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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Beard (ranked 7425 p4p, 230 weight class) and Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 4664 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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136 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan slips a jab and a cross from Beard.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Beard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jan wants to counter with a clinch but Beard pushes him away.
Jan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beard to the mat! Beard manages to get full guard.
Beard is trying to keep Jan in close.
Beard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jan on the ground.
Beard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Beard trying to keep a closed guard but Jan is proving a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beard's head.
Jan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jan stays in close to Beard's body and controls the position.
Jan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jan sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beard tries to clinch
and Jan counters with a shoot takedown. Beard fights it but they end up in guard.
Beard has his feet on Jan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Beard is rocked!
Oh Beard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jan defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Jan. No joy for Beard on that attempt.
Jan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jan. No joy for Beard on that attempt.
Beard seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Beard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beard takes the fight into the clinch.
Beard has had enough of the clinch but Jan keeps him there for the moment.
Jan goes for a takedown attempt but Beard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beard shoots for a takedown but Jan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jan advances nicely into full mount.
Jan raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Jan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beard was covering up waiting for the punch and Jan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beard dives on top into guard.
Beard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jan is keeping the position for now.
Jan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jan has his hands on Beard's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jan is trying to control the position but Beard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan has an active guard here but Beard has managed to pass into half guard.
Jan lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Jan is controlling Beard's trapped leg to prevent Beard from advancing to side control.
Beard is stalling here. Jan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Beard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jan works to advance to full mount. Beard defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bartlomiej Jan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jan is continuing to stall.
Jan looking to secure an arm triangle but Beard defends it well.
Jan controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Beard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jan controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jan dives in and grabs Beard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beard pushes down on Jan's head and hops out.
Beard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Beard misses with a head kick.
Beard fails with the takedown.
Jan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beard scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jan manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Beard goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bartlomiej Jan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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