adopting a defensive guard.
Naza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Naza is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Naza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naza is looking to chop away at Bean's legs.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Naza pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Naza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naza.
Bean looks to land a combination but Naza avoids it well.
Naza throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
Bean wants to clinch up but Naza keeps it at a distance.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
Bean swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.

Bean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Naza, pushing him back against the cage.

Naza breaks the clinch.
Bean tries to clinch but Naza is having none of it.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naza thuds a left hand into Bean's body.
Bean slaps away a takedown attempt from Naza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naza is looking to wear down Bean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bean staying out of range there.
Naza just misses with a punch to the body.
Naza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naza. That's going to slow Bean down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean stalks Naza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naza's face. Naza staggers backwards, shaken.
Ron Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza throws a leg kick but Bean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean moves out of range as Naza strikes.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
Naza throws a low kick but Bean moves out of range easily.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Naza pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naza.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Naza fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gio Naza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Naza throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Bean.
Bean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Naza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Naza with that takedown attempt.
Ron Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bean misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Bean blocks the low kick.
Naza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
Bean throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Naza's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza shoots in for a double leg but Bean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Naza throws a low kick but Bean avoids it.
A left and a right from Naza both land. Nice combination.
Naza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Naza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Naza throws a low kick but Bean avoids it.
Bean swings widly with a right hand

so Naza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Naza stands up over Bean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naza won't allow Bean to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naza is looking to work some ground and pound but Bean has wrist control.
Naza wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naza with a flurry of punches that miss.

Bean scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Bean checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Naza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bean is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza misses with a head shot. Bean uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bean pushes Naza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bean checks a low kick from Naza.
Naza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bean swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bean drives through and clinches with Naza against the cage.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bean is fending him off so far but Naza persists. Nope, Bean circles away and we're back to standing.
Naza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Naza tries a low kick but Bean avoids it.
Naza throws a solid leg kick but Bean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Naza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Naza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Naza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
Bean avoids the body shot from Naza.
Ron Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naza looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Naza misses with a body punch
and Bean counters with a three punch combo that has Naza backing up. Naza nods at Bean to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean lands a head kick. Naza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Naza 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.
Naza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bean works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gio Naza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Naza misses with a leg kick.
Naza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Naza.
Naza is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Naza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naza throws a low kick but Bean avoids it.
Naza has a takedown stuffed.
Bean tries to bum rush Naza with a series of wild strikes but Naza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Naza.
Bean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Naza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Bean does no damage.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Bean is looking to clinch but Naza is avoiding it.
Naza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Naza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Bean digs a good body shot into Naza's ribs.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naza connects with a solid leg kick.
Naza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Naza tries to keep at a distance but Bean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ron Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is trying to maintain a safe position but Naza gets an underhook and turns Bean into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Naza blocks an uppercut.

Bean breaks from the clinch.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naza throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Naza is defended easily by Bean.
Naza throws a low kick but Bean avoids it.
Naza throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean tries to clinch up but Naza circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bean.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
A bone on bone clash there as Bean blocks the leg kick.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.

Bean pushes Naza up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Naza looking for a takedown.
Naza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bean pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bean misses with some punches.
Naza prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean tries a body shot but Naza blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bean pulls his leg out and moves away.
Naza throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bean slips a jab from Naza.

Bean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean digs a right hand into Naza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naza's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Naza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gio Naza!
Gio Naza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.