PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and twopak Shekur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shekur has chosen Hit Em Up! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Becker
vs
Shekur

192 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, twopak Shekur!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shekur lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Shekur misses.
twopak Shekur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker walks into a stiff left hand from Shekur.

Shekur gets caught flat footed, as Becker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Becker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Becker 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.
Shekur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Becker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Becker stands up over Shekur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Becker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Becker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shekur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Becker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shekur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Becker, into his guard.
Shekur looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shekur wants to stand but Becker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shekur postures up.
Shekur working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shekur wants to control from the top but Becker keeps moving.
Shekur throwing strikes from guard but Becker blocks nicely.

Becker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shekur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Becker is breathing heavily.

Becker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shekur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Becker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shekur should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Becker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shekur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Becker is proving hard to escape from.

Becker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shekur is aware though and is defending well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shekur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Becker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Becker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shekur tries to avoid it but Becker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shekur to the ground. Shekur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shekur throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shekur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shekur misses with a two punch combination.
Shekur scores with the left hand. Becker knows he should have avoided that one.
Shekur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Becker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Becker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shekur throws a body kick that misses.
Shekur with a nice cross.
Becker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shekur.
Shekur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shekur throws a right and a left that Becker avoids nicely.
Shekur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Becker.
Becker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Becker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Shekur.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shekur.
Shekur lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shekur sizes up Becker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shekur with a hook.
Shekur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becker.
Shekur misses with a double jab.
Shekur looks to land a combination but Becker avoids it well.
Shekur tries to clinch up.
Becker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shekur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shekur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shekur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Becker. Becker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shekur throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shekur lands a right hook to the body.
Shekur moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Becker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shekur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Becker fails to land the takedown.
Becker with a poor takedown
and Shekur counters with a one-two to the body.
Fedor Becker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shekur misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Shekur.
Shekur has his takedown stuffed

and Becker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shekur's guard now.
Becker preventing the sweep.
Becker throwing strikes from guard but Shekur blocks nicely.
Shekur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Becker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shekur trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker postures up in Shekur's guard and throws a big left but Shekur blocks it.
Shekur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shekur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shekur clinches but Becker breaks the clinch

and Becker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shekur's guard now.
Becker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Shekur manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Becker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shekur finds it's way round the side to connect with Becker's head.
Shekur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Becker shoots and misses
and Shekur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Becker closes the distance and clinches up with Shekur, looking for a takedown. Becker pushes Shekur against the cage but Shekur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shekur throws a push kick but Becker slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker fails with the takedown.
Becker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shekur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shekur darts in trying to clinch

and Becker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Becker prevents Shekur from breaking the clinch.
Shekur is looking to break free of the clinch but Becker has double underhooks.
Shekur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Becker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Becker looking for a takedown.
Becker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shekur prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shekur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shekur has had enough of the clinch but Becker keeps him there for the moment.
Shekur gets underhooks to prevent Becker's takedown attempt.
Shekur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shekur stops a takedown attempt from Becker.
Becker tries to score a body lock takedown but Shekur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shekur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Becker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shekur is looking to break free of the clinch but Becker has double underhooks.
Becker tries to score a body lock takedown but Shekur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shekur is trying to force a seperation but Becker has the dominant position.
Shekur working hard to break the clinch.
Becker crunches a lovely knee into Shekur's ribcage.

Becker wants the takedown. Shekur is fighting it off but Becker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shekur's guard against the cage.
Becker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shekur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shekur can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shekur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Becker.
Becker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shekur's head.
Becker won't allow Shekur to get back to his feet.
Shekur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Becker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Becker throwing strikes but missing.
Becker is looking to work some ground and pound but Shekur has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shekur throws a right hand that Becker ducks under and follows up with a left that Becker also avoids with ease.
Shekur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Becker closes the distance and clinches up with Shekur, looking for a takedown. Becker pushes Shekur against the cage but Shekur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shekur misses with a wild combination.

Becker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters circling - Shekur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shekur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Becker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Shekur rushes Becker and presses him up against the cage.
Shekur lands a nice shot to the body.
Shekur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Becker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shekur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shekur throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Becker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shekur!
Becker 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.

Becker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shekur turns into him and now he's in Becker's guard.
Shekur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Becker working for a triangle but Shekur defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shekur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shekur tries to stand but Becker is controlling from the bottom.
Becker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shekur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Becker is proving hard to escape from.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Becker has managed to clinch.
Shekur tries for a takedown but Becker manages to get underhooks.
Becker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shekur prevents it.
Shekur is trying to maintain a safe position but Becker gets an underhook and turns Shekur into the cage.
Shekur wants to get back to striking at distance but Becker won't allow it.
Shekur stops a takedown attempt from Becker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shekur manages to break the clinch.
Shekur jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Shekur gets caught flat footed, as Becker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Becker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shekur's head.
Becker throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shekur trying to control the position.
Shekur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Becker is controlling him.

Becker 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.
Shekur wants to get back to his feet but Becker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Becker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Becker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt - Shekur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shekur works Becker's body with a nice hook.
Shekur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Becker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shekur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Becker blocks the body kick.
Shekur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becker.
Becker clinches but Shekur breaks the clinch
and Shekur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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 Fedor 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Becker!