PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bean (ranked 3802 p4p, 4294 weight class) and Aldo Nova (ranked 451 p4p, 496 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bean
vs
Nova

181 cm
25
160
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
163
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rowan Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aldo Nova!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bean catches Nova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nova moves away from the strike by Bean.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nova moves away.
Bean throws a hook but Nova blocks it.
Nova misses with a lunging right hand
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Nova misses with a shot to the body
and Bean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nova 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.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nova misses with a combination
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nova throws a right hand that misses
and Nova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nova slips a straight right by Bean.
Nova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nova staying out of range there.
Nova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Nova slips the punch.
Nova throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily.
Nova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nova with a nice calf kick.
Nova misses with a hook
and Nova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nova scores with a body shot.
Bean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nova lands the left hand.
Nova misses with a hook
and Bean counters with a right hand to the body.
Nova misses with a straight right.
Nova misses the jab.
Bean connects with a single shot there.
Bean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Nova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nova avoids the body shot from Bean.
Bean throws a body punch but Nova moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aldo Nova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean lands a slapping body shot.
Nova misses with a double jab.
It looked like Bean was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nova.
Nova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from Nova.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nova cracks Bean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nova misses with the combination.
Nova lands a body shot.
Bean avoids the body shot from Nova.
Nova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova swings widly with a right hand
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Nova throws a sloppy body shot
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nova moves away.
Nova slips a jab from Bean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bean checks a leg kick.
Nova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bean counters with a nice body shot.
Nova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nova misses with a leg kick
and Nova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nova misses with a wild combination.
Nova misses with a right hand
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Nova was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nova dodges the punch combination from Bean.
A big left from Bean misses.
Nice defenses there by Nova.
Donk. Nova catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
Bean staying out of range there.
Nova misses the jab.
Bean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nova throws a leg kick but Bean sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nova takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nova misses with a kick to the body
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Nova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Nova moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Bean dominated that round.
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.

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.
Nova with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bean. That snapped Nova's head back.
Nova connects with a jab.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nova might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bean has got the better of the exchanges.
Nova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nova throws a sloppy body shot
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Nova saw that one coming.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Nova misses the target.
Bean throws a hook but Nova avoids it easily.
Nova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nova connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bean momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Bean is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nova.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Nova.
Nova looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Nova.
Bean throwing a counter right hand but Nova manages to avoid it.
Nova throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nova dodges the punch combination from Bean.
Nova moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Nova's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nova throws a leg kick
and Bean counters with a one-two to the body.
Nova moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean jabs Nova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nova scores with a sloppy right hand. Bean should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nova dips to his left and cracks Bean with an uppercut!
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova scores with a hook.
Nova throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily.
Nova feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nova takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nova looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.

Nova closes the distance and clinches.
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nova up against the cage.
Bean leaning his opponent against the cage.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Bean seems to have got his legs back now.
Nova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nova throws an off balance right hand
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nova misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Nova throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Nova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Nova has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Bean blocks a jab.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nova scores with a jab to the body.
Nova tries to work over Bean's front leg with a kick but Bean checks it.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nova.
A jab from Bean misses.
Nova is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nova moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nova does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nova cracks a nice hook into Bean's ribs.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nova misses with a wild body shot.
Bean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nova.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bean drops his hands momentarily and Nova takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nova digs a good hook to Bean's body.
Nova looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Nova misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a left and a right that stings Nova.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nova lands with a nice combination. Bean backs away looking to recover.
Nice body punch from Nova.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Nova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nova ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Nova lands a jab to the nose.
Nova misses the shot to the body.
Bean misses with a looping left.
Nova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Nova works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nova.
Bean is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Nova coming out on top.
Nova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bean makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Good standup being displayed there by Bean as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean checks a low kick from Nova.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nova tries to clinch up.
Nova misses with a series of wild punches.
Nova throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Nova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nova throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nova appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nova throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Nova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bean misses with a hook. Nova ducked under it nicely.
Nova misses with a looping left.
Bean avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo Nova seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Nova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bean blocks the body kick.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Nova moved out of range nicely.
Bean throws a body punch but Nova moves out of range.
Bean staying out of range there.
Nova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Nova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nova throws out a leg kick but Bean moves out of range and Nova only half commits.
Nova throws out a leg kick but Bean moves out of range and Nova only half commits.
Nova lands a nice shot to the body.
Nova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nova circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nova.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Nova jabs at Bean's body.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Nova throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
Nova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bean takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Nova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bean's hands.
Nova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing.
Nova misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nova lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bean backs up against the cage.
Nova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nova throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Nova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nova throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Bean checks a low kick from Nova.
Bean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nova swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Nova. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nova doesn't seem phased though.
Nova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nova throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Nova avoids the body shot from Bean.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aldo Nova.
Well Nova 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aldo Nova!