PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantinos Philippou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Constantinos Philippou has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Constantinos Philippou seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Philippou
vs
Beckett

182 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantinos Philippou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Beckett misses.
Philippou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beckett.
No joy there for Philippou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beckett ducks under a wild hook from Philippou.
Philippou staying out of range there.
Philippou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philippou slips under a jab.
Philippou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippou slips a straight right by Beckett.
Beckett throws out a loose jab but Philippou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Constantinos Philippou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippou swings widly with a right hand

and Beckett counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippou jumps guard but Beckett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beckett prevents a body shot from Philippou.
Philippou is working for takedown but Beckett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Philippou is looking to break free of the clinch but Beckett has double underhooks.
Beckett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Philippou up against the cage.
Beckett misses with a punch to the body.
Beckett stalls.
Beckett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippou's elbow.
Beckett should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Beckett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philippou tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantinos Philippou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett throws a head punch that misses.
Philippou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beckett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Philippou is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beckett prevents the takedown attempt.
Philippou is breathing heavily.
Beckett stalling.
Philippou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beckett presses Philippou against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beckett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beckett lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Beckett.
Philippou wants to stall.
Beckett avoiding damage.
Beckett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philippou trying to stall but Beckett improves his position.
Beckett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Philippou up against the cage.
Philippou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Beckett.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Philippou is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beckett is defending well.
Philippou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beckett pushes Philippou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beckett misses with some punches.
Beckett swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett is pushing Philippou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Philippou tries to circle away but Beckett has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beckett stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Beckett.
Philippou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckett throws out the jab.
Philippou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippou slips under a jab.

Beckett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philippou, pushing him back against the cage.
Philippou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beckett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beckett looks to land a right hand but Philippou moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett throws a body punch but Philippou moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Beckett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beckett clinches with his opponent.
Beckett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beckett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Beckett fails to land.
Beckett leaning against his opponent.
Beckett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philippou is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beckett is defending well.
Beckett has Philippou pushed against the cage.
Beckett throws a head punch that misses.
Beckett is trying to maintain a safe position but Philippou gets an underhook and turns Beckett into the cage.
Beckett stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Beckett.
Philippou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Philippou duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippou lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckett loads up on a big right hand but Philippou slips the punch.
Beckett is looking to clinch but Philippou is avoiding it.
Philippou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Philippou staying out of range there.

Beckett moves into the clinch successfully.
Beckett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A hook to the body from Beckett.
Beckett swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett throws a head punch that misses.
Beckett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beckett lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett controlling the action here for a moment.
Robert Beckett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beckett misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippou is trying to pull guard but Beckett has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantinos Philippou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beckett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Philippou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beckett just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Beckett on the inside.
Philippou has Beckett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beckett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Beckett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beckett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beckett prevents it.
Beckett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philippous head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a head punch that misses.
Beckett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beckett stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Beckett.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Philippou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beckett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Beckett.
Philippou blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Beckett.
Beckett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Beckett.

Beckett has managed to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beckett in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Beckett fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Beckett.
Beckett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beckett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beckett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beckett throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippou.
Philippou wants a takedown but no success here.
Beckett misses with a punch on the inside.
Beckett is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beckett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Beckett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beckett lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Philippou throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckett. Philippou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett looks to throw the jab but Philippou is out of range.
A punch combination from Philippou misses.
Philippou looks to land a combination but Beckett avoids it well.
Philippou misses with a series of wild punches.
Philippou moves away from the strike by Beckett.
Philippou throws a combination. Beckett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Beckett misses the shot to the body.
Beckett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippou ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Beckett misses with a straight right.
Philippou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Philippou moves away from the strike by Beckett.
Philippou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Beckett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beckett.
Beckett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philippou under the eye.
Philippou avoids the body shot from Beckett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippou. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippou misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Philippou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robert Beckett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippou ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Beckett misses with a looping right.
Beckett misses with a straight left.
Philippou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Philippou falls off balance throwing a combination

and Beckett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beckett.
Beckett stalls.
Philippou takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Philippou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Philippou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beckett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beckett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beckett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Philippou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Beckett.
A right hook to the body lands for Beckett.
A short right from Beckett on the inside.
Beckett controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippou jumps guard but Beckett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantinos Philippou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett lands with a light punch inside.
Beckett misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippou prevents a body shot from Beckett.
Beckett working aggressively here.
Beckett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philippou backwards.
Constantinos Philippou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Philippou letting Beckett take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Beckett's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippou is trying to break the clinch but Beckett has him pressed against the cage.
Beckett scores with a shoulder strike.
Robert Beckett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Philippou working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Beckett to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beckett 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Beckett!