PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beamer
vs
Dent

185 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ami Dent!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beamer scores with a shot to the body.
Dent moves away from the strike by Beamer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beamer. Dent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Beamer.
Beamer lands with a shot to the body.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beamer.
Beamer scores with a body shot.
Beamer with a hook.
Beamer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beamer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dent in his tracks.
Beamer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dent.
Dent looks to score with a jab to the body but Beamer is just out of range.
Beamer thuds a left hand into Dent's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beamer scores with a hook to the body. Dent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dent looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Beamer.
Dent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beamer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beamer fails to land with a series of punches.

Dent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent unloads with some shots from mount but Beamer bucks and avoids them well.
Beamer is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent throwing strikes here but Beamer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Beamer is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beamer manages to control the position for a moment.
Beamer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dent punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Jim Beamer has been cut.
Beamer tries to hold on but Dent postures up.
Dent looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beamer tries to hold on but Dent postures up.
Dent with shots to the head and body - Beamer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beamer is trying desperately to improve position.
Dent unloads with some shots from mount but Beamer bucks and avoids them well.
Dent lands a big shot there that rocks Beamer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beamer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dent landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beamer wants to control but Dent is having none of it.
Dent content just to control the position here.
Dent looking to control but Beamer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dent prevents Beamer from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beamer is squirming around, avoiding Dent's attempts to control the action.
Dent controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Beamer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dent thuds a left hand into Beamer's body.
Beamer misses with a jab to the body

and Dent counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beamer's guard now.
Dent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beamer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beamer controls Dent momentarily but Dent frees himself.
Dent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beamer keeping moving, preventing Dent from controlling successfully.
Beamer is pulling down on Dent's head. It's preventing any offense from Dent, at least for the moment.
Beamer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dent manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer won't allow Dent to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dent is on top in guard.
Beamer is trying to keep Dent in close.
Dent chips away with some ground and pound.
Beamer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beamer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dent trying to control the position from guard on top but Beamer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dent looking to pass the guard.
Dent won't allow Beamer to sweep him here.
Beamer keeping full guard, as Dent tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beamer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dent.
Dent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beamer circles away.
Jim Beamer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer swinging wildly here.
Dent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beamer thuds his right hand into Dent's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beamer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dent lands a nice hook to Beamer's body. Beamer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beamer scores with a body shot.
Beamer is looking to wear down Dent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beamer scores with a decent looking hook.
Beamer lands a nice looking body shot.
Dent is breathing heavily.
Dent wants to clinch up but Beamer keeps it at a distance.
Beamer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jim Beamer is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beamer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beamer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beamer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Beamer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dent. Dent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beamer throws a series of punches but Dent moves out of range.
Beamer misses with a wild combination.
Dent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beamer but Beamer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dent misses with an uppercut. Beamer saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Beamer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dent dips to his left and cracks Beamer with an uppercut!
Dent takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dent throws a big shot that misses.
Dent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Dent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beamer is trying to defend but Dent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beamer is refusing to be controlled, as Dent sits in half guard.
Dent is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Beamer is trying to get back to full guard.
Dent is trying to control the action in half guard but Beamer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beamer gets full guard.
Beamer controls Dent momentarily but Dent frees himself.
Dent preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dent wants to clinch.
Beamer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dent manages to avoid it.
A jab from Beamer finds it's way through Dent's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beamer lands a nice hook to Dent's body. Dent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jim Beamer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dent walks into a jab.
Beamer slips a jab from Dent.
Dent shoots for a takedown but Beamer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Beamer misses.
Dent tries for a takedown but Beamer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jim Beamer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
Dent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beamer throws a shot to the body.
Beamer scores with a jab to the body.

Dent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beamer to the mat! Beamer manages to get full guard.
Ami Dent has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beamer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dent is looking to escape.

Beamer working for a submission but Dent is keeping him at bay.
Dent is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beamer punching from mount but Dent doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dent manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Beamer content to control rather than advance.
Dent wants to control but Beamer is keeping busy.
Beamer trying to control the action but Dent is working from the bottom.
Beamer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dent won't allow Beamer to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beamer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beamer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jim Beamer!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jim Beamer!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jim Beamer!

Jim Beamer wins by unanimous decision!