PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Black
vs
Beckham

170 cm
24
150 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham scores with a jab to the body.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Beckham coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Beckham.
Beckham ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Beckham throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Beckham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beckham avoids a kick to the body.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beckham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beckham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brad Beckham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckham.
Beckham blocks a jab.
Beckham throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black throws a wild body kick that Beckham sees coming a mile off.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black is looking to chop away at Beckham's legs.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Beckham saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Beckham as Black shoots in.
A punch combination from Beckham misses.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Beckham.
Black shoots in and drives through. Beckham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beckham counters with a stiff right hand.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckham throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beckham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beckham checks a low kick from Black.
Beckham lands with a cross.
Black misses the body punch
and Beckham counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Beckham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham throws a sloppy body shot
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beckham slips a straight right by Black.
Beckham moves out of range of the body kick from Black.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckham lands a nice looking body shot.
Black moves away from the strike by Beckham.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beckham tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beckham to the ground. Beckham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beckham thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Beckham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Beckham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beckham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black throws a right hand that Beckham ducks under and follows up with a left that Beckham also avoids with ease.
Beckham cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beckham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckham throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beckham stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Beckham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham.
Beckham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beckham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Beckham cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham digs a good hook to Black's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beckham.
Beckham moves away from the strike by Black.
A big right from Black misses.
Beckham moves away from the strike by Black.
Beckham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a double jab
enabling Beckham to counter with a crisp jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Black. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Beckham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Beckham.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black takes a swing at Beckham's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Beckham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beckham.
A swing and a miss from Beckham.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beckham but Beckham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A cross from Beckham lands.
Black does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beckham digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Nice body punch from Beckham.
Beckham moves away from the strike by Black.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Beckham slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Beckham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Beckham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beckham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Beckham moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Beckham loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beckham clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham misses with a straight left.
Beckham misses with a looping left.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beckham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Beckham finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Beckham scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Beckham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beckham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Beckham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Beckham.
Beckham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black misses with a combination
and Beckham counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Beckham as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beckham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Brad Beckham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Beckham. That snapped Black's head back.
Black misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Beckham.
Beckham looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black tries to clinch but Beckham moves away
and Beckham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black fails with the takedown
and Beckham counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Beckham really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. Beckham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beckham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckham.
Beckham throws a shot to the body.
Beckham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckham.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black misses with a combination
and Beckham counters with a straight right hand.
Black misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beckham misses with a double jab.
Beckham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beckham lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Beckham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Beckham finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beckham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but Beckham avoids it easily.
Beckham lands with a right hand.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black throws a push kick but Beckham slaps the foot to one side.
Beckham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beckham throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black misses with a combination
and Beckham counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beckham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beckham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckham.
Beckham takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Beckham keeps the fight on the outside.
Beckham throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Black misses with a body punch
and Beckham counters with a left to the body.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Beckham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Beckham misses.
Beckham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beckham avoids a kick to the body.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Beckham dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black throws a push kick but Beckham slaps the foot to one side.
Black takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham.
Beckham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Beckham ducks down to avoid it.
Black misses with a looping left.
Beckham scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Beckham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Beckham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beckham!
Beckham is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckham blocking the ground and pound.
Beckham avoids a series of strikes thrown by Black.
Beckham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Black.
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Black.
Black throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beckham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Black throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davis Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to control but Beckham wriggling away.
Black working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Beckham slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Black misses with a head shot. Beckham uses the momentum to regain guard.
Black is looking to advance position but Beckham has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Beckham stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black dives in and grabs Beckham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Beckham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Beckham tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beckham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beckham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brad Beckham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beckham scores with a nice strike.

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 Davis Black.
I think Beckham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Beckham!
Brad Beckham is the new featherweight champion!