PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apaga mas não bate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Poulter
vs
Beckenbauer

189 cm
20
208 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Beckenbauer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter looks to land a right hand but Beckenbauer moved out of range.
Poulter tries to land a leg kick but Beckenbauer saw it coming and moves away.
Poulter connects with a leg kick. Beckenbauer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poulter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poulter throws a low kick, looking for Beckenbauer's leg but Beckenbauer calmly moves out of range.
Poulter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beckenbauer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poulter.
A solid body kick from Poulter.
Beckenbauer looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poulter throws a body kick that misses.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulter cracks Beckenbauer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poulter lands a nice looking body kick.
Poulter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beckenbauer's calf.
Beckenbauer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poulter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Poulter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Poulter misses.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulter. Beckenbauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poulter.
Nice body kick there by Poulter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter scores with a push kick.
Beckenbauer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poulter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poulter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beckenbauer doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poulter.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckenbauer's sensitive parts.
Beckenbauer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poulter.
A shot to the liver by Poulter. Beautiful body shot.
Poulter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckenbauer's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poulter tries to land a front kick but Beckenbauer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beckenbauer moves out of range of the body kick from Poulter.
Poulter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beckenbauer moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beckenbauer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Poulter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poulter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulter throws a leg kick which misses Beckenbauer's front leg but catches the back leg as Beckenbauer tries to avoid it.
Poulter scores with a spinning back kick!
Crunch! Poulter slams his shin into Beckenbauer's torso.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
Beckenbauer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poulter throws a front kick that sends Beckenbauer stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poulter but Poulter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beckenbauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poulter can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckenbauer's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Poulter.
Poulter throws a body kick that misses.
Poulter fakes the leg kick and cracks Beckenbauer in the body.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
Beckenbauer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poulter throws a head kick that Beckenbauer semi-blocks.
Beckenbauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poulter can pounce on him.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter feints and then cracks Beckenbauer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beckenbauer down.
Beckenbauer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poulter throws a leg kick but Beckenbauer moved away.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckenbauer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Beckenbauer.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckenbauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poulter can pounce on him.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poulter as he avoids it easily.
Poulter lands a nice shot that snaps Beckenbauer's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckenbauer closes the distance and clinches up with Poulter, looking for a takedown. Beckenbauer pushes Poulter against the cage but Poulter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poulter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poulter lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poulter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beckenbauer takes a step back to recover.
Poulter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beckenbauer.
Poulter lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Beckenbauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poulter can pounce on him.
Poulter throws a front kick that sends Beckenbauer stumbling back into the cage.
Paul Poulter is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Beckenbauer moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulter. That's going to slow Beckenbauer down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Poulter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Beckenbauer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Poulter has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poulter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beckenbauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beckenbauer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Poulter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Beckenbauer.
Poulter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beckenbauer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckenbauer is just out of range.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
Poulter stuffs the takedown.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poulter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poulter.
Poulter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beckenbauer shoots in and drives through. Poulter sprawls well.
Poulter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckenbauer can do to turn this around?
Poulter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Beckenbauer moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckenbauer.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poulter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beckenbauer defending well as Poulter loads up on a big left hand.
Poulter scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter cracks the inside of Beckenbauer's front leg.
Beckenbauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poulter - that will leave a mark!
Poulter feints and then cracks Beckenbauer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beckenbauer down.
Poulter lands a high kick!
Poulter throws a head kick that Beckenbauer semi-blocks.
That kick from Poulter tenderised Beckenbauer's leg. Beckenbauer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poulter throws the kick towards the body but Beckenbauer avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer shoots in but Poulter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poulter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beckenbauer will feel that in the morning.
Beckenbauer slips under a jab.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulter misses the target.
Beckenbauer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poulter swivels and escapes.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckenbauer's sensitive parts.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckenbauer's sensitive parts.
Beckenbauer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick from Poulter misses.
Beckenbauer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poulter circles away.
Beckenbauer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer checks a low kick from Poulter.
Poulter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poulter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poulter scores with a spinning back kick!
Beckenbauer blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poulter sprawls well. Poulter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beckenbauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Beckenbauer blocks a head kick by Poulter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Poulter 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.

