PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Beaner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Seia
vs
Beaner

172 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustavo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Beaner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaner throws a head kick that misses.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Beaner sees coming a mile off.
Beaner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaner.

Beaner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seia taking a breather.
Beaner lands with a left to the head.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.

Beaner pulls Seia into guard.
Seia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Seia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beaner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beaner is controlling Seia's posture.
Beaner looking for a sweep. Not yet Beaner, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaner is adopting a defensive guard.

Beaner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Beaner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seia is aware though and is defending well.
Beaner controlling the position.
Let's hope that Beaner 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.
Beaner keeping full guard, as Seia tries to pass.
Seia trying to control but Beaner is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beaner darts in looking for a takedown but Seia gets double underhooks and turns Beaner into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beaner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Seia wants to get up but he can't break Beaner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beaner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Seia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beaner is proving hard to escape from.
Seia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beaner on the ground.
Beaner pulls Seia in close to prevent any damage.
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!

Barry Beaner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Beaner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaner moves away.
Beaner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Beaner.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beaner. That did some damage!
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beaner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustavo Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Beaner.
Seia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beaner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seia.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beaner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seia.
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Seia. No joy for Beaner on that attempt.
Seia tries to land a front kick but Beaner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seia blocks a head kick by Beaner.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seia. Beaner shrugs it off though.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seia, right into the meat.
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beaner's sensitive parts.
Beaner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustavo Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Beaner moves out of range easily.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beaner. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beaner darts in looking for a takedown but Seia gets double underhooks and turns Beaner into the cage.
Beaner looks winded!
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Gustavo Seia will probably get the nod.
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.

Beaner dives in for a single leg takedown but Seia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Beaner jumps guard.
Seia trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beaner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Seia wants to control from the top but Beaner keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beaner is on top in guard.
Beaner won't allow Seia to get back to his feet.
Seia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beaner controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Beaner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Seia, up you get!

Seia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seia wants to improve his position but instead Beaner has moved into half guard.
Seia is in trouble now - Beaner has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaner controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Beaner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaner controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beaner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Seia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Seia tries to hold on but Beaner pushes him away.
Beaner lands a nice shot to the head.
Beaner controlling his opponent.
Seia tries to reverse the position but Beaner maintains control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Beaner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Beaner is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Beaner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seia missing with a left hand there. Beaner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seia misses with a body kick.
Beaner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beaner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Beaner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Beaner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beaner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beaner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beaner passes into side control, despite Seia's attempt to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia can't do much from the bottom here.
Beaner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seia down.

Beaner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Seia to his feet.
Seia moves forwards but Beaner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beaner.
Beaner closes the distance and clinches up with Seia, looking for a takedown. Beaner pushes Seia against the cage but Seia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beaner moves into the clinch successfully.
Beaner tries to circle away but Seia has him pinned against the cage.

Beaner successfully pulls guard.
Seia wants to control from the top but Beaner keeps moving.
Beaner pulls Seia in close to his closed guard and prevents Seia from doing any damage or advancing position.

Seia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beaner holds on and takes a little breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Seia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beaner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seia stopping the sweep attempt from Beaner.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Beaner's front leg but catches the back leg as Beaner tries to avoid it.
Beaner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beaner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Beaner blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaner shoots in for a double leg but Seia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gustavo Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Seia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barry Beaner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beaner. That did some damage!
Seia connects with a leg kick. Beaner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beaner's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Beaner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustavo Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Beaner.
Beaner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seia wants it to stay on the feet.
Beaner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seia connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Beaner.
I think Beaner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Beaner!