PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 1877 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 281 p4p, 368 weight class). Fuhren comes into the arena with Everybody Dies blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fuhren
vs
Beam

185 cm
24
197
7 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
185
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Beam.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuhren misses the target.
Beam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuhren doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuhren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Beam 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.
Beam lands with a good body shot.
Jim Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuhren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beam.
Beam lands a nice hook to Fuhren's body. Fuhren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy body kick from Beam
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Beam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beam goes for a double leg but Fuhren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fuhren continues to drive forward.
Beam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuhren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beam throws out a loose jab but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren misses with a body shot.
Beam lands with a good body shot.
Fuhren moves out of range of the leg kick from Beam.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
Beam works the jab nicely.
Beam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
Beam misses the jab.
Fuhren wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Beam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beam misses with a head shot. Fuhren uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fuhren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fuhren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuhren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuhren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuhren keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
Fuhren controlling Beam's posture.
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beam preventing the sweep.
Beam postures up.
Beam is fighting to break Fuhren's control of his arms but Fuhren is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fuhren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beam trying to control but Fuhren is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fuhren is trying to keep Beam in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuhren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beam fails with a takedown attempt.
Psiris Fuhren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam.
Beam throws a big shot that misses.
Beam scores with a nice strike.
Nice takedown defense from Fuhren. No joy for Beam on that attempt.
Beam throws a leg kick
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuhren keeps the fight on the outside.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
Beam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Psiris Fuhren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuhren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuhren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beam.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren swats away the attempt to clinch by Beam.
Beam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beam throws a head kick that misses
and Fuhren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Beam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Fuhren.
Fuhren working aggressively here.
Fuhren swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuhren lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Beam is rocked!
Fuhren holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuhren finish him?
Fuhren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuhren lands with a right to the head.
Fuhren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuhren swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuhren misses with the head strike.
Beam is trying to break free.
Fuhren working aggressively here.
Fuhren misses with a body punch.
Beam tries to break the clinch but Fuhren is controlling the position.
Beam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Beam manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fuhren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jim Beam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fuhren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
Beam throws a solid leg kick but Fuhren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beam.
Beam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuhren.
Beam connects with the punch.
Fuhren looks to clinch
and Fuhren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beam.
Beam throws a big shot that misses.
Beam wants to slow Fuhren down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Beam misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Beam misses
and Beam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Beam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Fuhren pushes Beam off and gets back to his feet.
Fuhren is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuhren misses with a looping left.
Beam throws a right and a left that Fuhren avoids nicely.
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.
Beam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuhren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beam swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuhren.
Beam wants to land a leg kick but Fuhren is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fuhren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fuhren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beam misses with a hook to the body
and Fuhren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuhren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuhren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beam.
Beam throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuhren misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.

Beam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuhren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Beam actively working from the bottom here.
Beam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beam.

Beam is looking for a triangle but Fuhren pushes his legs off easily.
Fuhren looking to pass the guard.
Fuhren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beam is looking to sweep but instead, Fuhren has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam is looking to control Fuhren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beam avoid being mounted?
Fuhren not doing much here.
Beam missing with punches from the bottom.
Fuhren is looking to advance position but Beam won't allow it.
Fuhren keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Beam moves into full guard.

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.
Beam wants to sweep here but Fuhren controlling him for the moment.
Fuhren is stalling in the full guard.
Beam throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fuhren stands and throws Beam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fuhren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beam is still trying to improve position.

Fuhren stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Beam tries to clinch but Fuhren moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Psiris Fuhren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
That's time! Fuhren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuhren in his tracks.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beam throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beam with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fuhren counter with a right hand.
Jim Beam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Beam takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren lands with a right to the head.
Beam wants a takedown.
Beam trying to control the position but instead, Fuhren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beam into the cage.
Beam tries a body shot but Fuhren blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam tries to throw a body punch but Fuhren avoids it by throwing Beam back against the cage.
Fuhren lands an uppercut.
Beam blocking some punches.
Fuhren lands with a light punch inside.
Fuhren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuhren lands a right hand.
Beam lands with a light punch inside.
Fuhren tries to work over Beam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuhren tries to throw a body punch but Beam avoids it by throwing Fuhren back against the cage.
Beam misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Beam fails to land.
Fuhren swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Psiris Fuhren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fuhren takes a shot to the head.
Beam blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fuhren.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Fuhren.
Beam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fuhren lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Beam to his knees! Fuhren keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psiris Fuhren!
Psiris Fuhren decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.