PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Beanhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmond Hoolie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Beanhead
vs
Hoolie

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Beanhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Helmond Hoolie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoolie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoolie tries to clinch but Beanhead moves out of range.
Beanhead misses with a looping left.
Beanhead tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoolie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Beanhead gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoolie is fighting to break Beanhead's control of his arms but Beanhead is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beanhead knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoolie on the ground.
Hoolie trying to control the position from guard on top but Beanhead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beanhead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoolie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanhead keeping moving, preventing Hoolie from controlling successfully.
Hoolie forces his way into half guard.
Hoolie wants to control but Beanhead is keeping him busy.
Hoolie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoolie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Hoolie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoolie stops Beanhead from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beanhead wants to improve his position but Hoolie is controlling well.
Beanhead is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beanhead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beanhead tries to clinch but Hoolie is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beanhead swinging wilding here.
Beanhead misses with a looping left.
Beanhead tries to clinch up but Hoolie circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoolie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beanhead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beanhead tries to clinch

and Hoolie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Beanhead.

Beanhead gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoolie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hoolie trying to control from the bottom.
Beanhead sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoolie defending well though.
Beanhead looks to land a strike but Hoolie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hoolie looks gassed!
Beanhead is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoolie has wrist control.
Hoolie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beanhead wants to stand but Hoolie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Beanhead with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoolie tries to clinch up
and Hoolie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoolie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beanhead.

Beanhead moves into the clinch.
Beanhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoolie has him pressed against the cage.
Beanhead has a couple of punches blocked by Hoolie.
Hoolie taking a breather.
Beanhead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beanhead working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helmond Hoolie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beanhead moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hoolie thumps Beanhead with a low kick.
Hoolie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beanhead misses with a low kick.
Hoolie tries to clinch up

and Beanhead counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hoolie!
Beanhead lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoolie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hoolie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Beanhead lands a heavy elbow.
Hoolie is breathing heavily.
Beanhead can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoolie is looking to escape.
Beanhead thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Beanhead.
Beanhead scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoolie?
Beanhead punching from mount but Hoolie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Beanhead unloading with bombs!
Beanhead is landing with some decent strikes but Hoolie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beanhead throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoolie because Beanhead loaded up on that one.
Hoolie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Beanhead sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beanhead with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoolie blocking the ground and pound.
Beanhead putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beanhead working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beanhead punching from mount but Hoolie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Beanhead landing strikes from the mount and Hoolie is in trouble!
Beanhead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoolie is squirming around, avoiding Beanhead's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Beanhead.
Beanhead throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Hoolie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beanhead lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoolie hang on?
Hoolie wants to try and get back to his feet.
Beanhead putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beanhead looking to ground and pound but Hoolie is blocking nicely.
Hoolie is trying to escape the mount.
Beanhead throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoolie because Beanhead loaded up on that one.
Beanhead sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Beanhead there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Beanhead throwing strikes here but Hoolie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Beanhead wants to control the pace but Hoolie is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beanhead thowing shots but they're missing.
Hoolie blocking the ground and pound.
Beanhead lands a heavy elbow.
Beanhead misses with a head shot.
Beanhead content just to control the position here.
Beanhead trying to control but Hoolie is having none of it.
Beanhead content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Beanhead dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A shot to de liver by Beanhead. Beautiful body shot.
Hoolie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Hoolie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoolie gets underhooks to prevent Beanhead's takedown attempt.
Beanhead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beanhead is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoolie has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Beanhead - that landed with a thud.
Beanhead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoolie has him pressed against the cage.
Beanhead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beanhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoolie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beanhead lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoolie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beanhead wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoolie won't allow it.

Hoolie gets control of Beanhead's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hoolie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beanhead trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoolie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoolie trying to keep a closed guard but Beanhead is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beanhead trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoolie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoolie is looking to stand up but Beanhead isn't so interested in that idea.
Beanhead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoolie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beanhead wants to control from the top but Hoolie keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beanhead accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Beanhead clinches with his opponent.
Beanhead is trying to break the clinch but Hoolie is controlling him.
Hoolie prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Beanhead. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoolie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beanhead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoolie backwards.
Beanhead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beanhead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beanhead gets through Hoolie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoolie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beanhead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beanhead tries to break free but Hoolie pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Beanhead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoolie is working for takedown but Beanhead is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beanhead tries to break the clinch but Hoolie is controlling the position.
Hoolie takes a shot to the head.

Beanhead gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hoolie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beanhead.
Hoolie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beanhead.
Beanhead missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoolie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beanhead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beanhead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoolie's head.
Hoolie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beanhead.
Beanhead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beanhead swinging wilding here.
Beanhead throws a series of punches but Hoolie avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beanhead.
Beanhead throws a series of punches but Hoolie moves out of range.
Hoolie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Beanhead.
Beanhead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beanhead shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoolie sprawls well. He's pushed Beanhead's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Beanhead scores with a takedown into Hoolie's guard.
Beanhead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beanhead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoolie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beanhead.
Beanhead throwing strikes but missing.
Beanhead wants to control from the top but Hoolie keeps moving.
Hoolie wants to stand up but Beanhead is controlling him.
Beanhead throws a big right hand that misses.
Beanhead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Beanhead showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beanhead has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Beanhead!