PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franko Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begbie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lonely Island - Jizz in My Pants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Charcoal
vs
Begbie

182 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

165 cm
24
156 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Franko Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal scores with a hook.
Charcoal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charcoal throws a jab when Begbie was well out of range.
Begbie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Begbie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Begbie.
Charcoal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Begbie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charcoal thinking.

Charcoal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Begbie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Charcoal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Begbie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Charcoal dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charcoal trying to control the position from guard on top but Begbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charcoal tries to free his leg and advance position but Begbie is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charcoal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Charcoal advances to half guard.
Begbie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Charcoal.
Begbie keeping moving, preventing Charcoal from controlling successfully.
Charcoal passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Charcoal.
Charcoal landing strikes.
Begbie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Charcoal.
Charcoal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Charcoal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charcoal cracks Begbie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Charcoal is chipping away with strikes.
Charcoal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Charcoal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie seems a little lost for a moment, as Charcoal dominates the positioning.
Charcoal with the ground and pound but Begbie regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Charcoal wants to pass to mount but Begbie is defending the position.
Charcoal wants to take a breather but Begbie is having none of it.
Charcoal thows a huge punch but Begbie dodges it nicely.

Charcoal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Begbie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Begbie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Begbie lands a slapping body shot.
Charcoal connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Charcoal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charcoal.
Franko Begbie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begbie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcoal manages to avoid it.

Begbie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Charcoal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Begbie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Begbie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charcoal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Begbie has managed to get both his arms back between Charcoal's legs - danger averted.
Charcoal keeping full guard, as Begbie tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Charcoal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Charcoal working a defensive guard here.

Begbie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charcoal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Begbie has managed to get both his arms back between Charcoal's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Charcoal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Begbie throws a body kick the misses
and Charcoal counters with a straight right hand.
Begbie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charcoal scores with a punch to the head.
Begbie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Begbie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charcoal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Begbie throws a body punch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal scores with a sloppy right hand. Begbie should have avoided that one.
Begbie lands a body shot.

Begbie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Begbie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charcoal, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie working the ground and pound.
Charcoal is looking to regain half guard here but Begbie keeps moving and retains side control.

Begbie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charcoal, who protects the arm well.
Charcoal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Begbie prevents Charcoal from improving his position.

Charcoal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Begbie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Charcoal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Begbie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Begbie's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Charcoal is controlling the position but Begbie somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Charcoal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mr Charcoal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charcoal is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Charcoal trying to control the position from guard on top but Begbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal looking to sit in guard and control but Begbie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charcoal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charcoal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Begbie's head.

Charcoal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Begbie sees it coming and defends easily.
Charcoal is keen to just control but Begbie is a slippery customer.
Charcoal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Begbie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal slips a nice elbow through Begbie's hands, connecting with Begbie's forehead.
Charcoal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charcoal wants to advance to full mount but Begbie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Begbie keeping moving, preventing Charcoal from controlling successfully.
Begbie keeping full guard, as Charcoal tries to pass.
Charcoal with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal tries to free his leg and advance position but Begbie is retaining full guard.
Charcoal postures up in Begbie's guard and throws a big left but Begbie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Charcoal dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Charcoal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begbie was well out of range. Poor timing from Charcoal.
Charcoal dodges the punch combination from Begbie.
Nice defenses there by Begbie.
No joy there for Begbie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Charcoal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Begbie to the mat! Begbie manages to get full guard.
Charcoal throwing strikes from guard but Begbie blocks nicely.
Charcoal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Begbie has momentary wrist control but Charcoal slips an elbow through the middle.
Charcoal with a nice head shot there.
Begbie is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charcoal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charcoal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charcoal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Charcoal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Charcoal tries to score with some ground and pound. Begbie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Charcoal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Charcoal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Begbie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal trying to control the action but Begbie is working from the bottom.
Charcoal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Begbie parries the strikes from Charcoal easily there. Charcoal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Begbie to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Begbie is avoiding damage well.
Charcoal trying to control the position but Begbie is working away.
Charcoal throws an elbow but Begbie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Begbie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Charcoal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Begbie is trying to control Charcoal's posture but Charcoal avoids it.
Begbie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Charcoal working the body and head with strikes.
Charcoal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Charcoal trying to control the position but Begbie is working away.
Charcoal misses with the ground and pound.
Begbie parries the strikes from Charcoal easily there. Charcoal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Begbie to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Charcoal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Charcoal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Begbie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Charcoal landing a few strikes.
Charcoal scoring with punches from side control.
Mr Charcoal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charcoal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Begbie keeps working.
Franko Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Begbie struggling a bit here.
Begbie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Charcoal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Charcoal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charcoal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!

Mr Charcoal wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Charcoal waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.