PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can`t Stop as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beckett
vs
Newman

178 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Newman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Newman misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Newman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beckett is looking to score with low kicks.
Newman cracks Beckett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Beckett.
Paul Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Newman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Newman moved away.
Newman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Newman.
Newman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman stuns Beckett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beckett, right into the meat.
Newman looks gassed!
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett throws a series of punches but Newman moves out of range.
Beckett delivers a nice body kick.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beckett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Newman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beckett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Newman misses with a hook
and Beckett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beckett connects with a solid leg kick.
Beckett misses with a series of wild punches.

Beckett moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beckett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beckett lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Beckett landing knees to the head.

It looks like Paul Newman has been cut.
Beckett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beckett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Newman up against the cage.
Newman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beckett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Beckett.
Beckett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Beckett connects with a knee to the head.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Beckett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beckett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beckett scores with a knee to the head.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett scores a nice knee to the body.
Beckett connects with a knee to the head.

Newman is rocked!
Beckett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckett finish him?
Beckett working the clinch nicely. Newman is working for position but Beckett cracks him with a big knee to the head! Newman crumples up against the cage and Beckett lands two more shots before the ref can save Newman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Robert Beckett!