PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valentine
vs
Beck

185 cm
33
193 lbs
37 - 12 - 0

185 cm
29
196 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear
Conviction

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine cracks Beck with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beck.
Some wild striking there from Valentine.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beck misses with an uppercut.
Beck lands a jab.
Beck moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Beck there.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Beck closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valentine's guard.
Valentine seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Beck has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Valentine to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Beck is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Valentine pulls down on the head and he's put Beck to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Valentine!
Post fight, Alexander Valentine stared into the camera and said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.