PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marekh Hazczshak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazczshak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - Me and My Girlfriend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hazczshak
vs
Beckett

164 cm
39
142 lbs
26 - 16 - 2

168 cm
33
146 lbs
26 - 13 - 2

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World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marekh Hazczshak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazczshak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hazczshak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beckett shoots in and drives through. Hazczshak sprawls well.
Beckett checks a leg kick nicely.
Hazczshak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Hazczshak misses with the combination.
Beckett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hazczshak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beckett.
Beckett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hazczshak defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Hazczshak.
Beckett tries to score with a low kick but Hazczshak moves his leg out of the way.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Hazczshak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hazczshak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazczshak.
Hazczshak cracks Beckett with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Beckett misses its intended target.
Nice cross by 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!
Nice body kick there by Beckett.
Beckett needs to keep his hands up - Hazczshak had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazczshak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckett was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazczshak.
Marekh Hazczshak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Hazczshak both land. Nice combination.
Hazczshak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beckett with the counter takedown but Hazczshak avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Beckett.
Hazczshak tries to work over Beckett's front leg with a kick but Beckett checks it.
Beckett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazczshak.
Beckett scores with a jab to the body.
Beckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazczshak moves away.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Beckett.
Beckett misses with an uppercut.

Beckett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hazczshak's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beckett connects with a nice short shot to Hazczshak's temple.
Beckett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hazczshak tries to get to full guard but Beckett has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazczshak tries to kick Beckett off but Beckett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Beckett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hazczshak pushes Beckett off but Beckett dives into side control.

Beckett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hazczshak tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with the ground and pound.
Hazczshak is trying to get back to half guard.
Hazczshak wants to get back to his feet but Beckett is dominant here and he's now got Hazczshak's back!
Beckett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Beckett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Beckett is hanging on to Hazczshak's back as he tries to escape.
Beckett is not going to allow Hazczshak to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazczshak tries to break free.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beckett has his opponent's back but Hazczshak is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Beckett.
Beckett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hazczshak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hazczshak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hazczshak checks the leg kick.
Hazczshak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beckett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hazczshak connects with an inside leg kick.
Hazczshak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Beckett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beckett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beckett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hazczshak walks into a left hand.
Beckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jim Beckett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beckett slips a straight right by Hazczshak.
Hazczshak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Beckett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hazczshak wants to stand and escape but Beckett is having none of it.
Beckett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jim Beckett has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hazczshak uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Beckett throws a low kick but Hazczshak moves out of range easily.
Hazczshak misses with a leg kick.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett throws a head kick but Hazczshak moves out of range.
Hazczshak throws the left hand but Beckett avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Hazczshak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hazczshak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett moves out of range as Hazczshak strikes.
Hazczshak walks into a left hand.
Beckett lands a nice shot that snaps Hazczshak's head back.
Beckett misses the shot to the body.
Hazczshak misses with a straight right.
Beckett scores with a hook.
Hazczshak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beckett under the eye.
Hazczshak tries a low kick but Beckett avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hazczshak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beckett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hazczshak. Hazczshak obviously looking to wear him down.
Beckett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hazczshak on the side of the head.
Hazczshak looks to land a combination but Beckett avoids it well.
Jim Beckett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hazczshak connects with a leg kick. Beckett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beckett checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Hazczshak misses.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beckett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazczshak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckett.
Hazczshak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckett lands with a kick to the temple. Hazczshak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beckett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hazczshak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hazczshak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beckett with the counter takedown but Hazczshak avoids it easily.
Beckett misses with a wild body shot.
Hazczshak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazczshak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beckett blocks a low kick nicely.
Hazczshak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beckett throws a body shot but no joy.
Hazczshak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beckett looks to land a right hand but Hazczshak moved out of range.
Good shot there by Hazczshak.
Hazczshak lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazczshak throws a jab but it's blocked by Beckett.
Hazczshak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckett is looking to slow Hazczshak down with leg kicks.
Beckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beckett. That's going to slow Hazczshak down.
Hazczshak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beckett.
Beckett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beckett moves out of range of the leg kick from Hazczshak.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Beckett misses the target.
Hazczshak avoids a kick to the body.
Hazczshak misses with an uppercut. Beckett saw that one coming.
Hazczshak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hazczshak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazczshak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckett.
Hazczshak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a straight left.
Hazczshak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hazczshak dips to his left and cracks Beckett with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Beckett there.
Hazczshak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckett was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazczshak.
Beckett with the counter takedown but Hazczshak avoids it easily.
Beckett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beckett misses the jab.
A punch combination from Hazczshak misses.
Beckett feints the counter takedown.
Hazczshak takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Beckett.
Beckett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hazczshak on the side of the head.
Beckett throws a right hand that Hazczshak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazczshak also avoids with ease.
Hazczshak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hazczshak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazczshak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazczshak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beckett works the jab nicely.
Beckett scores with the left hand. Hazczshak knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beckett 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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hazczshak at a distance.
Hazczshak tries a low kick but Beckett avoids it.
Beckett scores with a shot to the body.
Beckett avoids a kick to the body.
Beckett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazczshak.
Beckett scores with a punch to the head.
Beckett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hazczshak. Those never looked like landing.
Hazczshak looks to land a right hand but Beckett moved out of range.

Beckett 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.
Hazczshak trying to keep a closed guard but Beckett is proving a slippery customer.
Beckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hazczshak holds on and takes a little breather.
Beckett is working Hazczshak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hazczshak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beckett is controlling him.
Beckett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beckett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hazczshak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marekh Hazczshak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckett is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazczshak has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hazczshak lands a right hook to the body.
Beckett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hazczshak slips a jab from Beckett.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Hazczshak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beckett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hazczshak doesn't seem bothered though.
Beckett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Beckett.
Hazczshak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hazczshak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hazczshak stuffs the takedown.
Hazczshak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beckett.
Beckett scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Beckett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett scores with a hook.
Beckett lands with a hook. Hazczshak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hazczshak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hazczshak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett scores with a nice strike.
Beckett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beckett.
Beckett connects with a single shot there.
Hazczshak misses with a hook. Beckett ducked under it nicely.
Beckett looks to land a right hand but Hazczshak moved out of range.
Beckett thuds a left hand into Hazczshak's body.
Hazczshak wants to land a leg kick but Beckett is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazczshak thumps Beckett with a low kick.
Hazczshak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hazczshak counters with a nice uppercut.
Hazczshak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hazczshak throws a jab but it's blocked by Beckett.
Hazczshak misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Beckett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hazczshak tries to avoid it but Beckett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hazczshak to the ground. Hazczshak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hazczshak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hazczshak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beckett lands a head kick!
Hazczshak walks into a jab.
Hazczshak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beckett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hazczshak throws out a loose jab but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett checks a leg kick.
Hazczshak throws a low kick but Beckett moves out of range easily.
Beckett with the counter takedown but Hazczshak avoids it easily.
Hazczshak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beckett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hazczshak lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Beckett.
Hazczshak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beckett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beckett!
After winning the bout, Jim Beckett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.