PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 1568 p4p, 1625 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 231 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beckham Jr
vs
Gregor

180 cm
34
200
7 - 2 - 1

178 cm
42
210
33 - 37 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham Jr throws a hook to the side of Gregor's head but Gregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beckham Jr with a jab.
Gregor takes one on the button.

It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor throws a right and a left that Beckham Jr avoids nicely.
Beckham Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregor moves away.
Gregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Beckham Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

Beckham Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Beckham Jr pushes Gregor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gregor takes a shot to the head.
Beckham Jr lands a left hand.
Gregor lands an elbow inside that Beckham Jr shrugs off.

It looks like Beaudell Beckham Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor wants to take the fight to the mat but Beckham Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gregor breaks the clinch.
Gregor loads up on a big right hand but Beckham Jr slips the punch.
Beaudell Beckham Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckham Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beckham Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beckham Jr tests Gregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Beckham Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beckham Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beckham Jr.
A swing and a miss from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beckham Jr. That's going to slow Gregor down.
Beckham Jr throws a low kick but Gregor moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Gregor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beckham Jr dodges the punch combination from Gregor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckham Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Gregor in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Beckham Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Gregor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gregor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beckham Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Gregor's head.
Gregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gregor missing with a left hand there. Beckham Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckham Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gregor misses with a looping left.

Beckham Jr clinches with his opponent.
Gregor blocks an elbow strike.
Gregor blocks an elbow strike from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Gregor blocks an elbow strike from Beckham Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with the head strike.

Gregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckham Jr moves out of range as Gregor strikes.
Gregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beckham Jr.
Gregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckham Jr moves away.
Beaudell Beckham Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Gregor dodges the punch combination from Beckham Jr.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Gregor tries to move into range but Beckham Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor works over Beckham Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Beckham Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gregor moves out of range easily.
Beckham Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Gregor moved out of range nicely.
Beckham Jr scores with a jab.
Beckham Jr misses with an uppercut
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beckham Jr cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beckham Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gregor slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckham Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Beckham Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gregor throws a right hand that misses
and Beckham Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beaudell Beckham Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Beckham Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Beckham Jr catches Gregor right on the button with a cross.
Beckham Jr staying out of range there.
Beckham Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gregor misses the jab.
Beckham Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gregor on the side of the head.
Beckham Jr avoids the body shot from Gregor.
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Beckham Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gregor misses with a hook
and Gregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gregor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gregor 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Beckham Jr.
Gregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gregor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr looks to land a combination. Gregor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up James Gregor's cut even more.

Beckham Jr moves into range and clinches up with Gregor.
Gregor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beckham Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr keeps control of Gregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beckham Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Beckham Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Beckham Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Beckham Jr - that landed with a thud.
Beckham Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregor tries to throw a body punch but Beckham Jr avoids it by throwing Gregor back against the cage.
Beckham Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Gregor blocks a body shot from Beckham Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beckham Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gregor's brow.
Beckham Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregor blocking some punches.
Beckham Jr lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Gregor tries to break the clinch but Beckham Jr is controlling the position.
Beckham Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Gregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beckham Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gregor managing to block the knees to the body from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Beckham Jr tries to work over Gregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beckham Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.

The cut above James Gregor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beckham Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregor defending well as Beckham Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook
and Beckham Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gregor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beckham Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beckham Jr throws the left hand but Gregor avoids the punch easily.
Beckham Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregor can do to turn this around?
Beckham Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckham Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beckham Jr clobbers Gregor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beckham Jr scores with a one two! Gregor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gregor looks to land a combination but Beckham Jr avoids it well.
Gregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Beckham Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckham Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beckham Jr moves out of range as Gregor strikes.
Gregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckham Jr.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
Gregor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gregor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gregor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beckham Jr is looking to slow Gregor down with leg kicks.
Gregor misses with a right hand
and Beckham Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

James Gregor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gregor misses with a left hand
and Beckham Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Beckham Jr misses with a double jab
and Gregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beckham Jr lands with a right hand.
Gregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beaudell Beckham Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beckham Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Gregor off balance momentarily.
Beckham Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Gregor throws a hook but Beckham Jr blocks it.
The fighters circling - Beckham Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckham Jr has time to react.
Beckham Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beckham Jr catches Gregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beckham Jr scores with a punch to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beaudell Beckham Jr!