PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tseng comes to the cage accompanied by Anathema - Deep. Beck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tseng
vs
Beck

205 cm
27
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
263 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Beck!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tseng wants to land a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Beck scores with a nice right hand.
Beck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tseng throws a leg kick which misses Beck's front leg but catches the back leg as Beck tries to avoid it.
Beck misses the shot to the body.
Beck misses with a kick to the body.
Tseng changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tseng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tseng throws a leg kick but Beck checks it.
Beck scores with a jab. Tseng acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tseng can pounce on him.
Tseng moves out of range of the body kick from Beck.
Vaan Tseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tseng lands with an uppercut that bounces Beck off the cage and back into range.
Tseng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck pushes Tseng away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck is looking to score with low kicks.
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beck throws a leg kick

and Tseng counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beck won't be happy with that.
Tseng working away.
Beck is trying to get back to half guard.
Tseng throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Beck is looking for a sweep.
Tseng throws a strike aimed at the side of Beck's head but Beck avoids it well.
Tseng working the ground and pound but Beck is defending the strikes.
Beck can't do much from the bottom here.
Beck tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tseng working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tseng in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tseng working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tseng throws a strike aimed at the side of Beck's head but Beck avoids it well.
Tseng tries to score with some ground and pound. Beck controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Beck isn't going anywhere.
Tseng working away.
The ground and pound from Tseng seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tseng misses with the ground and pound.
Tseng cracks Beck with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng with the ground and pound but Beck regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tseng not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tseng advances position into side control!
Tseng misses with the ground and pound.
Tseng trying to control the action but Beck is working from the bottom.
Beck is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck struggling a bit here.
Tseng in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tseng working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beck is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tseng working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tseng in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaan Tseng dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tseng misses with a low kick.
Tseng throws a solid leg kick but Beck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tseng.
Tseng looks for the body kick but Beck saw that one coming.
Tseng backing away here, and Beck unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tseng or perhaps it was just good defense by Beck, which made it look bad.
Tseng tried to score with a low kick but Beck checks it.
Tseng goes for a double leg but Beck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beck continues to drive forward.
Tseng misses with a low kick.
Tseng takes a swing at Beck's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Beck.

It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.
Tseng goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.

Tseng closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tseng lands in his opponent's guard.
Beck keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng postures up.
Beck has his hands on Tseng's head, controlling the position.
Tseng with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beck keeping full guard, as Tseng tries to pass.
Beck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tseng wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.
Tseng is really struggling to control Beck but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beck throws a predictable looking body shot

and Tseng counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beck won't be happy with that.
Tseng looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beck is avoiding damage well.
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Tseng throws a strike aimed at the side of Beck's head but Beck avoids it well.
Tseng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beck can do to turn this around?
Beck avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tseng.
Tseng looks up at the clock and then as Beck takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tseng smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tseng is trying to ground and pound but Beck uses the momentary lack of control by Tseng to regain half guard.
Beck trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beck gets full guard.
Tseng loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tseng loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beck has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tseng distracts Beck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tseng is pushing down on Beck's leg trying to pass to half guard. Beck is fighting to maintain full guard but Tseng has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tseng has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng thows a huge punch but Beck dodges it nicely.
Beck won't allow Tseng to pass to mount.
Tseng is keen to just control but Beck is a slippery customer.
Tseng is looking to stall here but Beck recovers full guard.
Beck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tseng trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
Vaan Tseng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beck has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beck controls Tseng momentarily but Tseng frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaan Tseng dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tseng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beck's sensitive parts.
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Tseng feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tseng loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tseng is fighting to break Beck's control of his arms but Beck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Beck has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tseng postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tseng postures up.
Tseng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng wants to pass the guard but Beck is keeping the position.
Beck is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tseng fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tseng attempts a counter takedown but Beck avoids it well and moves away.
Tseng throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Beck. No joy for Tseng on that attempt.
Beck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tseng.
Beck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tseng rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Beck 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.
Hans Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaan Tseng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses the shot to the body.
Tseng misses with a body shot.
Beck throws the left hand but Tseng avoids the punch easily.
Tseng checks a leg kick.
Tseng tries to counter with a takedown but Beck is quick to defend against it.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Tseng's shoulder, as Tseng tries to avoid the shot.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tseng.
Beck tries to work over Tseng's front leg with a kick but Tseng checks it.
Tseng changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Tseng throws a leg kick which misses Beck's front leg but catches the back leg as Beck tries to avoid it.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tseng shoots in for a takedown but Beck shows good takedown defense.
Beck appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tseng lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tseng shoots for a double leg takedown but Beck sprawls well. He's pushed Tseng's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tseng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tseng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beck's sensitive parts.
Tseng shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beck pinned against the cage. Beck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tseng moves out of range of the strikes.
Beck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tseng.
Beck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hans Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beck throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beck tries to work over Tseng's front leg with a kick but Tseng checks it.
Tseng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tseng tries to score with a low kick but Beck moves his leg out of the way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tseng - that will leave a mark!
Tseng goes for a double leg but Beck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beck continues to drive forward.
Tseng moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBeck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Tseng blocks the low kick.
Tseng avoids the body shot from Beck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tseng.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tseng, right into the meat.
Beck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tseng.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vaan Tseng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tseng 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaan Tseng!
A relieved looking Vaan Tseng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.