PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 2566 p4p, 1824 weight class) and Adrian Sterling (ranked 258 p4p, 192 weight class). Sterling has chosen Snake by Lil Keed as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adrian Sterling was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beckley
vs
Sterling

175 cm
26
158
14 - 9 - 1

177 cm
27
159
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling slips under a jab from Beckley.
Sterling with the counter takedown but Beckley avoids it easily.

Sterling closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beckley quickly recovers to half guard.

Sterling looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sterling seems to be working for a kimura but Beckley defends the submission attempt.

Sterling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling is nestled in close to Beckley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sterling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beckley tries to get to full guard but Sterling has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling is nestled in close to Beckley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sterling is trying to control. Beckley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beckley is trying to stand back up but Sterling is controlling him

Sterling seems to be looking for submissions.
Sterling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Sterling is looking for a kimura here.
Sterling slips a nice elbow through Beckley's hands, connecting with Beckley's forehead.
Sterling is trying to control the action in half guard but Beckley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beckley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Beckley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beckley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sterling there.

Sterling is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beckley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sterling.

Beckley kicks off Sterling and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sterling with the counter takedown but Beckley avoids it easily.
Adrian Sterling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beckley is fending him off so far but Sterling persists. Nope, Beckley circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckley lands with a straight right. Sterling didn't see that one coming.
Sterling throws a series of punches but Beckley moves out of range.
Sterling lands with a good body shot.
Beckley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sterling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beckley is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley looks to score with a jab to the body but Sterling is just out of range.
Beckley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sterling.
Sterling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beckley.

Sterling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beckley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Beckley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Beckley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sterling working the ground and pound.
Beckley tries to buck Sterling off but Sterling is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sterling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beckley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Beckley is pushing Sterling's head away, looking to escape. Sterling manages to hold on to the position though.
Beckley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sterling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sterling tries for a kimura but Beckley is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sterling asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beckley is trying to improve his position.
Beckley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Beckley actively working from the bottom here.
Sterling has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beckley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sterling shoots in for a takedown but Beckley shows good takedown defense.
Beckley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sterling or perhaps it was just good defense by Beckley, which made it look bad.
Sterling shoots for a takedown but Beckley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benson Beckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sterling.
Beckley lands a glancing blow to the side of Sterling's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Beckley moves into the clinch.
Sterling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beckley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beckley throws a body shot but no joy.
Sterling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beckley misses with an uppercut. Sterling saw that one coming.

Sterling shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beckley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beckley keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.

Beckley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sterling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sterling throws an elbow that misses. Beckley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sterling's guard. Nice move by Beckley!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sterling has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beckley has managed to get both his arms back between Sterling's legs - danger averted.
Adrian Sterling has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

Beckley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beckley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sterling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beckley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beckley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sterling's guard.
Beckley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Beckley is posturing up here but Sterling has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Beckley tries to roll out but it's too tight and Beckley has to tap! Slick submission there by Sterling!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Sterling!
Adrian Sterling took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.