PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bean (ranked 4500 p4p, 25384 weight class) and Jimmy Gavin (ranked 499 p4p, 664 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bean
vs
Gavin

181 cm
25
160
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
166
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 2 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bean has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Bean.
Bean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bean stops a takedown attempt from Gavin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bean is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rowan Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gavin.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bean.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Gavin taking a breather.
Bean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bean just leaning against Gavin, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Bean.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Gavin tries to circle away but Bean has him pinned against the cage.
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gavin up against the cage.
Gavin is trying to pull guard but Bean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gavin misses with a knee strike.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gavin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a hook to the body.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
Gavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gavin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bean to keep the fight standing.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Gavin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bean taking a breather.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean lands a right hand.
Bean stalling in the clinch.
Gavin goes for a takedown attempt but Bean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rowan Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.

Bean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gavin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bean to keep the fight standing.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Gavin darts in looking for a takedown but Bean gets double underhooks and turns Gavin into the cage.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavin.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin misses with the combination.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Gavin's ribs.
Gavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bean lands an overhand right.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.

Bean rushes Gavin and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bean to work.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Gavin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bean smiles and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Gavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gavin.
Rowan Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gavin.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Bean rushes Gavin and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
Gavin tries to break the clinch but Bean is controlling the position.
Gavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Gavin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bean lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
A short left from Bean.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
Nice body punch from Bean - that landed with a thud.
Bean keeps control of Gavin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gavin working hard to break the clinch.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Bean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Bean lands a hook that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Bean - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a body punch.
Gavin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bean.
Rowan Bean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Bean.
Gavin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gavin is trying to pull guard but Bean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bean is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bean leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bean has Gavin pushed against the cage.
Bean seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Bean dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Gavin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Gavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin slips a jab from Bean.
Gavin fails with a takedown attempt.
Gavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rowan Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bean with a jab.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Gavin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gavin is looking to clinch.
Gavin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Gavin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rowan Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gavin.
Bean takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Bean jabs at Gavin's body.
Bean connects with a jab.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gavin is defended easily by Bean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bean steps away.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bean wants it to stay on the feet.
Gavin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Gavin's head back.
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!
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin darts in trying to clinch
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bean misses.

Bean drives through and clinches with Gavin against the cage.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bean.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean lands a right hand.
Bean cracks Gavin with a nice body shot.
Gavin stalling in the clinch but Bean improves position.
Gavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gavin is trying to break free.
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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bean is leaning against Gavin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Bean tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimmy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Bean!