PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Beckham's chin.

Beckham
vs
Silva Jr

210 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Beckham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beckham.
Nice sprawl there from Silva Jr as Beckham shoots in.
David Beckham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva Jr rushes Beckham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Silva Jr gets control of Beckham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beckham looking to sit in guard and control but Silva Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Beckham pushes Silva Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Silva Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beckham is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Silva Jr has taken his back!
Silva Jr throwing strikes and Beckham squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to control the pace but Beckham is squirming around nicely.
Silva Jr content just to control the position here.
Silva Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Beckham bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Beckham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Silva Jr get's back to his feet.
Beckham shoots for a takedown but Silva Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Beckham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Beckham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva Jr is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Silva Jr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva Jr. That's going to slow Beckham down.
Beckham is breathing heavily.

Beckham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Silva Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Beckham sprawls well. He's pushed Silva Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown but Silva Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Beckham fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beckham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Silva Jr.

Silva Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva Jr wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beckham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beckham has a takedown stuffed.
Silva Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beckham circles away.
Horrible takedown by Beckham or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva Jr which made him look bad.

Silva Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beckham to the mat! Beckham manages to get full guard.
Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Beckham keeps moving.

Silva Jr stands up from Beckham's guard - Silva Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beckham with a poor takedown

and Silva Jr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beckham!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Beckham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr controlling his opponent.
Silva Jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Silva Jr goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Beckham turns into him and now he's in Silva Jr's guard.
Silva Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham preventing the sweep.
Beckham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr is trying to keep Beckham in close.
Silva Jr wants to sweep here but Beckham controlling him for the moment.
Beckham trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Beckham misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Beckham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Beckham persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Beckham has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva Jr but great work by Beckham.

Beckham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Anderson Silva Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva Jr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Beckham is staying active.
Silva Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beckham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beckham slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beckham off and has taken his back!
Beckham is trying to stand back up.

Silva Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Beckham has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Beckham rolls, trying to escape but Silva Jr keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Silva Jr shoots in for a takedown but Beckham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckham's guard.
Silva Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Beckham is retaining full guard.
Beckham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva Jr!

Beckham jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva Jr is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva Jr and Beckham has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckham throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to control but Beckham postures up.
Beckham creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beckham's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Beckham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beckham is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beckham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva Jr is looking to improve his position.
Silva Jr is trying to maintain the position but Beckham is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva Jr wants to control but Beckham is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva Jr moves into full guard.
Beckham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beckham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Beckham stands and steps away. Silva Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Beckham shoots and misses

and Silva Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beckham's guard now.
Silva Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Silva Jr gets to his feet - Beckham follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beckham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva Jr's waist but Silva Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beckham off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Beckham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beckham wants it to stay on the feet.
Beckham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva Jr's waist but Silva Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beckham off to one side.

Silva Jr has Beckham up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva Jr tries to circle away but Beckham has him pinned against the cage.

Beckham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Silva Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beckham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham tries for a takedown but Silva Jr circles away easily

and Silva Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Silva Jr trying to control the position but Beckham is working away.

Silva Jr decides to stand back up. Silva Jr steps back and let's Beckham get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva Jr!
Anderson Silva Jr took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.