PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Beckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Rangel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Beckerman
vs
Rangel

165 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Beckerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Rangel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangel throws a sloppy head kick and Beckerman moves out of range easily.

Beckerman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Rangel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beckerman won't allow Rangel to sweep him here.
Beckerman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rangel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Rangel is looking for a triangle but Beckerman pushes his legs off easily.
Beckerman landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beckerman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beckerman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beckerman lands a couple of digs.
Rangel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beckerman.
Beckerman 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.
Rangel looking for a sweep. Not yet Rangel, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckerman working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beckerman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beckerman working some strikes from top position.
Beckerman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beckerman is working Rangel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rangel keeping moving, preventing Beckerman from controlling successfully.
Beckerman is in close to Rangel's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Rangel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rangel looks gassed!
Rangel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beckerman is one step ahead there.
Beckerman scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman landing some decent shots from guard.
Beckerman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beckerman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Beckerman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rangel's head.
Beckerman working some strikes from top position.
Beckerman distracts Rangel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckerman landing with the ground and pound.

Rangel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beckerman working some strikes from top position.
Beckerman landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman chips away with some ground and pound.
Beckerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rangel's head.
Beckerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rangel's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beckerman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beckerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beckerman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beckerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beckerman working some strikes from top position.
Beckerman cracks Rangel with a solid left hand.
Beckerman lands a couple of elbows.
Beckerman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckerman works over Rangel with some ground and pound from guard.
Beckerman landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman is in close to Rangel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beckerman scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckerman landing with the ground and pound.
Beckerman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beckerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beckerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beckerman lands a couple of elbows.

Rangel has his foot on Beckerman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beckerman works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckerman stopping the sweep attempt from Rangel.
Beckerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Beckerman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beckerman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rangel's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beckerman lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Beckerman there.
Rangel wants to get back to full guard but Beckerman has passed into side control.
Rangel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Beckerman.
A nice elbow there by Beckerman.
Beckerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rangel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rangel is breathing heavily.
Beckerman scoring with strikes but Rangel is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Beckerman.
Rangel is bucking up trying to escape but Beckerman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Beckerman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rangel?
Beckerman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beckerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beckerman lands a big shot there that rocks Rangel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beckerman with shots to the head and body - Rangel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beckerman lands with some strikes.
Beckerman looking to control but Rangel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beckerman raining down shots from the mount!
Beckerman with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Beckerman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beckerman looking to control but Rangel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beckerman working the ground and pound effectively.
Beckerman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beckerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Rangel is in a horrible position here. Beckerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rangel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beckerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rangel can do to turn this around?
Beckerman landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rangel is looking to get to half guard.
Beckerman with the ground and pound from mount.
Beckerman cracks Rangel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rangel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rangel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beckerman with shots to the head and body - Rangel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rangel is bucking up trying to escape but Beckerman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Beckerman scoring with strikes but Rangel is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rangel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beckerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Rangel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beckerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Beckerman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beckerman lands a big shot there that rocks Rangel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beckerman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Beckerman.
Beckerman with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckerman scoring with strikes but Rangel is staying in there.
Beckerman is landing with some decent strikes but Rangel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rangel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Beckerman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rangel swats away the attempt to clinch by Beckerman.
Rangel keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Rangel.
Rangel fails with the takedown

and Beckerman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rangel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beckerman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beckerman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Scott Beckerman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beckerman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rangel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rangel tries to roll over but Beckerman keeps him under control.
Beckerman scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckerman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckerman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rangel is refusing to be controlled, as Beckerman sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rangel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beckerman winds up and cracks Rangel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rangel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rangel is trying to stand.
Beckerman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beckerman lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rangel is looking to improve his position.
Beckerman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beckerman is keen to just control but Rangel is a slippery customer.
Beckerman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rangel wants to improve his position but Beckerman is controlling well.
Beckerman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckerman is nestled in close to Rangel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rangel is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Rangel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rangel wants to improve his position but Beckerman is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangel has hold of Beckerman's hands but Beckerman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beckerman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beckerman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rangel has hold of Beckerman's hands but Beckerman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beckerman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rangel is trying to get back to full guard.
Beckerman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Beckerman there.
Beckerman slips a nice elbow through Rangel's hands, connecting with Rangel's forehead.
Beckerman working Rangel over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman lands strikes from half guard.
Beckerman winds up and cracks Rangel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Luiz Rangel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckerman is nestled in close to Rangel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beckerman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rangel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beckerman working over Rangel with some ground and pound. Rangel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beckerman working the head and body with strikes.
Rangel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Beckerman there.
Beckerman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rangel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Beckerman is nestled in close to Rangel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rangel taking some punishment here, with Beckerman in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Beckerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beckerman 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!

Scott Beckerman wins by unanimous decision!