PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bean (ranked 2600 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitar Zvonimir (ranked 6077 p4p, 0 weight class). Zvonimir has chosen Kletva kralja Zvonimira as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bean
vs
Zvonimir

190 cm
27
204 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

183 cm
30
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitar Zvonimir!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvonimir throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean misses with a hook.
Bean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zvonimir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Zvonimir avoids the body shot from Bean.
Zvonimir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zvonimir's head.
Zvonimir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Zvonimir throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
Bean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bean lunges at Zvonimir with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zvonimir's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zvonimir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
Bean takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zvonimir lands with a nice body punch.
Dmitar Zvonimir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Zvonimir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zvonimir.
A head kick by Zvonimir misses
and Bean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zvonimir thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvonimir catches Bean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bean misses with a hook
and Zvonimir counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Zvonimir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bean throwing a counter right hand but Zvonimir manages to avoid it.
Bean misses with a hook.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bean misses the jab.
And Zvonimir responds with a good body kick, but Bean manages to step out the way in time.
Zvonimir works the jab nicely.
Zvonimir missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zvonimir moves away.
Bean slips under a jab.
Zvonimir throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
A big left from Bean misses.
Zvonimir moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Zvonimir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Zvonimir is out of range.
Bean slips a jab and a cross from Zvonimir.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zvonimir throws out the jab.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zvonimir was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zvonimir lands with a good body shot.
Bean looks to land a combination but Zvonimir avoids it well.
Zvonimir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zvonimir throws out a powerful jab.
Zvonimir throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Zvonimir slips under a jab from Bean.
Zvonimir gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zvonimir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zvonimir misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zvonimir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zvonimir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zvonimir.
Zvonimir misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Zvonimir tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a jab to Zvonimir's midsection.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zvonimir misses the jab.

Zvonimir clinches up against the cage.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Zvonimir's head.
Zvonimir avoids the elbow strike from Bean, against the cage.
Bean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Zvonimir throws a series of punches but Bean avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zvonimir throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Bean.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zvonimir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Zvonimir.
Bean lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bean. That snapped Zvonimir's head back.
Zvonimir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Bean.
Bean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Zvonimir is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bean with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Zvonimir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Zvonimir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zvonimir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Zvonimir appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zvonimir lands a glancing blow to the side of Bean's head.
Zvonimir with a jab.
Zvonimir walks into a stiff left hand from Bean.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zvonimir.
Zvonimir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zvonimir blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Bean misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Zvonimir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zvonimir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zvonimir drives through and clinches with Bean against the cage.
Bean jumps guard but Zvonimir stands there with Bean around his waist. Bean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zvonimir stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Bean will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zvonimir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick from Zvonimir.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean lands a really nice looking cross but Zvonimir seems unphased.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Zvonimir moves away and avoids it.
Zvonimir slips under a jab.
A jab from Bean misses.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Zvonimir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zvonimir misses the jab.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zvonimir.
Zvonimir moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Zvonimir tries to clinch up but Bean circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Bean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
Zvonimir 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.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Zvonimir slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvonimir misses with a kick to the body.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Zvonimir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zvonimir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zvonimir cracks a nice hook into Bean's ribs.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Zvonimir.
Nice body kick there by Zvonimir.
A cross from Zvonimir lands.
Zvonimir tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Bean misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Zvonimir does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Zvonimir's head but Zvonimir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zvonimir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bean keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zvonimir scores with a shot to the body.
Zvonimir scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zvonimir throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir slips a jab from Bean.
Zvonimir misses with a straight right.
Bean is looking to counter punch.
Zvonimir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Zvonimir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
A big left from Bean misses.
Zvonimir throws a big counter head kick but Bean avoids it with no problem.
James Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zvonimir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bean's sensitive parts.
Bean throws a series of punches but Zvonimir moves out of range.
Zvonimir slips a jab from Bean.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Zvonimir slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zvonimir.
Bean throws a jab but it's blocked by Zvonimir.
Bean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zvonimir throws out a powerful jab.
Zvonimir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir misses the jab.
Zvonimir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean scores with a body shot.
Bean connects with a right hand. Zvonimir shakes it off.
Zvonimir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Bean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zvonimir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Bean.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zvonimir!
Zvonimir slips under a jab from Bean.
Bean avoids the head kick by Zvonimir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zvonimir throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zvonimir misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Zvonimir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bean's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Zvonimir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zvonimir moves away.
Zvonimir looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Zvonimir throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
Zvonimir defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Zvonimir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zvonimir.
Bean lands a head shot.
Zvonimir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zvonimir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Zvonimir misses with a kick to the body.
Zvonimir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Zvonimir rushes Bean and presses him up against the cage.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean is trying to force a seperation but Zvonimir has the dominant position.
Bean digs a right hand into Zvonimir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zvonimir's gas tank.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Zvonimir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean is working Zvonimir over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Bean will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zvonimir misses with a head kick.
Bean swings for the body but Zvonimir moves out of range.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Zvonimir.
Zvonimir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zvonimir 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.
Zvonimir digs a good hook to Bean's body.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Zvonimir slips the punch.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zvonimir manages to avoid it.
Zvonimir connects with a body shot.
Zvonimir ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Zvonimir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Zvonimir moves out of range easily.
Zvonimir lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Zvonimir.
Zvonimir throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Zvonimir throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Zvonimir tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean swings for the body but Zvonimir moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zvonimir.
Bean takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zvonimir is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zvonimir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Zvonimir tenderised Bean's leg. Bean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zvonimir throws a big counter head kick but Bean avoids it with no problem.
Zvonimir throws a push kick but Bean slaps the foot to one side.
Zvonimir looks for the body kick but Bean saw that one coming.
Zvonimir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zvonimir finds it's way round the side to connect with Bean's head.
Zvonimir lands with an overhand left.
Zvonimir throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Zvonimir misses.
Bean was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zvonimir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dmitar Zvonimir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Zvonimir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zvonimir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zvonimir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zvonimir is looking to land body kicks.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zvonimir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Bean throws a hook but Zvonimir blocks it.
Zvonimir wants to slow Bean down by chopping away at his legs.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Zvonimir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Zvonimir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zvonimir throws a wild body kick that Bean sees coming a mile off.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zvonimir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zvonimir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zvonimir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zvonimir.
Zvonimir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zvonimir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bean - just one landing.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Zvonimir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zvonimir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean avoids the body shot from Zvonimir.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Zvonimir slips the punch.
Zvonimir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zvonimir moves away.
Zvonimir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zvonimir slips a straight right by Bean.
A nice side step and Zvonimir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Zvonimir moves into the clinch.
Bean gets through Zvonimir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bean tries a body shot but Zvonimir blocks it.
Zvonimir lands a shoulder strike.
Zvonimir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean tries to pull guard but Zvonimir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zvonimir.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zvonimir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zvonimir scores with a shot to the side of Bean's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zvonimir lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Zvonimir.
Zvonimir lands with a light punch inside.
Zvonimir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zvonimir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Zvonimir struggles to land a body shot inside as Bean controls his hands.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Zvonimir gets through Bean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zvonimir has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitar Zvonimir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Bean!
James Bean very nearly forgot to thank BuriedAlive// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.