PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Si Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bill duckingson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Beck
vs
duckingson

190 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

167 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Si Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, bill duckingson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck lands a body shot.
Crunch! Beck slams his shin into duckingson's torso.
Beck looks to land a combination. duckingson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - duckingson has eaten all the pies!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck scores with a head kick.
Beck digs a good hook to duckingson's body.
duckingson wants to clinch up but Beck keeps it at a distance.
duckingson keeps the fight on the outside.

duckingson clinches up with Beck and pushes him back against the cage.
Beck unloads a knee to the mid-section. duckingson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
duckingson looks gassed!
Beck stops a takedown attempt from duckingson.
Beck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
duckingson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beck smiles and moves away.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
duckingson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from duckingson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Si Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bill duckingson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by duckingson.
Beck tries to clinch

and duckingson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
duckingson stops Beck from getting back to his feet.
duckingson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck wants to get back to his feet.
duckingson throwing shots but Beck is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Beck moves into the clinch.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but duckingson is controlling him.

duckingson decides to pull guard.
Beck wants to stand and escape but instead duckingson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
duckingson prevents Beck from getting back to his feet.

duckingson gets to his feet. Beck looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beck is looking to clinch.
duckingson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beck counters with a solid body kick.
Beck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as duckingson backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
duckingson swats away the attempt to clinch by Beck.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but duckingson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck stuffs the takedown.
Beck throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by duckingson.
Beck throws a head kick that duckingson semi-blocks.
duckingson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beck as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Beck.
Beck scores with a head kick.
duckingson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from duckingson is predictable there
and Beck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Beck clinches.
Beck is looking to control duckingson's arms but duckingson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beck has his back to the cage.
Beck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
duckingson prevents Beck from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but duckingson is controlling him.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but duckingson has him pressed against the cage.
duckingson wants to break free but Beck has control.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but duckingson is controlling him.
Beck is trying to force a seperation but duckingson has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Beck's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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

duckingson moves into the clinch.
duckingson has Beck pushed against the cage.
duckingson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but duckingson is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
duckingson tries to pull guard but Beck won't allow it.
Beck is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

duckingson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beck scores with a jab. duckingson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
duckingson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beck scores with a body shot.
duckingson shoots for a takedown but Beck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beck wants to clinch up but duckingson keeps it at a distance.
duckingson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Si Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck throws a head kick that duckingson semi-blocks.
duckingson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck scores with a jab. duckingson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
duckingson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beck is looking to wear down duckingson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
duckingson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like bill duckingson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but duckingson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beck wants to clinch.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beck tries to clinch up

and duckingson counters with a single leg into guard. Beck didn't expect that.
Beck wants to get back to his feet but duckingson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
duckingson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
duckingson tries to free his leg and advance position but Beck is retaining full guard.
duckingson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
duckingson wanted to stand there but Beck had control of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Beck wants to clinch up but duckingson keeps it at a distance.
Beck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that duckingson can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from duckingson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Si Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bill duckingson.
Beck lands with an uppercut that bounces duckingson off the cage and back into rage.
Beck tries to clinch up.
duckingson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beck tries to clinch but fails miserably

and duckingson moves into the clinch.
Beck is trying to force a seperation but duckingson has the dominant position.
Beck wants to get back to striking at distance but duckingson won't allow it.
duckingson looking for a takedown.
Beck working hard to break the clinch.
duckingson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beck's efforts to push away.
Beck looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Beck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
duckingson jumps guard but Beck stands there with duckingson around his waist. duckingson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Beck breaks from the clinch.
duckingson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beck slips under a jab.
Beck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by duckingson.
duckingson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beck circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck wants to clinch up but duckingson keeps it at a distance.
Beck is looking to clinch but duckingson is avoiding it.
Si Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beck lands with a kick to the temple. duckingson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Beck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bill duckingson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

duckingson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
duckingson is looking to clinch.
duckingson keeps the fight on the outside.
duckingson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Beck counters with a three punch combo that has duckingson backing up. duckingson nods at Beck to acknowledge the strikes.
duckingson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
duckingson throws a head kick that misses
and Beck counters with a big head kick but duckingson shrugs it off.
Beck tries to clinch up.
Beck tries to clinch but duckingson is having none of it.
duckingson fails with the takedown.
duckingson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beck.
Beck closes the distance but duckingson moves to the side

and duckingson counters by clinching up.
duckingson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beck breaks the clinch.
Beck wants to clinch up but duckingson keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Beck lands but duckingson takes it in his stride.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but duckingson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beck tries to clinch but duckingson is having none of it.
Beck doesn't manage to clinch there - duckingson circles away.
Beck wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Beck.
duckingson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beck is looking to clinch but duckingson is avoiding it.
No luck for duckingson with that takedown attempt.
Beck digs a good body shot into duckingson's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beck.
Beck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beck throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beck tries to clinch but duckingson is having none of it.
duckingson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beck.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but duckingson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beck.
Beck is looking to clinch but duckingson is avoiding it.
Beck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
duckingson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beck.
Beck throws a one two combo.
Beck doesn't manage to clinch there - duckingson circles away.
Beck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Si Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.
duckingson swats away the attempt to clinch by Beck.
duckingson tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a head kick that half lands.
duckingson looks for a takedown but Beck sprawls well.
Si Beck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Si Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bill duckingson.
Beck connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
duckingson shoots in but Beck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beck scores with a three punch combo!
Donk. Beck catches duckingson right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
duckingson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beck.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but duckingson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bill duckingson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beck closes the distance but duckingson moves to the side

and duckingson counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Si 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Si Beck!