PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bean
vs
Aicrag

225 cm
44
289 lbs
48 - 29 - 0

185 cm
32
218 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 48 - 29 - 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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esoj Aicrag!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean connects with the punch.
Aicrag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bean's waist but Bean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aicrag off to one side.
Aicrag misses with a takedown attempt - Bean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bean lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bean wants to clinch.
Aicrag walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
Aicrag looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Aicrag pushes him off.
Bean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Bean as Aicrag shoots in.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esoj Aicrag.
Aicrag takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Bean there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Aicrag throws a push kick but Bean slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aicrag is defended easily by Bean.
Aicrag looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aicrag shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing.
Bean is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aicrag swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Bean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bean drives through and clinches with Aicrag against the cage.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
Aicrag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bean is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Aicrag throws an elbow but it misses.
Bean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aicrag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bean defends it nicely.
Butter Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Aicrag counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aicrag shoots in for a takedown but Bean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Aicrag takes one on the button.
Aicrag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bean defends it nicely.
Aicrag misses with a few strikes there.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Bean checks the leg kick.
Aicrag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aicrag fails with a takedown attempt.
Aicrag on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bean circles away.
Aicrag takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aicrag takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Aicrag slips the punch.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aicrag keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aicrag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Bean misses.
Aicrag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aicrag somewhat.
Bean slaps away a takedown attempt from Aicrag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aicrag shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Aicrag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Aicrag bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aicrag postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bean takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bean tries to bench press Aicrag off him but Aicrag keeps the position.
Aicrag throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bean works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Aicrag moves into full mount! Bean won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aicrag shoots in but no luck this time.
Aicrag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean wants to clinch up but Aicrag keeps it at a distance.
Bean tests Aicrag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bean swings for the body but Aicrag moves out of range.
Aicrag uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Aicrag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bean is fending him off so far but Aicrag persists. Nope, Bean circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean leaves Aicrag with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esoj Aicrag.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Bean throws out a powerful jab.
Aicrag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aicrag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bean tries to avoid it but Aicrag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bean to the ground. Bean escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aicrag is defended easily by Bean.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Aicrag shoots for a takedown but Bean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Aicrag takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aicrag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aicrag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bean as he jumps to the side.
Bean lands a jab-cross combination.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a looping left.
Bean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aicrag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aicrag slips a jab from Bean.

Bean darts in and clinches Aicrag up against the cage.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Aicrag.
Bean can't break the clinch.
Aicrag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aicrag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aicrag can do to turn this around?
Bean wants to clinch.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Aicrag closes the distance and clinches up with Bean, looking for a takedown. Aicrag pushes Bean against the cage but Bean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aicrag tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bean defends well and Aicrag ends up having to push Bean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aicrag tries to score a body lock takedown but Bean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bean is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bean tries a body shot but Aicrag blocks it.
Aicrag has Bean pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bean manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aicrag is keeping busy.
Bean tries a body shot but Aicrag blocks it.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Aicrag.
Bean cracks Aicrag with a nice body shot.
Bean avoiding damage.
Aicrag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aicrag blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aicrag gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Aicrag thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bean's head.
Aicrag throws a strike but Bean avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bean is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Aicrag from controlling successfully.
Aicrag throwing strikes from guard but Bean blocks nicely.

Aicrag postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bean is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aicrag, into his guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bean misses with a two punch combination.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Aicrag fails to land the takedown.
Bean stuffs the takedown attempt from Aicrag. Aicrag gets slowly back to his feet.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aicrag shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bean pinned against the cage. Bean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esoj Aicrag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aicrag dives in and grabs Bean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bean pushes down on Aicrag's head and hops out.
Bean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aicrag's hands.
Aicrag shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bean pinned against the cage. Bean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bean thuds his right hand into Aicrag's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aicrag fails to land the takedown.
Aicrag takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aicrag goes for a double leg but Bean avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bean continues to drive forward.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Bean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Bean.
Bean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.

Aicrag is rocked!

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aicrag is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Bean lands an overhand right.
Butter Bean is winning the standup battle so far.

Bean closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Bean.
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag takes a shot to the head.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Bean wants to clinch up but Aicrag keeps it at a distance.

Bean closes the distance and clinches.
Aicrag seems to have recovered his senses.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean connects with a crisp jab.
Bean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aicrag has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aicrag has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aicrag there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bean with a jab.
Esoj Aicrag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aicrag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean sizes up Aicrag with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aicrag misses with a takedown attempt - Bean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Aicrag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aicrag fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
Bean lands a jab-cross combination.
Bean slaps away a takedown attempt from Aicrag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aicrag shoots in for a takedown but Bean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
Bean tries to clinch up but Aicrag circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A cross from Bean lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aicrag drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Bean pushes Aicrag up against the cage in a clinch.
Bean tries a body shot but Aicrag blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Aicrag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aicrag has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Aicrag struggles to land a body shot inside as Bean controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean tries to work over Aicrag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aicrag takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bean, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!
A relieved looking Butter Bean thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Esoj Aicrag had this to say: 'I would like to thank all the fans for being here tonight! I'm sorry that I lost even thought I knew that I possessed the ability to win. I have learnt much from my opponent in this match and I promise to come back a stronger fighter, and I hope to be able to fight you again in the near future!'.