PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Beckwith (ranked 4343 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Yasser El Shenawy (ranked 539 p4p, 537 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beckwith
vs
El Shenawy

160 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasser El Shenawy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Shenawy closes the distance and clinches.
El Shenawy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
El Shenawy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beckwith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Beckwith to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Beckwith for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
El Shenawy stalling in the clinch.
Beckwith avoiding damage.
Beckwith has El Shenawy pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rudy Beckwith.

El Shenawy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beckwith leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from El Shenawy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beckwith taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yasser El Shenawy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Shenawy 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasser El Shenawy!