PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bean (ranked 4364 p4p, 574 weight class) and Guy Mourtneant (ranked 4837 p4p, 609 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bean
vs
Mourtneant

190 cm
24
204 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

192 cm
28
207 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guy Mourtneant!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean looks to land a left hand but Mourtneant moved out of range nicely.
Bean misses with a low kick.
Bean tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mourtneant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bean scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mourtneant tries to clinch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Mourtneant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mourtneant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mourtneant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mourtneant pushes Bean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bean breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mourtneant clinches up with Bean and pushes him back against the cage.
Mourtneant throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mourtneant clinches up with Bean and pushes him back against the cage.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Mourtneant avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.

Mourtneant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mourtneant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mourtneant tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Bean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mourtneant has time to react.
Mourtneant slips a jab from Bean.
Nice shot lands for Mourtneant.
Mourtneant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Mourtneant moves into range and clinches up with Bean.
Bean tries a body shot but Mourtneant blocks it.
Bean lands a hook that snaps the head of Mourtneant backwards.
Mourtneant scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mourtneant lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mourtneant fails to land.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mourtneant.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean working aggressively here.
Mourtneant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Mourtneant blocking some punches.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bean.
The referee calls for Mourtneant to work.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mourtneant is stalling here.
Bean misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Mourtneant controls the action.
Mourtneant effectively controlling the action here.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bean tries a body shot but Mourtneant blocks it.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Mourtneant.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean cracks Mourtneant with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Mourtneant.
Bean managing to block the knees to the body from Mourtneant.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mourtneant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
Mourtneant stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant is trying to maintain a safe position but Bean gets an underhook and turns Mourtneant into the cage.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mourtneant is trying to stall.
Mourtneant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
Mourtneant taking a breather.
Mourtneant blocks an elbow strike from Bean.
Bean blocks an elbow strike from Mourtneant.
Mourtneant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mourtneant blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bean 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.

Bean throws a looping overhand right but Mourtneant ducks down to avoid it.
Guy Mourtneant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mourtneant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.

Mourtneant moves into the clinch successfully.
Mourtneant working aggressively here.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mourtneant lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like James Bean has been cut.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mourtneant blocking some punches.
Mourtneant lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mourtneant prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Mourtneant lands an uppercut.
Mourtneant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mourtneant swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mourtneant scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourtneant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mourtneant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean lands an elbow just above Mourtneant 's eye.
Bean struggles to land a body shot inside as Mourtneant controls his hands.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Mourtneant controls the action.
Mourtneant blocks an uppercut.
Mourtneant throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
Bean lands a nice shot to the body.
Mourtneant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mourtneant takes a shot to the head.
Mourtneant scores with a shoulder strike.
Mourtneant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mourtneant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mourtneant.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mourtneant blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourtneant working aggressively here.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mourtneant backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean prevents a body shot from Mourtneant.
Mourtneant throws a head punch that misses.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Bean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bean misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mourtneant working aggressively here.
Mourtneant missing with knees to the body.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mourtneant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy Mourtneant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mourtneant closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mourtneant.
Mourtneant taking a breather.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Mourtneant avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bean.
Bean creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mourtneant's defenses.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant misses with a body punch.
Mourtneant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mourtneant swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mourtneant backwards.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Mourtneant.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bean as Mourtneant tries to tie him up.
Mourtneant is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A nice left hand lands by Bean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mourtneant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Mourtneant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mourtneant tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mourtneant moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mourtneant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mourtneant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mourtneant closes the distance but Bean moves to the side
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean dips to his left and cracks Mourtneant with an uppercut!
Mourtneant tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.

Mourtneant darts in and clinches Bean up against the cage.
Mourtneant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mourtneant.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
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!

Mourtneant tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
Bean misses with a left hand
enabling Mourtneant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mourtneant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Mourtneant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bean's hands.
Mourtneant throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily.
Bean tried to counter with a leg kick but Mourtneant avoided it.
Mourtneant avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mourtneant moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bean.
Mourtneant blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mourtneant backwards.
James Bean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Mourtneant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mourtneant.
Mourtneant tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Mourtneant.
Bean gets through Mourtneant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Mourtneant is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Mourtneant is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Mourtneant has Bean pressed against the cage.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mourtneant can do to turn this around?
Bean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mourtneant.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Mourtneant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mourtneant seems to have recovered his senses.
Bean is working Mourtneant over against the cage.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mourtneant gets through Bean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bean.
Mourtneant tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mourtneant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Mourtneant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Mourtneant is working Bean over against the cage.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
Mourtneant blocks an uppercut.
Mourtneant 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.
Mourtneant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mourtneant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mourtneant blocks an uppercut.
Mourtneant misses with a punch on the inside.
Mourtneant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Guy Mourtneant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mourtneant wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mourtneant on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bean blocks a body shot from Mourtneant.
A short left from Mourtneant.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mourtneant digs a right hand underneath Bean's ribcage. Bean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mourtneant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mourtneant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bean.
James Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mourtneant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean working aggressively here.
Mourtneant prevents a body shot from Bean.
Mourtneant presses Bean against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mourtneant.
Mourtneant throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
Mourtneant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean wants to break free but Mourtneant has control.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean blocks an elbow strike.
Bean blocking some punches.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Mourtneant throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
Bean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mourtneant has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
The referee calls for Mourtneant to work.
Mourtneant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guy Mourtneant.
Well Bean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bean!
A very excited looking James Bean made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.