PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caio Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Beckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Blink 182 - Dammit. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Scott Beckerman enters the cage!

Almeida
vs
Beckerman

182 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Almeida!
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, Scott Beckerman!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beckerman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckerman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beckerman is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beckerman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beckerman working the ground and pound but Almeida is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Almeida managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beckerman.
Beckerman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Beckerman cracks Almeida with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckerman grinds an elbow into Almeida's temple.
Almeida throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Beckerman working the head and body with strikes.
Almeida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beckerman connects with a decent elbow.
Beckerman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Almeida's legs.
The strikes coming from Beckerman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Almeida struggling a bit here.
Almeida is pushing Beckerman's head away, looking to escape. Beckerman manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Almeida is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Almeida tries to clinch there but Beckerman circles away.

Beckerman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to improve his position.
Beckerman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Almeida some visible discomfort.
Beckerman grinds an elbow into Almeida's temple.
Almeida is not content to let Beckerman control the position.
Almeida is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Beckerman landing strikes.
Almeida struggling a bit here.
Beckerman working the ground and pound.
Beckerman looks up at the clock and then as Almeida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Beckerman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman landing strikes.
Beckerman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Almeida some visible discomfort.
Beckerman scoring with punches and elbows.
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but Beckerman keeps moving and retains side control.
Almeida wants to control but Beckerman postures up.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Beckerman is chipping away with strikes.
Almeida is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beckerman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beckerman scores with punches from side control.
Almeida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beckerman is chipping away with strikes.
Beckerman is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beckerman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beckerman is pressing down on Almeida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Almeida is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Beckerman there.

Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beckerman is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beckerman working over Almeida with some ground and pound. Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckerman stops Almeida from getting back to his feet.
Beckerman is nestled in close to Almeida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Beckerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Beckerman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt

and Beckerman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beckerman.
Beckerman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Almeida has momentary wrist control but Beckerman slips an elbow through the middle.
Beckerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beckerman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beckerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Almeida's head.

Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beckerman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beckerman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beckerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beckerman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beckerman won't allow Almeida to sweep him here.
Beckerman distracts Almeida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckerman is in close to Almeida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beckerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeida working for a triangle but Beckerman defends it easily.
Beckerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Almeida working for a triangle but Beckerman defends it easily.
Beckerman postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Beckerman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beckerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott Beckerman has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Almeida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Almeida working a defensive guard here.

Almeida is looking for a triangle but Beckerman pushes his legs off easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beckerman.
Beckerman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Beckerman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Almeida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beckerman trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.
Beckerman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Almeida down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman scoring with punches and elbows.
Beckerman cracks Almeida with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Almeida takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.
Beckerman looks up at the clock and then as Almeida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Beckerman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Beckerman is putting a hurting on Almeida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Almeida is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Almeida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Almeida flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Beckerman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Almeida tries to hold on but Beckerman pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Almeida hang on?
Almeida wants to control but Beckerman is having none of it.
Beckerman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beckerman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Almeida?
Almeida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beckerman with the ground and pound from mount.
Beckerman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Almeida regains half guard.
Beckerman works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckerman wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Beckerman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
letting Beckerman counter with a right hand.
Almeida tries to clinch up

so Beckerman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beckerman cracks Almeida with a solid left hand.
Beckerman postures up.

Almeida looking for a guillotine here but Beckerman defends easily.
Beckerman wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Beckerman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Almeida's guard.
Beckerman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beckerman blocks the strikes from Almeida.
Beckerman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beckerman pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beckerman connects with a nice short shot to Almeida's temple.
Beckerman lands strikes from half guard.
Beckerman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida is staying active underneath Beckerman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beckerman prevents Almeida from improving his position.
Beckerman is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer.
Almeida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Almeida defending well as Beckerman loads up on a big left hand.
Almeida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Beckerman counters with a single leg into guard. Almeida didn't expect that.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Beckerman from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckerman stands and throws Almeida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beckerman working the ground and pound.
Beckerman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beckerman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Almeida is trying to buck Beckerman off.
Beckerman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beckerman lands a few punches from side control.
Almeida taking a bit of punishment here - Beckerman scoring with strikes.
Beckerman cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Almeida wants to control but Beckerman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to bench press Beckerman off him but Beckerman keeps the position.
Beckerman is putting a hurting on Almeida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Beckerman cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beckerman is chipping away with strikes.
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but Beckerman keeps moving and retains side control.
Beckerman scores with punches from side control.
Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Almeida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beckerman connects with a decent elbow.
Beckerman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Almeida is pushing Beckerman's head away, looking to escape. Beckerman manages to hold on to the position though.
Beckerman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Almeida some visible discomfort.
Beckerman lands an elbow.
Beckerman scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to buck Beckerman off but Beckerman is having none of it.
Caio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckerman moves into full mount!
Beckerman breaks from Almeida's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beckerman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Almeida tries to lock up and control but Beckerman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Beckerman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beckerman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Scott Beckerman!

Scott Beckerman wins by unanimous decision!