PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champion. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bradshaw
vs
Beck

186 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Beck!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beck. Bradshaw shrugs it off though.
Beck throws a lazy head kick
and Bradshaw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Beck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bradshaw checks a leg kick.
Beck misses with a head kick.
Bradshaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beck has time to react.
Bradshaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beck moves out of range as Bradshaw throws a body kick.
Bradshaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beck throws a head kick but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Beck throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Bradshaw slams his shin into Beck's torso.
Bradshaw lands with a straight right. Beck didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beck.
Beck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bradshaw has time to react.
Horrible takedown by Beck or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradshaw which made him look bad.
That kick from Beck tenderised Bradshaw's leg. Bradshaw is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck motions for Bradshaw to come forward. Beck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradshaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradshaw cracks the inside of Beck's front leg.
Bradshaw throws a head kick that half lands.
Bradshaw throws a push kick but Beck slaps the foot to one side.
Beck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradshaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradshaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Beck!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beck.
Beck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beck looks to land a body kick but Bradshaw moved away.
Bradshaw with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Bradshaw misses.

Beck dives in and scores a takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
Beck stops Bradshaw from standing up.
Bradshaw is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.
Bradshaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Beck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bradshaw has his hands clasped together around Beck's back. He's all about the action.
Beck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.
Beck trying to mount his opponent but Bradshaw defends it.
Bradshaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bradshaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Beck throwing strikes here but Bradshaw is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bradshaw prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Beck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradshaw is looking to escape.
Beck looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck looking to finish with strikes here!
Beck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bradshaw is looking to get to half guard.
Bradshaw is trying to stand up.
Beck lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bradshaw avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beck.
Poor strikes thrown by Beck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradshaw throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Beck throws a push kick but Bradshaw slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Beck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick which misses Beck's front leg but catches the back leg as Beck tries to avoid it.
Bradshaw tries to score with a low kick but Beck moves his leg out of the way.
Bradshaw throws a head kick but Beck moves out of range.
Beck lands with an overhand left.
Beck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a head kick that misses
and Beck counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bradshaw is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Beck connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Bradshaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bradshaw wants to land a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Bradshaw.
Beck throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw motions for Beck to come forward. Bradshaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bradshaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Beck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a shot to the body.
Bradshaw avoids the head kick by Beck.
Beck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Beck makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bradshaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beck.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Bradshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bradshaw misses with a low kick.
Bradshaw thumps Beck with a low kick.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradshaw throws out the jab.
Beck takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Beck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradshaw. That's going to slow Beck down.
Bradshaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bradshaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beck throws a head kick that misses
and Bradshaw counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beck, right into the meat.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beck throws a body punch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Beck blocks a head kick by Bradshaw.
Beck cracks Bradshaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beck is looking to slow Bradshaw down with leg kicks.
Bradshaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bradshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Beck counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lamar Bradshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradshaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lamar Bradshaw will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bradshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

A leg kick checked by Beck.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck scores with a head kick.
Beck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bradshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Beck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bradshaw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Glenn Beck has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
What's Bradshaw going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Beck postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw wants to control but Beck postures up.
Bradshaw tries to improve position but can't.
Beck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bradshaw struggling a bit here.
Beck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck laying and praying for a moment but Bradshaw takes advantage and regains half guard.
Beck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradshaw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw keeping hold of Beck's head, controlling as best he can.
Bradshaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradshaw tries to get out of the position.
Beck thows a huge punch but Bradshaw dodges it nicely.
Beck prevents Bradshaw from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Beck there.
Beck controlling the pace.
Bradshaw is looking to escape.
Bradshaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
Bradshaw is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet.
Beck wants to take a breather but Bradshaw is having none of it.
Bradshaw is trying to stand up here but Beck is controlling him well.
Beck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradshaw's head.
Bradshaw is refusing to be controlled, as Beck sits in half guard.
Bradshaw is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradshaw moves out of range of the body kick from Beck.
A head kick misses from Bradshaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradshaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Beck as he checks the leg kick.
Beck motions for Bradshaw to come forward. Beck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradshaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Beck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beck misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beck throws a head kick but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

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 Lamar Bradshaw.
I think Bradshaw 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Bradshaw!