PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bj Becks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rihanna - So Hard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Becks
vs
Adams

175 cm
37
163 lbs
23 - 22 - 0

170 cm
39
187 lbs
14 - 21 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

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 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bj Becks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Adams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Becks tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it.
Adams wants to stand but Becks is controlling his arm.

Adams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Becks works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Becks is concentrating on defense, preventing Adams from advancing position.

Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Adams prevents Becks from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Becks defending well though.

Adams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Becks defends it well.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Becks is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Becks is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Becks is pressing down on Adams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Becks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Becks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adams!
Becks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Becks raining down shots from the mount!
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adams is in a horrible position here. Becks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Becks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Adams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Adams is looking to get to half guard.
Becks tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Becks with a couple of short strikes.
Adams wants to control but Becks is having none of it.
Adams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Becks with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becks lands a couple of good shots and Adams has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Becks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Becks is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Adams won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Becks off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bj Becks!
Bj Becks retains his welterweight title!
Bj Becks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.