PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bean
vs
De Troyer

225 cm
27
290 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
272 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Troyer is defended easily by Bean.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bean!
De Troyer tries to land a leg kick but Bean saw it coming and moves away.
De Troyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Bean misses.
De Troyer wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Troyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bean throws a left and a right that both miss

and De Troyer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bean won't be happy with that.
Bean is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Troyer is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Troyer.
De Troyer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
De Troyer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Troyer tries for a kimura but Bean is defending well.
De Troyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bean keeps working.
De Troyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Troyer taking a breather here.
De Troyer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bean tests De Troyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Troyer throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Troyer throws a low kick, looking for Bean's leg but Bean calmly moves out of range.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Troyer throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer connects with a single shot there.
Bean leaves De Troyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Troyer is defended easily by Bean.
De Troyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Butter Bean will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bean closes the distance but De Troyer moves to the side

and De Troyer counters by clinching up.
Bean working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
De Troyer wants a takedown.
Bean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bean taking a breather.
De Troyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Troyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bean prevents the takedown attempt.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.

De Troyer decides to pull guard.
Bean trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Troyer's guard.

De Troyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bean gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
De Troyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butter Bean is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Troyer tries to clinch but Bean moves away
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Troyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bean closes the distance but De Troyer moves to the side
and De Troyer counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
De Troyer closes the distance and clinches up with Bean, looking for a takedown. De Troyer pushes Bean against the ropes but Bean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Troyer circles away from the clinch attempt

and De Troyer moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
De Troyer is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bean gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Bean as the two fighters clinch.
De Troyer is breathing heavily.
Bean controlling the action here for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Bean gets through De Troyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Troyer tries to break free but Bean pushes him back against the ropes.
De Troyer is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean tries to break free but De Troyer pushes him back against the ropes.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by De Troyer.
Good body shot from De Troyer.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Troyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Troyer trying to control the position but instead, Bean has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Troyer into the ropes.
De Troyer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bean prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean pushes De Troyer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bean is leaning against De Troyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Troyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Troyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean closes the distance but De Troyer moves to the side
and De Troyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean tries to clinch

and De Troyer counters with a single leg into guard. Bean didn't expect that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Troyer postures up in Bean's guard and throws a big left but Bean blocks it.
Bean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Troyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Troyer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Butter Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
That's time! Bean'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.

Bean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Troyer.
De Troyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Bean's head.
Bean tries to clinch up
and De Troyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Troyer tries to clinch up but Bean circles away and keeps his distance.
De Troyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Troyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bean tries to clinch but fails miserably

and De Troyer counters with a shoot takedown. Bean fights it but they end up in guard.
De Troyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Troyer looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bean trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Troyer's guard.
De Troyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Troyer throwing shots but Bean is blocking nicely.
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer trying to control the action but Bean is working from the bottom.
De Troyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

De Troyer seems to be working for a kimura but Bean defends the submission attempt.
De Troyer is keen to just control but Bean is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Troyer working Bean over with strikes.
De Troyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

De Troyer is looking for a kimura but Bean is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Troyer to get the leverage.

De Troyer is working for a submission of some sort.

De Troyer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Troyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Troyer is looking to stall here but Bean recovers full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olivier De Troyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bean 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Butter Bean!