PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reviy Naar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2nd Sucks- A Day to Remember. 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.

Becker
vs
Naar

180 cm
31
160 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

181 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Reaper Combatwear
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reviy Naar!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Becker shoots in and bounces Naar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Naar working a defensive guard here.
Naar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Becker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Becker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Becker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Becker connects with a couple of short punches.
Becker wants to pass the guard but Naar is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Becker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naar's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Becker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Becker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Becker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Becker is keen to just control but Naar is a slippery customer.
Naar taking some punishment here, with Becker in his half guard.
Naar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Becker scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Becker connects with a nice short shot to Naar's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Becker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Becker thows a huge punch but Naar dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Becker.
Becker working Naar over with strikes.
Naar is trying to maintain the position but Becker is very close to passing his half guard.
Becker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Becker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Becker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Becker working Naar over with strikes.
Naar has hold of Becker's hands but Becker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Becker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Naar's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naar has hold of Becker's hands but Becker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Becker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Becker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Becker winds up and cracks Naar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Becker working Naar over with strikes.
Becker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Becker content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becker scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naar defending well though.
Becker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Becker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Becker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Becker.
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 not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Becker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Becker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Becker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Naar.

Becker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Becker thows a huge punch but Naar dodges it nicely.
Becker working Naar over with strikes.
Becker working over Naar with some ground and pound. Naar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naar has hold of Becker's hands but Becker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Becker working Naar over with strikes.
Naar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Becker lands strikes from half guard.
Becker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Becker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Becker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Becker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Becker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Becker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Becker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Becker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Becker working over Naar with some ground and pound. Naar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker is nestled in close to Naar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naar defending well though.
Gabriel Becker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Becker throwing shots but Naar is blocking nicely.
Becker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naar has hold of Becker's hands but Becker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Becker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Becker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Becker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Becker there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker is nestled in close to Naar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Becker working over Naar with some ground and pound. Naar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Becker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Becker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naar can do to turn this around?
Becker is nestled in close to Naar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naar is breathing heavily.
Becker is nestled in close to Naar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Becker there.
Becker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naar defending well though.
Becker lands strikes from half guard.
Becker drops an elbow to the side of Naar's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becker working the head and body with strikes.
Becker working the head and body with strikes.
Becker lands strikes from half guard.
Becker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Naar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Becker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Becker drops an elbow to the side of Naar's head.
Becker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Naar 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 passes to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Becker breaks from Naar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Becker lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Becker 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. This is the final round!

Becker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Naar on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Becker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naar looks to land a left hand but Becker moved out of range nicely.
Naar throws a lazy head kick

and Becker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Becker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Becker postures up and lands a big shot to Naar's brow.
Becker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Becker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Becker.
Becker content to stall in guard here.
Becker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Becker lands a couple of elbows.
Becker works over Naar with some ground and pound from guard.
Becker is in close to Naar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Becker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Becker scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Becker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Becker trying to control the position from guard on top but Naar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Becker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Becker postures up and lands a big shot to Naar's brow.
Becker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Becker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker cracks Naar with a solid left hand.
Becker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Becker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Becker scoring with some ground and pound.
Becker content to stall in guard here.
Naar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reviy Naar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Becker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Becker throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker with a nice head shot there.
Becker landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becker connects with a couple of short punches.
Becker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Becker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Becker working some strikes from top position.
Becker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Becker is in close to Naar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Becker lands a couple of digs.
Becker scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Becker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Becker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24

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