PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Beckham
vs
Wilder

170 cm
24
153 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Beckham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucien Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Wilder misses.
Wilder wants to clinch.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Beckham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beckham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilder.
Wilder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Beckham saw that one coming.
Beckham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beckham connects with the punch.
Beckham lunges at Wilder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilder's hand.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Beckham scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckham manages to avoid it.
Wilder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilder as he connects with a hook.
Beckham takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beckham.
A big right from Wilder misses.
Jab from Wilder.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Beckham saw that one coming.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beckham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilder tries to clinch up but Beckham circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
Beckham cracks Wilder with a good jab.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Beckham moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Beckham finds it's way through Wilder's defenses.
Beckham connects with a body shot that sends Wilder's belly button to the back.
Danga de danga de dang - Beckham scores with a four punch combination!
Wilder misses with a jab to the body
and Beckham counters with a left to the body.
Beckham is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a sloppy body shot
and Beckham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That kick from Beckham tenderised Wilder's leg. Wilder is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Beckham's shoulder, as Beckham tries to avoid the shot.
Beckham scores with a body shot.
Wilder looks gassed!
Beckham cracks Wilder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beckham lands with an uppercut that bounces Wilder off the cage and back into rage.
Beckham blocks a jab.
Beckham slips a jab from Wilder.
Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Beckham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilder on the side of the head.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckham.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beckham connects with a nice looking jab.
Lucien Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beckham with a hook.
Beckham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Wilder is rocked!
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Beckham is out of range.
Beckham ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Beckham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilder 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.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Beckham slips the punch.
Wilder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beckham counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckham finish him?
Wilder slips a straight right by Beckham.
Beckham loads up on a big right hand but Wilder slips the punch.
Beckham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Beckham.
Beckham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beckham cracks Wilder with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wilder falls to his knees and Beckham doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Beckham!
Brad Beckham is the new featherweight champion!