PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders King Pin (ranked 2935 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Rowan Bean (ranked 186 p4p, 0 weight class). King Pin comes into the arena with Five Little Ducks blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King Pin
vs
Bean

170 cm
19
130
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
143
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anders King Pin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rowan Bean!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Pin motions for Bean to come forward. King Pin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Bean misses.
King Pin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King Pin throws a wild body kick that Bean sees coming a mile off.
King Pin feints a jab promting Bean to slip. King Pin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bean slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but King Pin ducks down to avoid it.
King Pin lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
King Pin throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
King Pin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King Pin throws a body kick that misses
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean throws a body punch but King Pin moves out of range.
A good leg kick by King Pin.
King Pin throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Pin defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Anders King Pin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King Pin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bean throws a hook to the side of King Pin's head but King Pin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean throws a combination. King Pin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King Pin needs to keep his hands up - Bean had a free shot at his head there.
King Pin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
King Pin tries to work over Bean's front leg with a kick but Bean checks it.
Bean scores with a nice right hand.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
King Pin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King Pin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Pin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Pin misses with a low kick.
King Pin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
Bean cracks King Pin with a right hand to the side of the head.
King Pin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King Pin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
King Pin pushes Bean away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. King Pin does a little dance to reset his feet.
King Pin thinks about countering with a body kick.
King Pin with a nice calf kick.
King Pin is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
King Pin is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Bean there.
King Pin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bean scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Pin throws a body kick that misses.
Bean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King Pin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King Pin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bean takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bean tries to clinch up but King Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
King Pin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King Pin.
Nice shot lands for Bean.
Bean lands a head shot.
Bean connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. King Pin does a little dance to reset his feet.
King Pin throws a big counter combination but Bean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a hook. King Pin ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King Pin fails in his attempt to clinch.
King Pin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean lands a jab to King Pin's midsection.
King Pin takes one on the button.
King Pin ducks right into an uppercut from Bean.
King Pin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King Pin is breathing heavily.
King Pin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean jabs King Pin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
King Pin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
A cross from Bean lands.
King Pin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Bean dominated that round.
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 fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
Rowan Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King Pin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Pin throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Bean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King Pin works over Bean's head and body with a nice combination.
King Pin misses with an attempted mid kick.
King Pin 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.
King Pin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King Pin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
King Pin throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
King Pin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders King Pin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by King Pin misses
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but King Pin ducks down to avoid it.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King Pin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean avoids the head kick by King Pin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bean.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean throws a series of strikes that have King Pin backpedaling.
Bean cracks King Pin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King Pin tries to land a front kick but Bean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bean connects with the punch.
Bean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King Pin.
Bean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King Pin takes one on the button.
King Pin connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean sizes up King Pin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

King Pin has Bean up against the cage in a clinch.
King Pin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King Pin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean tries a body shot but King Pin blocks it.
Bean trying to control the position but instead, King Pin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bean into the cage.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as King Pin controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King Pin as Bean tries to tie him up.
King Pin has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Pin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King Pin misses with a hook to the ribs.
King Pin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Bean.
Bean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bean stalls.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King Pin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King Pin is keeping busy.
King Pin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Pin is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
A short uppercut from Bean.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King Pin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean tries to work over King Pin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
King Pin blocks an uppercut.
King Pin is trying to force a seperation but Bean has the dominant position.
Bean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! King Pin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

King Pin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean misses with a right hand
and King Pin counters with a three punch combo that has Bean backing up. Bean nods at King Pin to acknowledge the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
King Pin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
King Pin tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King Pin walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
Bean scores with the left hand. King Pin knows he should have avoided that one.
King Pin throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bean throws the left hand but King Pin avoids the punch easily.
King Pin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bean is able to avoid easily.
Bean blocks a head kick by King Pin.
Bean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King Pin defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King Pin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but King Pin is just out of range.
King Pin throws a counter high kick but Bean was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean scores with a nice strike.
King Pin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King Pin scrambles back to his feet.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King Pin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bean lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King Pin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King Pin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Pin throws a big counter combination but Bean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits King Pins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Bean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King Pin counters with a left and a right that stings Bean.
Bean throws a sloppy body shot
and King Pin counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Pin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bean clobbers King Pin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King Pin.
Bean scores with a decent looking hook.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
King Pin misses with a low kick.
A big right from Bean misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from King Pin. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean cracks King Pin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bean jabs King Pin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bean scores with a shot to the body.
Bean lunges at King Pin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King Pin's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King Pin throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Bean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Bean works the jab nicely.
King Pin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bean lands a lovely overhand right.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King Pin throws the kick towards the body but Bean avoids it.
Bean tries to clinch but King Pin moves out of range.
King Pin thows a leg kick but Bean checks it
and King Pin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rowan Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King Pin's hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Bean catches King Pin right on the button with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bean checks a leg kick.
Bean connects with a single shot there.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
King Pin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bean moves out of range as King Pin throws a body kick.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Bean avoids a kick to the body.
King Pin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Bean does it's job there.
Bean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders King Pin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King Pin walks into a stiff left hand from Bean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rowan Bean!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Rowan Bean!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rowan Bean!

Rowan Bean wins by unanimous decision!
Anders King Pin was interviewed post fight and said 'I came out to a duck song, I was obviously taking this as a joke. '.