PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Basilan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beck
vs
Basilan

180 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Beck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Beck blocks the low kick.
Basilan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Basilan to counter with a crisp jab.
Beck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
A leg kick checked by Basilan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck misses with a straight left.
Mr Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Basilan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beck thinking.
Beck tries to land a body kick
and Basilan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and Basilan counters with an outside leg kick.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
Basilan takes a swing at Beck's ribcage but misses.
Basilan throws a lazy right hand but Beck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Beck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basilan throws a looping overhand right but Beck ducks down to avoid it.
Beck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beck throws a leg kick
and Basilan counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick
and Basilan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beck throws a body kick the misses
and Basilan counters with a body kick.
Basilan scores with a punch to the head.
Basilan misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan misses with a body shot.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basilan throws out the jab.
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Basilan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beck takes a swing at Basilan's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beck misses with the body kick
and Basilan counters with an inside leg kick.
Basilan throws a low kick but Beck avoids it.
Basilan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basilan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basilan blocks a jab.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a punch to the head.
Beck misses with a hook
and Basilan counters with a body kick.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Beck sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basilan keeps the fight on the outside.
Beck swings for the body but Basilan moves out of range.
Beck misses with a hook to the body
and Basilan counters with a good, hard body kick but Beck shrugs it off.
Beck throws a sloppy body shot
and Basilan counters with a thumping low kick.
Beck wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Basilan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
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.

Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Basilan moves out of range easily.
Basilan swats away the attempt to clinch by Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick
and Basilan counters with a body kick that stops Beck in his tracks momentarily.
Basilan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Basilan throws a lazy uppercut
and Beck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beck scores with a punch to the head.
Basilan slips under a jab from Beck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Beck punishes Basilan's body with a nice straight punch.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Mr Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Basilan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Basilan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beck.
Basilan lands with a right hand.
Basilan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Basilan counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a body shot.
Beck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beck's knee momentarily.
Beck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beck misses with a right hand
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Basilan throws a looping overhand right but Beck ducks down to avoid it.
Beck looks to throw the jab but Basilan is out of range.
Beck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands a right hook to the body.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilan manages to avoid it.
Beck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basilan misses with a straight left.
Beck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Basilan pushes him off.
A low kick from Beck is predictable there
and Basilan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four 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.
Basilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Beck - just one landing.
Basilan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Basilan counters with a good low kick that Beck was not able to check.
Beck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Beck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beck tries to clinch
and Basilan counters with a body kick that stops Beck in his tracks momentarily.
Beck scores with the left hand. Basilan knows he should have avoided that one.
Beck throws a hook to the side of Basilan's head but Basilan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basilan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beck throws a leg kick
and Basilan counters with a nice leg kick.
Beck misses with a right hand
and Basilan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beck misses with a body punch
and Basilan counters with a nice leg kick.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beck throws a body punch but Basilan moves out of range.
Beck is looking to wear down Basilan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basilan. That did some damage!
Basilan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beck wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Basilan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felix Basilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Basilan counters with a solid body kick.
Beck checks a leg kick.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Basilan's hands.
Beck tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck avoids the head kick by Basilan.
Beck throws a low kick, looking for Basilan's leg but Basilan calmly moves out of range.
Basilan slips a jab from Beck.
Beck will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Basilan.
Basilan slips a straight right by Beck.
Beck looks to throw a body kick
and Basilan counters with a good low kick that Beck was not able to check.
Basilan lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beck.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basilan.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basilan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Basilan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beck keeping moving, preventing Basilan from controlling successfully.
Basilan throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Basilan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Basilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan tries to move into range but Beck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Basilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beck cracks Basilan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Beck checks it.
Basilan misses with a jab to the body
and Beck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beck fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck misses with a double jab
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Basilan scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Beck misses.
Beck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Basilan's shoulder, as Basilan tries to avoid the shot.
Basilan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Beck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beck. That's going to slow Basilan down.
Basilan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Beck to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Felix Basilan's cut even more.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Basilan pushes him off.
Beck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basilan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands with an overhand left.
Beck misses with a body shot.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Basilan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Basilan throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Beck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beck swings for the body but Basilan moves out of range.

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.
Beck misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basilan.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basilan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beck throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beck wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beck really felt that one!
Beck throws a right hand that misses
and Basilan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Basilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Beck had his way with Felix Basilan in that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Basilan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Beck blocks the low kick.
Beck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beck misses with a left hand
and Basilan counters with a solid body kick.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Basilan scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Beck is predictable there
and Basilan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beck slips under a jab from Basilan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beck misses with a shot to the body
and Basilan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beck throws a push kick but Basilan slaps the foot to one side.
Basilan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Basilan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Basilan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Basilan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a leg kick but Basilan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basilan dives in and grabs Beck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beck pushes down on Basilan's head and hops out.
Beck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Beck 's knee.
Beck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beck tries to clinch up but Basilan circles away and keeps his distance.
Beck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basilan.
Basilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan blocks a head kick by Beck.
Basilan thuds his right hand into Beck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Basilan counters with a nice uppercut.
Beck misses with a hook
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beck's knee momentarily.
Basilan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilan.
Basilan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws a head kick that misses.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Basilan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheers as Beck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Basilan doesn't seem phased though.
Beck throws a shot from downtown. Basilan moves away and avoids it.
Beck doesn't manage to clinch there - Basilan circles away.

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 Mr Beck.
I think Beck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Beck!
Mr Beck is the new welterweight champion!