PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Rurik (ranked 19915 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bean (ranked 5578 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rurik
vs
Bean

185 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
204 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Rurik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bean!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Rurik misses.
Bean scores with a body shot.
Rurik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.

Bean is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rurik's half guard.
Bean stops Rurik from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rurik wants to get back to his feet.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Rurik is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bean is controlling the pace.
Rurik taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik is staying active underneath Bean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rurik is trying to stand back up but Bean is controlling him
Rurik's coaches at London MMA Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rurik's head.
Still in half guard, Bean seems content to control.
Bean drops an elbow to the side of Rurik's head.
Bean not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rurik has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Rurik is rocked!
Bean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Bean there.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Rurik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Bean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rurik pushes Bean off looking to stand but Bean dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground and pound from Bean.
Bean content to control rather than advance.
Bean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rurik wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Bean there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Rurik is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rurik taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Bean prevents Rurik from standing back up.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bean controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Rurik is out! Bean gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Bean!
James Bean seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.