PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 2519 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 331 p4p, 295 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Terranova
vs
Beckham Jr

181 cm
43
208
43 - 21 - 0

180 cm
35
200
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Terranova moved out of range nicely.
Terranova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckham Jr.
Terranova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckham Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Beckham Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beaudell Beckham Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beckham Jr lands with an overhand left.
Beckham Jr looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Beckham Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Terranova counters with an inside leg kick.
Terranova misses with a leg kick
and Beckham Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beckham Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beckham Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckham Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova 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 Beckham Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckham Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beckham Jr prevents Terranova from breaking the clinch.
Beckham Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Terranova controls his hands.
Beckham Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terranova tries to circle away but Beckham Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Terranova can't break the clinch.

Terranova breaks from the clinch.
Beckham Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Beckham Jr misses with a body shot.
Beckham Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beckham Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckham Jr misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Terranova tries to score with a low kick but Beckham Jr moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Terranova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beckham Jr jabs Terranova right on the nose. Terranova blinks but takes it well.
Beckham Jr jabs at Terranova's body.
Beckham Jr connects with a jab.
Beckham Jr is looking to clinch.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Terranova.
Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Beckham Jr moves into the clinch.
Terranova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beckham Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beckham Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova is trying to push Beckham Jr away but Beckham Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Terranova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Beckham Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Terranova misses.
Terranova fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terranova slips a jab and a cross from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Beckham Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckham Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckham Jr throws a nice looking combination but Terranova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terranova is looking to slow Beckham Jr down with leg kicks.
Beckham Jr throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova misses with a low kick as Beckham Jr jumps back.
Terranova moves out of range as Beckham Jr strikes.
Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beckham Jr.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Beckham Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terranova on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckham Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Terranova's head.
Beckham Jr throws a series of punches but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr checks it.
Beckham Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Terranova had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Terranova thumps Beckham Jr with a low kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Beckham Jr blocks the low kick.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckham Jr throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Terranova throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Beckham Jr does it's job there.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Beckham Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Beckham Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beckham Jr misses with a low kick.
Beckham Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Terranova blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beaudell Beckham Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Terranova throws a low kick but Beckham Jr moves out of range easily.
Beckham Jr throws out a counter right but Terranova avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Beckham Jr.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Terranova looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Terranova misses with a leg kick.
Beckham Jr scores with a hook.
Beckham Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckham Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beckham Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terranova.
Beckham Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beckham Jr checks a leg kick.
Beckham Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beckham Jr thuds his right hand into Terranova's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Beckham Jr finds it's target.

Terranova is rocked!
Beckham Jr cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Terranova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Terranova seems to have got his legs back now.
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckham Jr misses the jab.
Terranova on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beckham Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terranova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Terranova gets tackled into the cage by Beckham Jr. Beckham Jr maintains the clinch.
Beckham Jr prevents Terranova from breaking the clinch.
Beckham Jr prevents Terranova from breaking the clinch.
Terranova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beckham Jr lands an elbow that stopped Terranova in his tracks for a moment.
Terranova is trying to push Beckham Jr away but Beckham Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Terranova wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beckham Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Beckham Jr has Terranova pressed against the cage, preventing Terranova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beckham Jr scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is trying to break the clinch but Beckham Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Beckham Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terranova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Beckham Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beckham Jr blocks a leg kick.
Beckham Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beaudell Beckham Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beckham Jr swinging wildly here.
Terranova half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terranova throws a front kick aimed at Beckham Jr's knee but Beckham Jr avoids it well.
Beckham Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Terranova misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.

Beckham Jr moves into the clinch.
Terranova wants to get back to striking at distance but Beckham Jr won't allow it.
Terranova has had enough of the clinch but Beckham Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Terranova looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terranova.
Beckham Jr misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Beckham Jr on the inside.
Terranova wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beckham Jr has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beckham Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terranova's brow.
Terranova tries to circle away but Beckham Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beckham Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a chopping leg kick but Beckham Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beckham Jr! But no joy.
Beckham Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Terranova.
Terranova takes one to the side of the head.
Terranova blocks a leg kick.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckham Jr moves away.
Terranova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Terranova on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beckham Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terranova misses with a leg kick
enabling Beckham Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Beckham Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beckham Jr misses the shot to the body.
Terranova was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Terranova feints and then cracks Beckham Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beckham Jr down.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckham Jr manages to avoid it.
Beckham Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Terranova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beaudell Beckham Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Beckham Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terranova bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beckham Jr's head.
Terranova walks into a jab.
Beckham Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beckham Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terranova counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beckham Jr misses with an uppercut.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckham Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Terranova at a distance.
Beckham Jr throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham Jr scores with the left hand. Terranova knows he should have avoided that one.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Beckham Jr.
As Beckham Jr backs away, Terranova returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Terranova misses.
Terranova is looking to wear down Beckham Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Terranova looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Terranova works Beckham Jr's body with a nice hook.
Beckham Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beckham Jr feints a jab promting Terranova to slip. Beckham Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Terranova slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Terranova takes a swing at Beckham Jr's ribcage but misses.
Beckham Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beckham Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beckham Jr's knee momentarily.
Terranova connects with a nice looking jab.
Beckham Jr throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Terranova misses
and Beckham Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
Terranova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Terranova takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beckham Jr.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckham Jr moves away.
Beckham Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beckham Jr throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova walks into a straight right hand from Beckham Jr.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr moved away.
Terranova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beckham Jr checks it well.
Terranova wants to slow Beckham Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Beckham Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckham Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terranova takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beckham Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Beckham Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckham Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Beckham Jr is out of range.
Beckham Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
Beckham Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Beckham Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terranova.
Terranova throws a low kick but Beckham Jr avoids it.
Terranova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beckham Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beckham Jr throws a low kick but Terranova moves out of range easily.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Terranova misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Beckham Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova 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.
Good work by Beckham Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Terranova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckham Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Terranova should have avoided that one.
A jab from Beckham Jr finds it's way through Terranova's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Terranova thuds a left hand into Beckham Jr's body.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckham Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Terranova fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beckham Jr just manages to avoid it.
Good work by Beckham Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Beckham Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Beckham Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beaudell Beckham Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beckham Jr 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beaudell Beckham Jr!