PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doodle Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bean
vs
Jin

190 cm
21
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doodle Jin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by Jin.

Jin instigates a clinch.
Bean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jin has double underhooks.
Jin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jin lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Jin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bean.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jin if he has to take too many more of those.
Jin wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
Jin tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
Jin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bean gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Bean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jin tries to land knees in the clinch but Bean avoids the damage to the body.
Jin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jin just leaning against Bean, taking a breather.
Jin keeps control of Bean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jin takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean effectively controlling the action here.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jin has him pressed against the cage.
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bean tries to break free but Jin pushes him back against the cage.
Jin gets through Bean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bean looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Jin throws an elbow that misses.
Jin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bean tries to break the clinch but Jin is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jin.
Jin lands an elbow that stopped Bean in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doodle Jin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bean misses with a leg kick
and Jin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Bean lands but Jin takes it in his stride.

It looks like Doodle Jin has been cut.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Jin wants to counter the offense by Bean and move into the clinch position.
An inside leg kick from Bean misses.

Jin rushes Bean and presses him up against the cage.
Jin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jin has double underhooks.
Jin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jin gets through Bean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin misses with a knee strike.
Jin is pushing Bean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bean's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jin with a knee to the head.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Bean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Bean is trying to force a seperation but Jin has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean is trying to force a seperation but Jin has the dominant position.
Jin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jin misses with the head strike.

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.
Bean tries to break the clinch but Jin is controlling the position.
Bean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jin has double underhooks.
Bean is trying to force a seperation but Jin has the dominant position.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jin has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knees to the body from Jin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doodle Jin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doodle Jin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bean throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jin is looking to clinch but Bean is avoiding it.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick
and Jin counters with a series of strikes. Bean will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bean misses with a body kick.

Jin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
Jin avoiding damage.
Jin has Bean pushed against the cage.
Jin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bean looking to slow down the pace here.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but Jin won't allow it.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bean has had enough of the clinch but Jin keeps him there for the moment.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tom Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Bean fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jin checks it well.
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bean.
Bean looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Bean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Jin wants to counter the offense by Bean and move into the clinch position.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Jin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jin clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jin has Bean pressed against the cage.
Jin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin scores with a hook to the body.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jin has double underhooks.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jin effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bean breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doodle Jin!