PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Si Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Overhand Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beck
vs
Right

190 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Si Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Overhand Right!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck lands with a kick to the ribs.
Right shoots in but Beck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Right swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Right avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beck works Right's body with a nice hook.
Right misses with a hook.
Beck lands a jab-cross combination.
Right swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Overhand Right seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck throws a front kick that sends Right stumbling back into the cage.
Right looks gassed!
Beck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Right is rocked!
Right fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Right swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beck is looking to clinch but Right is avoiding it.
Right circles away from the clinch attempt.
Right takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beck tries to clinch but Right is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Beck moves into the clinch successfully.
Beck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Right's defenses.
Right has Beck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Si Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Overhand Right.
Beck trying to stall but Right improves his position.
Right keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beck's efforts to push away.
Beck is trying to force a seperation but Right has the dominant position.
Beck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but Right is controlling him.
Beck scores a nice knee to the body.
Beck tries to stall but Right uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beck tries to break free but Right pushes him back against the cage.
Beck wants to get back to striking at distance but Right won't allow it.
Beck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Right has him pressed against the cage.

Beck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Right has a takedown stuffed.
Beck lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Right swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beck tries to clinch but Right moves out of range.
Right fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beck avoids it really well and circles away.
Beck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck tries to clinch up.
Right avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Right throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beck counters with a one-two to the body.
Beck scores with a shot to the body.
Beck lands a head kick. Right smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beck tries to clinch but Right is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Beck.
Beck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Right looks for a takedown but Beck sprawls well.
Right closes the distance and clinches up with Beck, looking for a takedown. Right pushes Beck against the cage but Beck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Right on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Right tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beck swivels and escapes.
Beck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Beck closes the distance and clinches.
Beck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Right keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beck's efforts to push away.
Beck gets underhooks to prevent Right's takedown attempt.
Beck looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beck obliges.
Beck has had enough of the clinch but Right keeps him there for the moment.
Beck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Right is trying desperately to land a takedown but Beck is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Right.
Beck is looking to break free of the clinch but Right has double underhooks.
Beck is trying to force a seperation but Right has the dominant position.
Beck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Beck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beck lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Right is predictable there
and Beck counters with a low kick, right behind Right 's knee.
Beck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Right gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Right looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Right avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Right.
Si Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Beck lands but Right takes it in his stride.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Right swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beck works Right's body with a nice hook.
Beck tries to clinch there but Right circles away.
Right throws a combination that misses
and Beck counters with a stiff right hand.
Beck throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Right swats away the attempt to clinch by Beck.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beck!
Beck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beck tries to clinch but Right is having none of it.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Right pushes him off.
Beck throws a head kick that Right semi-blocks.

Right shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Right with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Right forces his way into half guard.
Right scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beck looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Right drops an elbow to the side of Beck's head.
Right missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Right gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from Right, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Si Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Overhand Right.
Beck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Right's head.
Right throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beck counters with a stiff right hand.
Beck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Right scores a takedown into full mount!
Beck wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Right with the ground and pound from mount.
Right raining down shots from the mount!
Right putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Right lands a big shot there that rocks Beck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beck wants to try and get back to his feet.
Right landing strikes, looking to finish!
Right lands a big shot there that rocks Beck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Right looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Right postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beck looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Right.
You get the feeling that Beck really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Right breaks from Beck's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Right raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Beck that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Right lands a heavy elbow.
Beck wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Right connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Right lands a nice shot to the head.
Right lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Overhand Right will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Beck connects with a high kick.
Beck is looking to wear down Right with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Right throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Right misses.
Right tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Right somewhat.
Right tries to clinch up.
Right is looking to clinch.
Beck connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beck!
Right avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beck lands with a slapping head kick.

Beck has closed the distance and engaged Right in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beck lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck trying to land knees to the body.
Right goes for a takedown attempt but Beck pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Right tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Right swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Right has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beck.
Beck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beck slips a straight right by Right.
A jab from Right misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beck swats away the attempt to clinch by Right.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Right swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beck wants to clinch.
Beck darts in trying to clinch

and Right counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beck wants to stand up but Right is controlling him.
Right has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Right makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Right postures up in Beck's guard and throws a big left but Beck blocks it.
Right throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Right keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beck's head.
Right lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Right accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beck wants to stand and escape but Right is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Right fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Si Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Overhand Right.
Right throws a head kick that misses
and Beck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Beck wants to clinch up but Right keeps it at a distance.
Right has a takedown stuffed.
Beck lands with a nice body kick.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Right swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Right pushes Beck up against the cage in a clinch.
Beck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Right has Beck pressed against the cage, preventing Beck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Right keeps control of Beck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.

Right has clasped his hands together around Beck's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Beck on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Overhand Right has got the better of the ground game so far.
Right working the head with strikes.
Right scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beck to see if he's OK.
Right scoring with punches and elbows.
Right cracks Beck with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Right connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Beck some visible discomfort.
Beck is pushing Right's head away, looking to escape. Right manages to hold on to the position though.
Right lands a nice forearm strike.
Beck is working to avoid the ground and pound but Right connects with a decent elbow.
Right is putting a hurting on Beck here, landing some big shots from side control.
Right working the body and head with strikes.
Right landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Overhand Right comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Right 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Overhand Right!