PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla has chosen Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bean
vs
Carolla

225 cm
42
289 lbs
45 - 26 - 0

198 cm
42
201 lbs
46 - 42 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Carolla misses the target.
Carolla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.

Bean drops Carolla with a beautiful combination! Carolla stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bean is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Carolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bean counters with a right hand to the body.
Carolla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carolla looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Carolla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carolla swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Carolla ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Carolla as he connects with a hook.
Bean has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Bean digs a good body shot into Carolla's ribs.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.
Carolla drops his hands momentarily and Bean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla drops his hands momentarily and Bean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carolla lands a nice hook to Bean's body. Bean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean slips a jab and a cross from Carolla.
Bean tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Carolla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bean takes a swing at Carolla's ribcage but misses.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean staying out of range there.
Carolla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carolla takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
A big left from Carolla misses.
Bean throws a hook but Carolla avoids it easily.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carolla scores with a body shot.
Bean lands with a good body shot.
Carolla tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bean checks a leg kick.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Butter Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws a head kick that misses.
Bean slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Bean.
Good exchange - Carolla coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Carolla.
Carolla looks to land a combination but Bean avoids it well.
Carolla slips under a jab from Bean.
Carolla swings widly with a right hand
and Bean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carolla tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carolla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bean in his tracks.
Bean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a body punch but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla lands a nice looking body shot.
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Carolla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla misses the jab.

Bean rushes Carolla and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carolla.

Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carolla cracks a nice hook into Bean's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bean with a jab.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Carolla misses with an uppercut.
Carolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
Carolla misses with a looping left.
Carolla swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick.
Carolla misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
Carolla tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bean stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carolla.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carolla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carolla throws a shot from downtown. Bean moves away and avoids it.
Carolla moves away from the strike by Bean.
Carolla lands with an uppercut that bounces Bean off the cage and back into range.
Carolla wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Carolla misses.
Carolla misses with a straight right.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean stuffs the takedown attempt from Carolla. Carolla gets slowly back to his feet.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Carolla connects with a crisp jab.
Bean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Carolla lands a nice hook to Bean's body. Bean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily.
Carolla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bean. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Carolla misses
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carolla shoots in but no luck this time.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carolla throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carolla tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bean checks a leg kick.
Carolla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Carolla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bean doesn't seem phased though.
Carolla scores with a hook.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bean defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
Carolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carolla misses with a looping right.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Carolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carolla misses with a combination
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carolla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Carolla will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Carolla as he connects with a hook.
Butter Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carolla throws out the jab.
A jab from Carolla misses.
Bean avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Carolla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bean on the side of the head.
A left lands for Bean.
Bean throws a good cross that connects.
Carolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carolla misses with an uppercut.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carolla misses with an uppercut
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Carolla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carolla throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut

and Bean counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carolla! Bean lets Carolla back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Carolla is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carolla throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Carolla is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Carolla seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a looping left.
Bean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Carolla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Carolla darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Carolla misses with a body punch

and Bean counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carolla! Bean lets Carolla back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Carolla misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Carolla badly! Bean follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Carolla out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Bean finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Butter Bean!
An out of breath Butter Bean thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.