PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Mccormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Bebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarred Mccormick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mccormick
vs
Bebe

194 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarred Mccormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Bebe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bebe gets a clinch.
Mccormick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bebe's efforts to push away.
Mccormick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bebe's efforts to push away.
Bebe lands a body punch in the clinch.

Mccormick pulls guard successfully.
Mccormick working a defensive guard here.
Bebe stays in close to Mccormick's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bebe controlling from the top position.

Bebe gets to his feet. Mccormick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mccormick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bebe circles away.
Mccormick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bebe as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bebe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Mccormick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mccormick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bebe gets to his feet - Mccormick follows without any prompting.

Bebe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mccormick's guard.
Bebe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bebe passes Mccormick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebe controlling the action here.
Mccormick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bebe.
Bebe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Bebe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bebe prevents Mccormick from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bebe controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Bebe 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mccormick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bebe swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bebe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mccormick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mccormick controlling the position.
Mccormick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bebe controls the pace.
Bebe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebe throws an elbow that misses. Mccormick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bebe's guard. Nice move by Mccormick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bebe has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mccormick is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bebe is looking to control Mccormick's arms but Mccormick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bebe has his back to the cage.
Bebe is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Bebe gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bebe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bebe throwing strikes but missing.
Mccormick wants to get back to his feet but Bebe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebe tries to free his leg and advance position but Mccormick is retaining full guard.
Bebe 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.
Mccormick looking to control.
Bebe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bebe looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebe works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bebe decides to stand up.

Bebe pushes Mccormick up against the cage in a clinch.
Mccormick tries to pull guard but Bebe won't allow it.
Bebe holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Bebe successfully pulls guard.
Bebe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccormick throwing strikes from guard but Bebe blocks nicely.

Mccormick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bebe trying to control the position here.
Mccormick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mccormick is fighting to break Bebe's control of his arms but Bebe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bebe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mccormick looks for a takedown but Bebe sprawls well.
A head kick by Bebe misses
and Mccormick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bebe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Mccormick's face as Bebe controls the position.
Bebe working away.
Bebe moves into full mount!
Mccormick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mccormick avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bebe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebe wants to control the pace but Mccormick is squirming around nicely.
Bebe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More stalling from Bebe.
Bebe prevents Mccormick from getting the reversal.
Bebe controlling the pace for now.
Bebe thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mccormick in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Jarred Mccormick has been cut.
Mccormick wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bebe.
Bebe with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bebe looking to finish with strikes here!

Bebe is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mccormick is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Bebe!