PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grim Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grim Becker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Becker
vs
Corbett

185 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Perkele!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grim Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corbett slips a straight right by Becker.
Becker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corbett circles away quickly and effectively.
Corbett throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
Becker thows a body shot but no joy.
Corbett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Becker.
Becker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grim Becker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker throws a hook but Corbett blocks it.

Corbett clinches up with Becker and pushes him back against the cage.
Corbett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbett stalling.

Corbett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Becker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Becker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Becker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corbett moves out of range as Becker strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker takes a swing at Corbett's ribcage but misses.
Becker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Becker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Becker.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Becker.
Corbett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Corbett has closed the distance and engaged Becker in a clinch.
Becker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corbett controlling the action here for a moment.
Becker swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Becker is trying to break the clinch but Corbett is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Becker backwards.
Corbett can't find room to land a body shot as Becker controls the action.
Corbett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Becker up against the cage.
Corbett continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A hook to the body from Corbett.
Good body shot from Corbett.
The referee calls for Corbett to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Corbett on the inside.
A short right from Corbett.
Corbett prevents Becker from breaking the clinch.

Corbett manages to break the clinch.
Becker swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Becker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corbett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Becker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corbett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Becker is looking to wear down Corbett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Becker with a hook.
A jab from Becker misses.
Becker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Becker lands a glancing blow to the side of Corbett's head.
Becker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbett.
A punch lands to the side of Becker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corbett thuds his right hand into Becker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Becker looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbett is just out of range.
Becker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corbett.
Corbett swings for the body but Becker moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Becker. That snapped Corbett's head back.
Becker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Becker misses.
Corbett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tiger Corbett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Corbett looks to score with a jab to the body but Becker is just out of range.
Corbett misses with a wild combination.
Corbett slips under a jab.
Corbett lands with a straight right. Becker didn't see that one coming.
Becker takes a swing at Corbett's ribcage but misses.
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Becker misses.
Becker ducks under a wild hook from Corbett.
Corbett throws out a loose jab but Becker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Becker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corbett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Becker manages to avoid it.
Corbett connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Becker. Corbett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grim Becker is winning the standup battle so far.
Becker misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corbett misses with a hook
and Becker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Becker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Becker. Corbett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corbett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Corbett lands a nice shot to the body.
Corbett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Corbett.
A big left from Becker misses.
Corbett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Becker was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbett.
Becker missing with a left hand there. Corbett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Becker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker misses with a jab to the body
and Corbett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Becker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corbett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett tries to move into range but Becker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corbett misses with a hook.
Becker misses with a looping right.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Corbett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corbett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Becker was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbett.
Corbett misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Becker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Becker thows a body shot but no joy.
Corbett's corner calls for a 1-2. Corbett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corbett swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett slips a straight right by Becker.
Becker just misses with a punch to the body.
Becker misses with a double jab.
Corbett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Becker looks to land a right hand but Corbett moved out of range.
Becker thows a body shot but no joy.
Corbett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Becker connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Becker.
Becker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corbett doesn't seem bothered though.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
Becker throws a body punch but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Becker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker misses with an uppercut.
Becker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corbett manages to avoid it.
Becker digs a good body shot into Corbett's ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Becker lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Becker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corbett manages to avoid it.
Becker misses with a body punch
and Corbett counters with a nice uppercut.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corbett looks to score with a jab to the body but Becker is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Corbett.
Becker avoids the body shot from Corbett.
Becker lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grim Becker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Becker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corbett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Becker.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Becker.
Becker throws a big shot that misses.
Corbett slips under a jab from Becker.
Becker tests Corbett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Becker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Becker just misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett punishes Becker's body with a nice straight punch.
Corbett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Becker misses with a hook.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Becker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Becker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker lunges at Corbett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Corbett's hand.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Becker.
Corbett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corbett misses the shot to the body.
Becker slips under a jab.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker just misses with a punch to the body.
Becker swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Becker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corbett throws out the jab.
Becker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Becker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corbett in his tracks.
Corbett scores with a body shot.
Becker swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Becker dodges the punch combination from Corbett.
Becker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corbett slips under a jab from Becker.
Corbett loads up on a big right hand but Becker slips the punch.
Becker lands a slapping body shot.
Becker misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corbett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corbett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Becker fails to land with a series of punches.
Becker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Becker does it's job there.
Corbett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corbett looks to score with a jab to the body but Becker is just out of range.
Becker throws a hook to the side of Corbett's head but Corbett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Becker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corbett manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corbett. Becker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Becker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Becker throws a right hand that Corbett ducks under and follows up with a left that Corbett also avoids with ease.
Becker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Becker misses with a body shot.

Corbett pushes Becker up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Corbett.
The referee calls for Corbett to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corbett.
A short right from Corbett.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corbett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Corbett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

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 Grim Becker.
I think Becker 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Grim Becker!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Grim Becker!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Grim Becker!

Grim Becker wins by unanimous decision!