PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo DaCosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beck
vs
DaCosta

195 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adolf Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo DaCosta!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCosta lands a high kick!
Beck avoids the head kick by DaCosta.
DaCosta throws a head kick that misses

and Beck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck postures up in DaCosta's guard and throws a big left but DaCosta blocks it.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DaCosta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Beck stands and steps away. DaCosta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
DaCosta slaps away a takedown attempt from Beck, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Beck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in DaCosta's half guard.
Beck seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DaCosta defending well though.
Beck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Beck seems content to control.
DaCosta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beck.
Beck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Beck.
Beck not doing much here.
Beck not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck controlling the pace.
DaCosta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beck lands with a punch from half guard.
Beck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck working DaCosta over with strikes.
Beck wants to free his trapped foot but DaCosta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beck throwing shots but DaCosta is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck controlling the action here.
Beck wants to control but DaCosta is keeping him busy.
Beck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DaCosta looks gassed!
Beck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Beck.
DaCosta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DaCosta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beck scores with a couple of nice shots.
DaCosta is refusing to be controlled, as Beck sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DaCosta has hold of Beck's hands but Beck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DaCosta is looking to control Beck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DaCosta avoid being mounted?
Beck wants to control but DaCosta is keeping him busy.
Beck works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolf Beck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from DaCosta as Beck shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beck.
Adolf Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaCosta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DaCosta throws a head kick that misses
enabling Beck to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCosta misses with a kick to the body

and Beck counters by clinching up.

Beck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Beck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in DaCosta's half guard.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DaCosta defending well though.
Ground and pound from Beck.
Adolf Beck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck throws a strike but DaCosta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Beck tries to free his leg and advance position but DaCosta is retaining full guard.
DaCosta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DaCosta is breathing heavily.
Beck pushes down on DaCosta's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Beck there.
Beck working over DaCosta with some ground and pound. DaCosta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck wants to free his trapped foot but DaCosta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beck works his way into side control.
DaCosta is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCosta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
DaCosta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DaCosta taking shots to the head.
Beck controlling from the full mount.
Beck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. DaCosta looks a forlorn figure.
Beck lands a nice shot to the head.
Beck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck with shots to the head and body - DaCosta looks very uncomfortable down there.
DaCosta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

DaCosta is rocked!
Beck landing strikes, looking to finish!
DaCosta is still in real trouble! Can Beck finish him?
Beck loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have DaCosta scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Beck land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Beck stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adolf Beck!