PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Beanington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Klandtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosco Beanington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jens Klandtman's chin.

Beanington
vs
Klandtman

189 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bosco Beanington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jens Klandtman!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beanington tries to clinch up but Klandtman circles away and keeps his distance.
Beanington misses with a combination

and Klandtman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Klandtman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Klandtman content to control rather than advance.
Klandtman trying to mount his opponent but Beanington defends it.
Klandtman controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beanington gets back to full guard.
Klandtman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanington trying to control the position.
Klandtman controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Beanington gets caught flat footed, as Klandtman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Klandtman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klandtman slips nicely into half guard.
Beanington moves into full guard.
Beanington seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klandtman advances position into side control!
Beanington seems a little lost for a moment, as Klandtman dominates the positioning.
Beanington struggling a bit here.

Klandtman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Klandtman tries for a kimura but Beanington is defending well.
Beanington tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Beanington struggling a bit here.

Klandtman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Beanington taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Beanington's face as Klandtman controls the position.

Klandtman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beanington has escaped the position, nice work there.
Beanington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klandtman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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.
Beanington can't do much from the bottom here.

Klandtman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here as Klandtman stalls from top position.

Klandtman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Beanington, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Klandtman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Klandtman dominated that 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.

Beanington shoots in for a takedown but Klandtman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Klandtman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beanington wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Klandtman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beanington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Klandtman has hold of Beanington's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Beanington seems comfortable defending it but Klandtman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Beanington is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Beanington is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Klandtman couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jens Klandtman!