PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Beckham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plum
vs
Beckham

190 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

175 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Plum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham tries to clinch there but Plum circles away.

Beckham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Plum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Plum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plum tries to get out of the position.
Beckham trying to control the position but Plum is working away.
Plum pushes Beckham away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beckham gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Plum sneaks out the side door and pushes Beckham away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Beckham closes the distance and clinches up with Plum, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes Plum against the cage but Plum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckham closes the distance and clinches up with Plum, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes Plum against the cage but Plum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beckham checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beckham slips a jab and a cross from Plum.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plum but Plum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnny Plum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckham shoots in and drives through. Plum sprawls well.
Plum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beckham thows a body shot but no joy.
Beckham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Beckham shoots in but Plum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckham looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckham circles away quickly and effectively.
Plum misses with a double jab.
Beckham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckham shoots for a takedown but Plum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Plum there.
Plum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckham circles away quickly and effectively.
Plum throws a series of punches but Beckham moves out of range.
Plum throws a nice looking combination but Beckham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum tries to bum rush Beckham with a series of wild strikes but Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnny Plum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plum keeps the fight on the outside.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Beckham lands but Plum takes it in his stride.
Plum leaves Beckham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beckham is looking to clinch.
Plum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plum tries to bum rush Beckham with a series of wild strikes but Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beckham dives in and grabs Plum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plum pushes down on Beckham's head and hops out.
Plum misses the shot to the body.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Plum misses with a wild combination.
Beckham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham doesn't manage to clinch there - Plum circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Plum dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Beckham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Plum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beckham misses with a two punch combination.
Plum misses with the combination.
Beckham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plum.
Plum tries to bum rush Beckham with a series of wild strikes but Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plum swinging wilding here.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham throws a jab when Plum was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Beckham blocks the low kick.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Plum misses with a straight left.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plum sprawls well. Plum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beckham gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
Plum scores with a decent looking hook.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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 fight stays on the outside here - Beckham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beckham counters with a nice body kick.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plum as he jumps to the side.
Plum lands a jab to the head.
Beckham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Plum is looking to score with low kicks.
Plum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckham is out of range and Plum settles back down.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Johnny Plum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Beckham.
Plum slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckham tries to clinch up but Plum circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plum stuffs the takedown.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch but Plum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Plum.
Beckham looks to land a combination but Plum avoids it well.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckham is looking to clinch but Plum is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Plum throws a series of punches but Beckham moves out of range.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beckham is defended easily by Plum.
Plum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beckham momentarily.
The fighters circling - Plum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plum missing with a left hand there. Beckham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckham shoots in for a double leg but Plum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
Beckham avoids the body shot from Plum.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
Beckham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beckham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Plum dominated that second round.
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. 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.

Plum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beckham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plum tries to avoid it but Beckham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plum to the ground. Plum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beckham shoots for a takedown but Plum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
Beckham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plum defends it nicely.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plum connects with a right hand. Beckham shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beckham tries for a takedown but Plum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plum misses with a double jab

and Beckham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beckham.
Beckham wants to stall.

Plum manages to break the clinch.
Beckham moves out of range of the strikes.
Plum wants to land a leg kick but Beckham is out of range.
Beckham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham throws a series of punches but Plum moves out of range.
Plum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beckham wants to clinch.
Plum throws a looping overhand right but Beckham ducks down to avoid it.

Beckham scores a takedown into full mount!
Beckham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plum is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plum bucks Beckham off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown but Plum shows good takedown defense.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beckham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plum connects with a jab.
Plum throws a nice looking combination but Beckham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham closes the distance and clinches up with Plum, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes Plum against the cage but Plum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plum pinned against the cage. Plum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Beckham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Plum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beckham counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Plum.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Plum!