PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. Robert Beckett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Beckett
vs
Franco

178 cm
29
200 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

185 cm
34
190 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett tries to clinch up
and Franco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Beckett looks to throw a body kick
and Franco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beckett wants to land a leg kick but Franco is out of range.
Franco throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Franco blocks a leg kick.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beckett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beckett just misses with a punch to the body.
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 connects with a crisp jab.
Beckett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco staying out of range there.
Beckett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Beckett.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robert Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco lands a head shot.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Beckett throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Franco.
Beckett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Franco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Franco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco is looking to score with low kicks.
Beckett feinted with a counter takedown.
Franco throws a leg kick but Beckett checks it.
Beckett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beckett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beckett throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett scores with a shot to the body.
Beckett throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Beckett backs off Franco throws a huge counter combo but Beckett manages to avoid it all.
Beckett checks a leg kick nicely.
Franco avoids the head kick by Beckett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franco! But no joy.
Beckett checks the leg kick.
Beckett avoids the head kick by Franco.
Franco moves away from the strike by Beckett.
Beckett throws a nice head kick!
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco checks a low kick from Beckett.
Franco blocks a jab.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckett scores with a head kick.
Franco misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Franco lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Beckett misses its intended target.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beckett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beckett tries to clinch
and Franco counters with a body kick.
Beckett tries to move into range but Franco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beckett misses with a hook to the body
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beckett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Franco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beckett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco checks the leg kick.
Beckett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beckett in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a low kick but Franco avoids it.
Franco checks the leg kick.
Franco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beckett if he has to take too many more of those.
Franco is looking to clinch but Beckett is avoiding it.
Franco 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.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Beckett misses with a lunging right hand
and Franco counters with a right hand to the body.
Beckett is breathing heavily.
Franco connects with a body shot.
Franco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beckett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franco tries to land a leg kick but Beckett saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco throws a good cross that connects.
Franco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beckett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beckett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Franco tries to score with a low kick but Beckett moves his leg out of the way.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Begbie Franco 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.

Beckett throws a low kick but Franco moves out of range easily.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
Franco throws a push kick but Beckett slaps the foot to one side.
Franco checks a leg kick.
Franco lands a jab to Beckett's midsection.
Beckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franco.
Beckett throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beckett.
Franco throws a fast counter high kick but Beckett manages to duck under it in time.
Beckett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beckett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franco punishes Beckett's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Franco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco throws a chopping leg kick but Beckett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Beckett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beckett. Beckett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Begbie Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckett throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Franco checks a leg kick nicely.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Franco.
Beckett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Beckett's ribcage. Beckett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franco pushes Beckett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beckett trying to control the position but instead, Franco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beckett into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Franco scores with a nice short uppercut.

Franco manages to break the clinch.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Franco.
An attempted straight right counter from Beckett misses the target.
Beckett wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Franco blocks a jab.
Franco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beckett tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Beckett back against the cage.
Beckett tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.

Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Beckett doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
Franco avoids a kick to the body.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckett. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Franco. Beautiful body shot.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Franco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beckett tried to score with a low kick but Franco checks it.
Franco throws a lazy body kick
and Beckett counters with an outside leg kick.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beckett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco checks a low kick from Beckett.
Franco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Franco connects with a leg kick. Beckett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beckett throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Beckett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beckett misses with an uppercut
and Franco counters with a thumping low kick.
Beckett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beckett throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Beckett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Beckett settles back down.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Beckett moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Franco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Franco.
Beckett is looking to score with low kicks.
Franco lands a really nice looking cross but Beckett seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beckett throws a low kick, looking for Franco's leg but Franco calmly moves out of range.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
A bone on bone clash there as Beckett blocks the leg kick.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckett.
A shot to the liver by Franco. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Beckett.
Beckett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franco! But no joy.
Franco connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Franco as he connects with a hook.
Beckett throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Beckett lands but Franco takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Begbie Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Beckett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Franco.
Beckett drops his hands momentarily and Franco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beckett is looking to score with low kicks.
Franco clobbers Beckett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick from Franco.
Beckett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Franco.
Beckett feinted with a counter takedown.
Franco takes a swing at Beckett's ribcage but misses.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco sizes up Beckett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beckett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco connects with a body shot.
Franco cracks Beckett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckett throws a counter high kick but Franco was just alert enough to avoid it.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses
and Franco counters with a left and a right that stings Beckett.

Beckett is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco slips a straight right by Beckett.
Franco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beckett throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beckett avoids a kick to the body.
Franco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franco tests Beckett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beckett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beckett missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robert Beckett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.

Franco drops Beckett with a beautiful combination! Beckett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Franco is looking for the KO!
Oh Beckett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franco.
Beckett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a right hand to the body.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Beckett thows a leg kick but Franco checks it
and Franco counters with a huge left! Beckett is in big trouble! He's backing up but Franco isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Beckett from any more damage. A dominating finish by Franco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Begbie Franco!
Our winner, Begbie Franco, 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.