PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Fetisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckring comes into the arena with Where Is My Mind blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roman Fetisov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beckring
vs
Fetisov

181 cm
25
224 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Knock Out Artistry

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Beckring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Fetisov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckring swats away the attempt to clinch by Fetisov.
Fetisov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beckring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beckring needs to keep his hands up - Fetisov had a free shot at his head there.
Fetisov throws a hook but Beckring blocks it.
Fetisov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fetisov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beckring doesn't seem bothered though.
Fetisov misses with an uppercut.
Fetisov misses with the combination.
Fetisov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jim Beckring has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fetisov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fetisov just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckring gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov misses the shot to the body.
Fetisov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beckring is breathing heavily.
Fetisov throws out a loose jab but Beckring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman Fetisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fetisov is looking to clinch.
Beckring swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fetisov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fetisov lands with a shot to the body.
Fetisov lands with a hook. Beckring tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fetisov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beckring stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fetisov stuns Beckring with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Fetisov clinches with his opponent.

Fetisov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fetisov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Fetisov lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov wants to clinch up but Beckring keeps it at a distance.
Fetisov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fetisov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Beckring is rocked!

Fetisov rushes Beckring and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Beckring is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fetisov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fetisov scores with a shot to the side of Beckring's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Fetisov.
Fetisov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fetisov lands a hook that snaps the head of Beckring backwards.
Nice body punch from Fetisov.
Fetisov is pushing Beckring up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beckring throws an elbow that misses.
Fetisov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beckring seems to have got his legs back now.
Fetisov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fetisov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov is working Beckring over against the cage.
Fetisov is working Beckring over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Fetisov.
Fetisov lands a body shot.
Fetisov trying to land knees to the body.
Fetisov is leaning against Beckring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fetisov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beckring up against the cage.
Fetisov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fetisov pushes Beckring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fetisov digs a right hand into Beckring's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beckring's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fetisov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fetisov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Fetisov.
Fetisov stalling in the clinch.
Fetisov lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Fetisov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fetisov throws a shot to the body.
Fetisov is looking to clinch.
Fetisov cracks Beckring with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fetisov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Fetisov instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fetisov.
Fetisov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fetisov.
Beckring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckring working hard to break the clinch.
Fetisov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beckring backwards.
Nice body punch from Fetisov.
Beckring dodges an elbow strike from Fetisov.
Fetisov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fetisov lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Fetisov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Beckring's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fetisov works the jab nicely.
Fetisov throws a right and a left that Beckring avoids nicely.
Fetisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckring moves away.
Fetisov connects with a nice looking jab.
Fetisov punishes Beckring's body with a nice straight punch.
Fetisov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beckring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fetisov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fetisov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beckring in his tracks.
Beckring moves forwards but Fetisov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fetisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman Fetisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fetisov swings for the body but Beckring moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fetisov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Beckring stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fetisov.
Fetisov digs a good hook to Beckring's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov lands with a nice body punch.
Fetisov jabs Beckring right on the nose. Beckring blinks but takes it well.
Beckring takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fetisov throws an overhand right that drops Beckring like a sack of potatoes! Fetisov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Fetisov!