Poulter pushes Beckenbauer away with a front kick.
Beckenbauer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
Beckenbauer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Poulter lands a leg kick that knocks Beckenbauer off balance momentarily.
Poulter thuds his shin into the meat of Beckenbauer's side.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Beckenbauer moves out of range easily.
Poulter cracks the inside of Beckenbauer's front leg.
Poulter lands a front kick.
Poulter is looking to slow Beckenbauer down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beckenbauer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulter connects with a single shot there.
Poulter keeps Beckenbauer at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beckenbauer's calf.
Poulter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckenbauer moves away.
Poulter lands with a nice body kick.
Poulter jabs Beckenbauer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Poulter.
Poulter lands with a straight right. Beckenbauer didn't see that one coming.
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beckenbauer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poulter. That one must have hurt.
Beckenbauer avoids the body shot from Poulter.
Beckenbauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Poulter.
Poulter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beckenbauer shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poulter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulter. That's going to slow Beckenbauer down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poulter.
Poulter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beckenbauer will feel that in the morning.
Poulter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulter lands with a nice body kick.
Beckenbauer takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick lands from Poulter.
Poulter scores with a leg kick.
Poulter scores with a kick to the body.
Poulter lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulter cracks the inside of Beckenbauer's front leg.
Poulter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Beckenbauer.
Poulter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckenbauer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckenbauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulter misses with a straight left.
Beckenbauer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poulter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beckenbauer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckenbauer. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beckenbauer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beckenbauer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
Poulter lands a leg kick that knocks Beckenbauer off balance momentarily.
Beckenbauer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter scores with a leg kick.
Poulter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poulter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beckenbauer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beckenbauer somewhat.
That kick from Poulter tenderised Beckenbauer's leg. Beckenbauer is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Poulter clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Poulter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poulter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown but Poulter shows good takedown defense.
Beckenbauer wants to clinch up but Poulter keeps it at a distance.
Beckenbauer looks for a takedown but Poulter sprawls well.
Beckenbauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poulter. Poulter obviously looking to wear him down.
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beckenbauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poulter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulter throws a head kick but Beckenbauer moves out of range.
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poulter misses with a body shot.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckenbauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beckenbauer fails to pull guard.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Beckenbauer.

Poulter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beckenbauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Poulter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poulter lands a head kick!
Poulter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beckenbauer's head.
Poulter looks to land a left hand but Beckenbauer moved out of range nicely.
Poulter tries a low kick but Beckenbauer avoids it.
Poulter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckenbauer's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter scores with a head kick. Beckenbauer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Poulter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckenbauer. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beckenbauer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beckenbauer somewhat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Poulter.
Beckenbauer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poulter.
Poulter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poulter.
Poulter throws a head kick that Beckenbauer semi-blocks.
Poulter is looking to land body kicks.
Poulter throws a leg kick which misses Beckenbauer's front leg but catches the back leg as Beckenbauer tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a double leg but Poulter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poulter with a hook.
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulter throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poulter.
Poulter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poulter thows a body kick. Beckenbauer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Poulter.
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckenbauer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter scores with a head kick. Beckenbauer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Poulter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulter lands with a nice body kick.
Poulter scores with a push kick.
Poulter scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poulter.
Poulter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckenbauer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Poulter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beckenbauer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poulter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckenbauer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckenbauer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Poulter had his way with Franz Beckenbauer in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Poulter.
Beckenbauer slips under a jab.
Poulter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poulter leaves Beckenbauer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poulter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulter throws a push kick but Beckenbauer slaps the foot to one side.
Beckenbauer moves out of range as Poulter throws a body kick.
Poulter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckenbauer.
Poulter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Beckenbauer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poulter misses with a hook. Beckenbauer ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulter. Beckenbauer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckenbauer fails to land the takedown.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poulter misses with a head kick.

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 for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beckenbauer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poulter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Poulter tries to get out of the position.
Beckenbauer tries to free his leg and advance position but Poulter is retaining full guard.

Beckenbauer drops back looking for a leg! Poulter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poulter manages to kick Beckenbauer off! Beckenbauer jumps back into Poulter's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poulter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beckenbauer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poulter's guard.
Poulter wants to control but Beckenbauer is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Beckenbauer wants to work for an arm triangle but Poulter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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

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

Beckenbauer is trying to work for a kimura but Poulter is defending well.
Paul Poulter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Beckenbauer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beckenbauer wants to free his trapped foot but Poulter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franz Beckenbauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulter wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franz Beckenbauer.
I think Poulter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:42
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:42
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!
Paul Poulter retains his light heavyweight title!