PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebi has chosen Magic as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Beckett
vs
Nebi

178 cm
23
200 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
217 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
LOD: Affordable Quality

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 13 - 3 - 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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beckett looks to land a body kick but Nebi moved away.
Nebi punishes Beckett's body with a nice straight punch.
Nebi blocks a leg kick.
Nebi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nebi throws a solid leg kick but Beckett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nebi.
A telegraphed right hand from Nebi misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Beckett misses the target.
Nebi throws a nice looking combination but Beckett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Nebi throws out a loose jab but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nebi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beckett's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Beckett. That snapped Nebi's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nebi misses with an uppercut. Beckett saw that one coming.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nebi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett throws a shot from downtown. Nebi moves away and avoids it.
Nebi misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beckett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nebi lands a jab to the head.
Nebi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nebi slips a jab from Beckett.
Beckett jabs Nebi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beckett blocks a head kick by Nebi.
Nebi lands with a hook. Beckett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab lands there for Beckett.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nebi.
Nebi misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Beckett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nebi looks to land a left hand but Beckett moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Beckett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nebi doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Nebi.
Beckett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nebi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beckett throws a head kick but Nebi moves out of range.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nebi throws a head kick that half lands.
Nebi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beckett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beckett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nebi.
Beckett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nebi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beckett dodges the punch combination from Nebi.
Beckett is looking to slow Nebi down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a double jab.
Nebi walks into a jab.
Beckett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nebi. That did some damage!
Nebi throws the kick towards the body but Beckett avoids it.
Nebi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckett.
Nebi misses with a right hand

and Beckett counters by moving into the clinch.
Nebi blocks a body shot from Beckett.
Beckett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckett.
Nebi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nebi working aggressively here.
Nebi slows down the pace here.
Beckett throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nebi's face.
Nebi misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Beckett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Beckett presses Nebi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beckett landing knees to the head.
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!
Nebi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beckett tries a knee to the head but Nebi blocks it.
Nebi lands a shoulder strike.

Nebi breaks from the clinch.
Beckett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nebi under the eye.
Beckett scores with a hook.
Nebi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beckett on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nebi misses with an uppercut. Beckett saw that one coming.
Beckett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Nebi misses its intended target.
Nebi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Beckett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Beckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beckett throws a chopping leg kick but Nebi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
Nebi throws the left hand but Beckett avoids the punch easily.
Beckett moves away from the strike by Nebi.
Beckett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nebi slips under a jab.
Nebi thumps Beckett with a low kick.
Nice shot by Nebi.
Beckett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckett lands with a hook. Nebi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nebi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beckett counters with an inside leg kick.
Nebi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Beckett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nebi is rocked!
Good leg kick by Nebi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nebi moves away from the strike by Beckett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett connects with a solid leg kick.
Nebi loads up on a big right hand but Beckett slips the punch.
Nebi slips under a jab.
Nebi lands a lovely overhand right.
Nebi throws a hook but Beckett blocks it.
Beckett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robert Beckett is winning the standup battle so far.
Nebi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Beckett looks to land a right hand but Nebi moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Nebi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beckett misses the jab.
Beckett lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Nebi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Beckett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nebi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Nebi.
Nebi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beckett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nebi misses with a looping right.
Nebi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beckett.
Nebi misses with a leg kick.
Beckett throws out a loose jab but Nebi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nebi looks to throw the jab but Beckett is out of range.
Beckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nebi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nebi. Beckett shrugs it off though.
Beckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nebi checks it well.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Beckett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nebi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nebi throws a hook but Beckett avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beckett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nebi.
Nebi throws a nice head kick!
Beckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beckett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beckett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beckett scores with a leg kick.
Beckett misses with a wild body shot.
Beckett throws a head kick but Nebi moves out of range.
Nebi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett wants to slow Nebi down by chopping away at his legs.
Beckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nebi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett defending well as Nebi loads up on a big left hand.
Beckett misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Beckett misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nebi throws an off balance right hand
and Beckett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beckett looks to throw the jab but Nebi is out of range.
Beckett throws a jab when Nebi was well out of range.
Beckett lands with a good body shot.
Nebi misses with a jab to the body
and Beckett counters with an inside leg kick.
Beckett misses with an uppercut. Nebi saw that one coming.
Nebi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beckett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beckett throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett moves away from the strike by Nebi.
Nebi thuds his shin into the meat of Beckett's side.
Nebi looks to throw the jab but Beckett is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Beckett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beckett staying out of range there.
Beckett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick by Beckett misses
letting Nebi counter with a right hand.
Beckett 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beckett.
Nebi is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckett finish him?
Nebi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beckett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nebi seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Nebi finds it's target.
Beckett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nebi.
Beckett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beckett tests Nebi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nebi.
Nebi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Beckett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nebi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nebi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beckett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nebi backwards.
Nebi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nebi managing to block the knees to the body from Beckett.
Nebi avoiding damage as Beckett throws knees to the body.
Beckett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nebi controls his hands.
Beckett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nebi is defending well for now.
Nebi stalling in the clinch but Beckett improves position.
Beckett tries to land knees in the clinch but Nebi avoids the damage to the body.
Nebi misses with a punch on the inside.
Beckett tries to work over Nebi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nebi avoiding damage as Beckett throws knees to the body.
Nebi is trying to stall.
Beckett trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries to land knees in the clinch but Nebi avoids the damage to the body.
Beckett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nebi fails to land.
Nebi swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett tries to work over Nebi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nebi can't break the clinch.
Beckett blocks an uppercut.
Beckett lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beckett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nebi fails to land.
Beckett crunches a lovely knee into Nebi's ribcage.
Beckett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nebi blocks it with crossed arms.
Nebi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nebi throws a head punch that misses.
Beckett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nebi.
Beckett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beckett stalling the fight.
Beckett is looking to control Nebi's arms but Nebi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beckett has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nebi.
Nebi is trying to maintain a safe position but Beckett gets an underhook and turns Nebi into the cage.
Nebi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beckett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nebi managing to block the knees to the body from Beckett.
Beckett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beckett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nebi managing to block the knees to the body from Beckett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Nebi.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nebi lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Beckett.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nebi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nebi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Beckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beckett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Nebi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nebi is out of range.
Nebi misses the jab.
Daniyel Nebi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Beckett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beckett lands a leg kick that knocks Nebi off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beckett 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Beckett!
Robert Beckett thanked the fans post fight for their support.