PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, X-Files Theme. Zell Griever had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Griever
vs
Beckett

213 cm
23
285 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
200 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Griever blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Beckett.
Beckett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griever if he has to take too many more of those.
Beckett moves out of range as Griever throws a body kick.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Griever sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beckett tries to land a front kick but Griever steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beckett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Griever clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Griever.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett looking to throw knees to the head but Griever is blocking nicely.
Griever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beckett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beckett lands a shoulder strike.
Beckett lands a nice shot to the body.
Griever dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beckett presses Griever against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griever gets through Beckett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griever pushes Beckett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beckett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Griever.
Beckett looks winded!
Griever lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beckett or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Griever breaks the clinch.
Griever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Griever closes the distance and clinches.
Griever misses with a punch to the body.
Griever lands a shoulder strike.
Griever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Griever manages to break the clinch.
Beckett throws a push kick but Griever slaps the foot to one side.
Griever misses with a double jab.
Beckett checks a low kick from Griever.
Griever throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beckett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griever thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beckett if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griever moves in looking to clinch but Beckett pushes him off.
Griever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beckett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Griever paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griever gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beckett.

Griever clinches up with Beckett and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckett.
Beckett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Beckett.
Griever lands a shoulder strike.
Griever swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever misses with a punch to the body.
Griever misses with a body punch.
Griever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griever tries to work over Beckett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beckett blocks a body shot from Griever.
Griever misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Griever.
Beckett takes a shot to the head.
Griever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griever can't find room to land a body shot as Beckett controls the action.
Griever misses with a punch to the body.
Griever swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griever lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beckett backwards.

Griever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Beckett.
Beckett wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Griever finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griever walks into a stiff left hand from Beckett.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses
and Griever counters with a straight right hand.
Beckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griever works Beckett's body with a nice hook.
Beckett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griever.
Beckett throws a lazy uppercut
and Griever counters with a straight right hand.
Griever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griever thows a body shot but no joy.
Griever wants to clinch up but Beckett keeps it at a distance.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
Beckett misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Griever dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Griever tries to move into range but Beckett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griever just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griever on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
Beckett scores with a nice body kick.
Beckett wants to slow Griever down by chopping away at his legs.
Griever is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Griever.
Beckett throws a low kick, looking for Griever's leg but Griever calmly moves out of range.
Beckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckett tries to clinch up but Griever circles away and keeps his distance.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Beckett keeps the fight on the outside.
Griever works the jab nicely.
Beckett misses with a left hand
and Griever counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beckett throws a head kick but Griever moves out of range.
Griever fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckett blocks a head kick by Griever.
Griever throws a nice head kick!
Beckett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griever if he has to take too many more of those.
Zell Griever is winning the standup battle so far.
Beckett tries to clinch but Griever moves out of range.
Beckett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Beckett.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griever tries to clinch there but Beckett circles away.

Griever gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett throws a head punch that misses.
Beckett lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griever manages to break the clinch.
Griever scores with a push kick.
Beckett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beckett cracks Griever with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Griever throws an overhand right that lands on Beckett's shoulder, as Beckett tries to avoid the shot.
Griever looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick from Griever.
Beckett lands a jab to the nose.
Beckett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griever is out of range and Beckett settles back down.
Griever checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griever connects with a high kick.
Griever tries to clinch but Beckett is having none of it.
Griever scores with a sloppy right hand. Beckett should have avoided that one.
Beckett is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Griever tries to clinch up.
Beckett throws a wild body kick that Griever sees coming a mile off.
Beckett tries to clinch but Griever is having none of it.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Beckett moves out of range easily.
Griever is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beckett misses with a hook
letting Griever counter with a right hand.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griever.
Griever moves out of range as Beckett throws a body kick.
Griever throws a body punch but Beckett moves out of range.
Beckett avoids the head kick by Griever.
Beckett avoids a kick to the body.
Griever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griever.
Griever doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beckett misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever misses with a body shot.
Beckett tries to clinch but Griever moves out of range.
Griever throws the kick towards the body but Beckett avoids it.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Griever sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griever works the jab nicely.
Griever misses with a combination
and Beckett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griever is looking to land body kicks.
Griever misses the shot to the body.
Beckett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Beckett throws a front kick that sends Griever stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Griever 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griever misses with a body shot.
Griever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zell Griever's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Beckett scoring well with a low kick there.
Beckett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griever connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beckett scrambles back to his feet.
Griever lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beckett backs up against the cage.
Beckett blocks a head kick by Griever.
Griever takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griever takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Griever checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griever lands with a good body shot.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griever.
Beckett keeps Griever at a distance using the push kick.
Griever chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Griever looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griever swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griever misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griever is able to avoid easily.
Griever will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Griever throws a wild body kick that Beckett sees coming a mile off.
Beckett blocks a head kick by Griever.
Griever takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Griever.
Beckett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griever.
A jab from Griever misses.
Beckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Beckett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griever.
Beckett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griever is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griever is out of range.
Beckett lands a leg kick that knocks Griever off balance momentarily.
Beckett lands with a shot to the body.
Griever throws a combination that misses
and Beckett counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beckett.
Beckett cracks the inside of Griever's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beckett.
Beckett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griever's sensitive parts.
Beckett throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett digs a good body shot into Griever's ribs.
Griever slips under a jab.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Beckett moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beckett.
Griever throws a big shot that misses.
Beckett tries to close the distance and clinch but Griever swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griever looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Beckett just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Beckett.
Griever takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griever is looking to wear down Beckett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griever misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a head kick but Griever moves out of range.
No joy there for Griever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griever misses with a straight left.
Griever checks a leg kick nicely.
Griever throws the kick towards the body but Beckett avoids it.
Griever swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beckett counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Griever looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griever tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griever keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Griever misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beckett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Beckett!
Our winner, Robert Beckett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.