PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Powell
vs
Bean

200 cm
33
252 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

225 cm
49
289 lbs
56 - 36 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 56 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Powell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.

Bean gets a clinch.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Bean avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Bean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powell.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
A left hand lands to the body for Bean.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell cracks Bean with a nice body shot.
Powell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bean is defending well.
Bean's coach down at The Warehouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bean's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean controlling the action here for a moment.
Powell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Bean.
Bean blocks an elbow strike from Powell.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Bean.
Bean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Bean tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Powell tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
Bean lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a left hand.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean lands a body punch.
Bean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell blocking some punches.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Powell wants to take the fight to the mat but Bean manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Powell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powell.
Powell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bean doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Bean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Powell on the side of the head.
Powell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butter Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Bean doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Powell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.

Powell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Bean lands a right hook to the body.
Powell slips under a jab.
Bean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bean blocks a head kick by Powell.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bean.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell scores with a leg kick.
Bean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
Bean throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bean misses with a looping left.
Bean avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Powell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bean.
Powell throws a push kick but Bean slaps the foot to one side.
Bean gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bean falls off balance throwing a combination

and Powell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Powell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bean is keeping the position for now.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Bean 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.
Powell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Powell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell is trying to control. Bean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.

Powell wants to work for an arm triangle but Bean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powell connects with a nice short shot to Bean's temple.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Powell seems to be looking for submissions.

Powell wants to work for an arm triangle but Bean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bean wants to control but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean is not content to let Powell control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Powell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Powell's head back.

Powell shoots in and bounces Bean off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bean is on top in guard.

Powell keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.

Bean gets to his feet - Powell follows without any prompting.

Powell gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell trying to pass the guard but Bean defending well.
Powell is working hard here to advance position.
Bean regains full guard. Nicely done.
Powell pushing down on Bean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bean is controlling Powell's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Love-Hate Powell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bean throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a leg kick.
Bean scores with the left hand. Powell knows he should have avoided that one.
Powell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bean lands with a good body shot.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean scores with a sloppy right hand. Powell should have avoided that one.
Powell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bean.
Bean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Powell connects with a jab.
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Bean looks to clinch
and Powell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bean thinking.
Bean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bean scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bean has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Powell fails to land the takedown.
Powell is looking to wear down Bean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Powell attempts a counter takedown but Bean avoids it well and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Bean blocks the leg kick.
Bean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
Bean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Powell is looking to chop away at Bean's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Powell.
Bean clobbers Powell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bean tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell lands a jab.
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!
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bean. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Powell.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bean takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Powell misses with a lunging right hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bean moves out of range as Powell throws a body kick.
Bean punishes Powell's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Powell walks into a jab.
Powell throws the kick towards the body but Bean avoids it.

Powell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bean tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Powell is in Bean's guard.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bean is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powell wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bean holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Butter Bean.
I think Bean 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!
During a confident post fight interview, Butter Bean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.