PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer has chosen Apaga mas não bate as his entrance music. The key to victory for Steve Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Williams
vs
Beckenbauer

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Beckenbauer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beckenbauer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckenbauer lands in his opponent's guard.
Beckenbauer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Beckenbauer passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Beckenbauer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.

Beckenbauer is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beckenbauer to get the leverage.

Beckenbauer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams pushes Beckenbauer off looking to stand but Beckenbauer dives back in and keeps control.

Beckenbauer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.

Beckenbauer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer prevents Williams from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckenbauer is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beckenbauer to get the leverage.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Beckenbauer is controlling him
Williams is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beckenbauer.
Williams misses with the combination.
Beckenbauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams looks to land a combination. Beckenbauer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Beckenbauer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Williams tries to escape but Beckenbauer is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.

Beckenbauer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Beckenbauer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Beckenbauer tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.

Beckenbauer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Beckenbauer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Beckenbauer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beckenbauer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Beckenbauer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams is pushing Beckenbauer's head away, looking to escape. Beckenbauer manages to hold on to the position though.

Beckenbauer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Beckenbauer dominated that 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.

Beckenbauer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beckenbauer asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Beckenbauer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Beckenbauer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams is trying to buck Beckenbauer off.

Beckenbauer is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is pushing Beckenbauer's head away, looking to escape. Beckenbauer manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Beckenbauer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beckenbauer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Beckenbauer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams tries to bench press Beckenbauer off him but Beckenbauer keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.

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

Beckenbauer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Beckenbauer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Beckenbauer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Williams explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a leg kick but Beckenbauer moved away.

Beckenbauer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Beckenbauer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beckenbauer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Williams wriggles free and stands up.
Williams looks to land a combination but Beckenbauer avoids it well.

Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Beckenbauer seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Beckenbauer is controlling him

Beckenbauer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Beckenbauer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beckenbauer passes the guard and advances to mount!

Beckenbauer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Williams stops Beckenbauer from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Beckenbauer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Williams scores with a jab to the body.

Beckenbauer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beckenbauer is controlling him.

Beckenbauer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Beckenbauer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams keeping full guard, as Beckenbauer tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckenbauer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams wants to stand up but Beckenbauer is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckenbauer stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Beckenbauer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams gets back to full guard.

Beckenbauer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams is looking to stand up but Beckenbauer isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Beckenbauer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beckenbauer postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams wants to stand but Beckenbauer is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beckenbauer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Beckenbauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Beckenbauer shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Steve Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Beckenbauer.
No luck for Beckenbauer with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that Beckenbauer ducks under and follows up with a left that Beckenbauer also avoids with ease.
Steve Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Beckenbauer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckenbauer lands in his opponent's guard.

Beckenbauer drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Beckenbauer off! Beckenbauer jumps back into Williams's guard.
Beckenbauer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams is trying to control the position but Beckenbauer postures up.

Beckenbauer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Beckenbauer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beckenbauer to get the leverage.
Beckenbauer wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Beckenbauer throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.

Beckenbauer is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Beckenbauer prevents Williams from standing back up.

Beckenbauer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Beckenbauer seems to be looking for submissions.
Steve Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franz Beckenbauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franz Beckenbauer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beckenbauer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Beckenbauer!