PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paul Kelly was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beck
vs
Kelly

175 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Mohito Fightwear
Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly tries to clinch but Beck is having none of it.
Beck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beck.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beck walks into a left hand.
Beck takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly is looking for the big counter here.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Beck seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice shot by Beck.
We've been told by Beck's head coaches at The Fortress that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Beck finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Beck sprawls well.
Kelly tries to clinch but Beck is having none of it.
Beck throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beck thinking.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beck.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beck.
Paul Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Kelly tries to bum rush Beck with a series of wild strikes but Beck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beck.
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Beck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beck throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Beck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Beck tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots and misses
and Beck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Kelly.
Beck scores with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beck.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Beck.
Kelly tries to clinch but Beck is having none of it.
Beck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Beck tried to counter with a leg kick but Kelly avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly 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.
Beck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Beck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beck throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Kelly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Beck scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Beck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Beck throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Jimmy Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Beck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beck.
Beck throws a big shot that misses.

Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beck, pushing him back against the cage.

Beck breaks the clinch.
Beck misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beck misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Beck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Beck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kelly wants to clinch up but Beck keeps it at a distance.
Beck seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Beck circles away and keeps his distance.
Beck is looking to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch.
Jimmy Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Beck lands a body shot.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck misses with an uppercut.
Beck missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Beck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Beck swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Beck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Beck pushes him off.
Beck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Beck throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beck lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beck.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Beck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck misses with a right hand
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck 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.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Jimmy Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beck misses with a straight left.
Beck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly darts in looking for a takedown but Beck gets double underhooks and turns Kelly into the cage.
Beck throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beck stuffs the takedown.
Beck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly is looking for the big counter here.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beck.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Beck is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Beck misses.
Beck throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Beck lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly 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.
Beck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Beck blocks the leg kick.
Beck throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Kelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Beck circles away.
Beck appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly defending well as Beck loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Beck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Beck throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck misses with a body punch
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Kelly moves into the clinch.

Beck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Beck 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!

Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Beck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beck slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Beck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beck counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Beck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beck dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beck - that will leave a mark!
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck misses with a straight right.
Kelly 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Beck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Beck shows good takedown defense.
Jimmy Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Kelly.
Beck lands with an overhand left.
Beck misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Beck pushes Kelly away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries to counter with a clinch but Beck shakes him off and moves away.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Beck.
Beck cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beck counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Beck misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Beck misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kelly rushes Beck and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beck as Kelly tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Beck as the two fighters clinch.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Beck misses.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beck throws out the jab.
Beck blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a two punch combination.
Beck loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beck misses with a few strikes there.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck misses with an uppercut.
Kelly throws a series of strikes that have Beck backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beck fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Beck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Beck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Beck!
Jimmy Beck decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.