PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Quan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Quan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bean
vs
Quan

172 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucius Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jin Quan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quan shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Quan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bean is looking to counter punch.
Quan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bean.
Quan tries for a takedown but Bean manages to get underhooks.
Lucius Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Quan.

Bean manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Quan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bean is keeping the position for now.

Quan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bean manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Quan has Bean in his guard.

Bean could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bean controls the pace.

Quan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Quan looking for a guillotine here but Bean defends easily.
Bean is in close to Quan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Bean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bean's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Quan looking for subs off his back but Bean has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean controlling the action here.
Further stalling from Bean.

Quan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bean keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four 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.
Quan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Quan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bean stalling.
Bean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Bean winds up and cracks Quan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucius Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bean gets tackled into the cage by Quan. Quan maintains the clinch.
Quan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bean is defending well.
Bean stalling in the clinch.
Quan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bean stops a takedown attempt from Quan.
Bean fails to pull guard.

Bean manages to pull guard.
Quan won't allow Bean to get back to his feet.
Quan wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Bean keeping full guard, as Quan tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quan is one step ahead there.

Bean is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bean is on top in guard.

Bean content to stall in guard here.

Quan has an active guard here but Bean has managed to pass into half guard.

Quan looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bean in particular looking to stall.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Bean is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Quan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quan can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bean connects with a nice short shot to Quan's temple.
Bean working over Quan with some ground and pound. Quan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Quan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bean there.
Bean slips a nice elbow through Quan's hands, connecting with Quan's forehead.
Bean passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quan!
Quan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bean landing strikes from the mount.
Bean scoring with strikes but Quan is staying in there.
Bean controlling his opponent.
Quan is looking to improve his position but Bean isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean controlling the position easily from mount.
Bean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quan manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Bean is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quan is looking for a sweep. Bean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucius Bean dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quan trying to control the position but instead, Bean has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quan into the cage.

Bean gets control of Quan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bean will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Quan looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bean chips away with some ground and pound.

Quan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bean defends well.
Bean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.

Bean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bean has managed to get both his arms back between Quan's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean landing with the ground and pound.
Bean controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bean working some strikes from top position.
Bean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Quan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bean passes into side control.
Quan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quan is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bean presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bean connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quan is trying to escape the mount.
Bean landing strikes from the mount.
Quan tries to reverse the position but Bean maintains control.
Bean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bean controlling from mount.
We've been informed that Quan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lucius Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bean unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Quan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Quan is rocked!
Quan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bean's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Bean!