PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Filip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beamer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Beamer
vs
Filip

185 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Filip!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beamer throws a series of punches but Filip avoids them all with ease.
Beamer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Filip showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beamer.
Filip throws a shot to the body.
Filip lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beamer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filip checks it well.
Beamer misses with a two punch combination.
Beamer shoots in but no luck this time.
Beamer doesn't manage to clinch there - Filip circles away.
Beamer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filip manages to avoid it.
Beamer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filip can pounce on him.
Beamer wants to clinch.
Filip throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beamer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beamer is breathing heavily.

Filip gets the takedown into side control.

Filip decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beamer looks to land a left hand but Filip moved out of range nicely.
Filip has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beamer finds it's way round the side to connect with Filip's head.
Beamer tries to clinch up.
Filip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beamer swings for the body but Filip moves out of range.
Beamer throws an off balance right hand
and Filip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filip throws a nice looking combination but Beamer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filip tries to clinch but Beamer moves out of range.
Filip tries to clinch up.
Beamer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beamer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filip lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beamer backs up against the cage.

Filip shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Filip showed some decent athleticism there.
Filip frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Filip stands up from mount. Strange move.
Filip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Filip finds it's way round the side to connect with Beamer's head.
Beamer swings widly with a right hand
and Filip counters with a nice uppercut.
Filip works over Beamer's head and body with a nice combination.
Filip throws a right and a left that Beamer avoids nicely.
Beamer thuds a left hand into Filip's body.
Beamer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filip sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Filip looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beamer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filip tries to control but Beamer wriggling away.

Filip stands up from mount. Strange move.
Filip misses with a series of wild punches.
Beamer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filip works Beamer's body with a nice hook.
Filip swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beamer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filip thinking.
Filip avoids the body shot from Beamer.
A right-left combo lands from Filip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beamer looks to land a combination but Filip avoids it well.
Beamer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filip's waist but Filip gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beamer off to one side.
Beamer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filip.
A lazy left from Beamer finds it's target.
Beamer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filip counters with a nice body kick.
Filip throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beamer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beamer shoots and misses

and Filip counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beamer won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beamer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beamer is trying to control Filip's posture but Filip avoids it.

Filip thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Filip decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Filip cracks the inside of Beamer's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filip lands a nice hook to Beamer's body. Beamer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Filip scores a takedown into full mount!

Filip is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Filip clobbers Beamer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beamer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Filip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Filip.
Filip is looking to take a break and control but Beamer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filip tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Filip dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Filip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beamer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Filip takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Filip takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Filip throws a body punch but Beamer moves out of range.
Filip jabs at Beamer's body.
Beamer shoots and misses
and Filip counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Beamer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beamer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filip.
Filip throws a series of punches but Beamer avoids them all with ease.
Beamer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filip moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Filip.
Jim Beamer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beamer misses with a double jab

so Filip counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Filip is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filip tries to free his leg and advance position but Beamer is retaining full guard.
Beamer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beamer is trying to control the position but Filip postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beamer looking for a guillotine here but Filip defends easily.
Beamer keeping moving, preventing Filip from controlling successfully.
Filip throws a big right hand that misses.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beamer throws a right and a left that Filip avoids nicely.
Beamer scores with a shot to the body.
Beamer tries to bum rush Filip with a series of wild strikes but Filip uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beamer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikola Filip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Beamer misses.
Beamer slips a jab and a cross from Filip.
Filip ducks right into an uppercut from Beamer.
Filip fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filip throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beamer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filip lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Filip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beamer misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Filip.
Beamer throws out a loose jab but Filip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filip misses with a two punch combination.
Filip catches Beamer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beamer misses with a combination

and Filip counters by clinching up.
Filip tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beamer goes for a takedown attempt but Filip pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beamer thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer throws a series of punches but Filip avoids them all with ease.
Beamer throws a sloppy body shot
and Filip counters with a series of strikes. Beamer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beamer tries to clinch up.
Filip avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beamer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beamer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beamer shoots for a takedown but Filip saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beamer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beamer misses with the combination.
Beamer lands a jab to Filip's midsection.
A jab lands there for Filip.
A head kick misses from Beamer.

Filip darts in and clinches Beamer up against the cage.
Beamer tries to stall but Filip uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beamer tries to pull guard but Filip won't allow it.
Filip drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beamer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beamer is looking to wear down Filip with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Filip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beamer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beamer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beamer throws a right hand that Filip ducks under and follows up with a left that Filip also avoids with ease.
Beamer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beamer misses with the combination.
Beamer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Filip counters with a one-two to the body.
Beamer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Filip moves in looking to clinch but Beamer pushes him off.
Filip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Filip bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Filip is looking to take a break and control but Beamer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Filip looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beamer is avoiding damage well.
Nikola Filip has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.

Filip is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beamer has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikola Filip will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Beamer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filip as he jumps to the side.
Beamer swinging wilding here.
Beamer shoots and misses
and Filip counters with a left and a right that stings Beamer.

Filip gets a takedown into half guard.
Beamer is trying to maintain the position but Filip is very close to passing his half guard.
Filip stalling away here and it's allowed Beamer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Filip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beamer wants to sweep here but Filip controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filip stands up and waves to Beamer to follow him.
Filip shoots for a takedown but Beamer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beamer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beamer jabs Filip right on the nose. Filip blinks but takes it well.
Filip tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beamer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beamer scores with a three punch combo!
Filip gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beamer.
A jab from Beamer finds it's way through Filip's defenses.

Filip is rocked!
Beamer throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Filip stumbling backwards into the cage! Filip bounces back off the cage towards Beamer, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Beamer lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Beamer celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Beamer!