PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beam
vs
Gibson

185 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gibson is working away from the top position though.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson is just content to waste time from the top position. Beam takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Gibson from controlling successfully.
Gibson scoring with some ground and pound.
Beam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gibson stands up over Beam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gibson looking to sit in guard and control but Beam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beam manages to get himself to full guard.
Gibson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gibson won't allow Beam to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibson.
Gibson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gibson postures up in Beam's guard and throws a big left but Beam blocks it.
Beam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gibson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gibson is looking to work some ground and pound but Beam has wrist control.
Gibson won't allow Beam to get back to his feet.
Beam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beam wants to stand up but Gibson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses. Beam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibson's guard. Nice move by Beam!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beam won't allow Gibson to sweep him here.
Beam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gibson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beam distracts Gibson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gibson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gibson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gibson with shots to the head and body - Beam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beam tries to get out of the position.
Gibson looking to finish Beam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beam!
Gibson working the ground and pound effectively.
Beam is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beam tries to hold on but Gibson pushes him away.
Beam holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gibson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gibson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Beam because Gibson loaded up on that one.
Beam is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Beam is in a horrible position here. Gibson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gibson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Beam because Gibson loaded up on that one.
Gibson with good strikes from the mount here!
Gibson looking to ground and pound but Beam is blocking nicely.
Gibson working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Gibson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gibson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gibson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gibson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibson prevents Beam from getting back to his feet.
Gibson advances position into side control!
Beam trying to remain calm as Gibson controls from the top position.
Gibson landing strikes.
Beam takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gibson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam struggling a bit here.
Gibson throws a strike aimed at the side of Beam's head but Beam avoids it well.
Gibson cracks Beam with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a strike aimed at the side of Beam's head but Beam avoids it well.
Gibson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beam is avoiding damage well.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beam down.
Gibson is putting a hurting on Beam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gibson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gibson cracks Beam with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Beam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gibson is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Gibson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gibson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gibson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gibson connects with a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gibson lands some shots froms side control.
Gibson wants to control but Beam is keeping him busy.
Gibson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beam sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gibson lands a nice forearm strike.
Beam is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Beam is not content to let Gibson control the position.
Gibson working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam parries the strikes from Gibson easily there. Gibson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Beam to escape.
Gibson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gibson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Gibson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gibson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lull in the action here as Gibson stalls from top position.
Gibson lands a few punches from side control.
Gibson in side control, throwing shots but Beam defends.
Gibson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gibson working the ground and pound but Beam is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beam is avoiding damage well.
Gibson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Beam works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gibson winds up and cracks Beam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beam's head.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyrone Gibson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Beam enables Gibson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Beam manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gibson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beam controlling Gibson's posture.
Beam wants to stand but Gibson is controlling the position.
Beam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gibson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beam 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.
Gibson pushing down on Beam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson wants to control but Beam is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throwing shots but Beam is blocking nicely.
Beam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gibson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Gibson from controlling successfully.
Gibson advances to half guard.
Gibson is keen to just control but Beam is a slippery customer.
Gibson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gibson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Beam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but Beam defending well.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beam wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beam defending well though.
Nice strikes from Gibson there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gibson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beam wants to get back to his feet.
Beam trying to control from the bottom.
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beam defending well though.
Ground and pound from Gibson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson winds up and cracks Beam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gibson wants to pass the guard but Beam is defending well.
Gibson with the ground and pound but Beam uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Beam's brow.
Beam wants to stand up but Gibson is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jim Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gibson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tyrone Gibson!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Tyrone Gibson!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Tyrone Gibson!

Tyrone Gibson wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyrone Gibson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.