PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Oliveira
vs
Bean

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bean decides to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bean controlling Oliveira's posture.
Oliveira trying to control but Bean is working from the bottom.
Oliveira won't allow Bean to get back to his feet.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oliveira manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Bean tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean advances position into side control!
Oliveira is trying to control Bean's posture but Bean avoids it.
Oliveira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bean winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Oliveira actively working from the bottom here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bean.
Oliveira has his hands clasped together around Bean's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bean has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.

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

Bean is working for a submission of some sort.
Bean is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bean controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Oliveira enables Bean to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oliveira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
Butter Bean has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Bean has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Butter Bean wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hugo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bean moves away

and Bean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
Bean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bean looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bean looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira really wants to buck Bean off and get back to his feet.
Bean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bean controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bean has hold of Oliveira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oliveira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oliveira can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bean jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Oliveira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Oliveira and Bean has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Oliveira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oliveira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bean connects with a decent elbow.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bean working the head with strikes.

Bean stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a nice combination. Bean backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bean stands up from half guard.
Oliveira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Bean pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean stalling the fight.

Bean manages to break the clinch.

Bean drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliveira won't be happy with that.
Bean landing strikes.
Bean is chipping away with strikes.
Bean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira is trying to buck Bean off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee asks Bean politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bean prefers to stall for the moment though.

Bean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Bean politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bean prefers to stall for the moment though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bean has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!
Bean controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Bean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Bean pushes him away.
Bean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira wants to control but Bean is having none of it.
Bean looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Bean pushes him away.
Oliveira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bean looking to control and managing it successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Bean misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bean takes the fight into the clinch.

Bean ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bean no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Bean pushes Oliveira off and gets back to his feet.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bean clinches with his opponent.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Bean holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Hugo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!
After the fight, Butter Bean was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.