PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Tyreke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyreke comes to the cage accompanied by Real Compton City G's. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jim Beckett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tyreke
vs
Beckett

172 cm
25
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Tyreke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett avoids the body shot from Tyreke.
Tyreke misses with a straight left.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Beckett scores with a shot to the body.
Tyreke just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyreke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beckett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyreke throws a right hand that misses

so Beckett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beckett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beckett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckett throws a big elbow that misses.
Beckett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckett has gone for a leg lock! Tyreke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beckett's guard.
Beckett managing to control the position.
Beckett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beckett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett trying to pass the guard but Tyreke defending well.
Beckett thows a huge punch but Tyreke dodges it nicely.
Beckett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beckett thows a huge punch but Tyreke dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy.
Beckett content to control rather than advance.

Beckett is trying to work for a kimura but Tyreke is defending well.
Beckett slips a nice elbow through Tyreke's hands, connecting with Tyreke's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beckett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyreke defends it well.
Beckett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyreke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyreke tries to roll over but Beckett keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beckett wants to pass the guard but Tyreke is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beckett dominated that 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.

Tyreke throws a hook to the side of Beckett's head but Beckett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyreke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyreke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckett.
Beckett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyreke misses the target.
Tyreke tries a low kick but Beckett avoids it.
Beckett lands with a shot to the body.
Tyreke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Tyreke misses.
Beckett takes a swing at Tyreke's ribcage but misses.
Dillon Tyreke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyreke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beckett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyreke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beckett controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyreke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beckett trying to control but Tyreke is working from the bottom.
Beckett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beckett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beckett lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett just content to control the position.
Tyreke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beckett.
Beckett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tyreke's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tyreke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beckett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Tyreke's face as Beckett controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tyreke!
Tyreke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beckett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyreke?
Beckett with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyreke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beckett controlling from the full mount.
Tyreke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beckett on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beckett looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett landing shots from mount.
Beckett looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beckett slips a jab and a cross from Tyreke.
Tyreke lands a jab.
Beckett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Beckett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Beckett.
Tyreke struggles to land a body shot inside as Beckett controls his hands.
Beckett is working Tyreke over against the cage.
Tyreke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beckett lands a body shot.
Tyreke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckett.
Beckett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beckett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beckett digs a right hand underneath Tyreke's ribcage. Tyreke let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beckett stalling the fight.
Beckett lands a left hand.
Beckett stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Beckett.
Stalling in the clinch from Beckett.
Beckett lands with a short shot to the head.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Beckett controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Beckett.
Tyreke throws a looping overhand right but Beckett ducks down to avoid it.
Tyreke misses with a left hand
enabling Beckett to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke swinging wildly here.

Beckett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Beckett is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tyreke is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Beckett!