PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Beckett
vs
James

178 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
200 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper James!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett lets loose with a powerful body kick. James will feel that in the morning.
Beckett delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beckett.
Beckett connects with a solid leg kick.
James steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beckett. That one must have hurt.
James looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from James is predictable there
and Beckett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beckett.
Beckett throws a one two combo.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Beckett moves into the clinch.
Come on Beckett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beckett connects with a knee to the head.
Beckett scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett has James pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beckett.
Beckett effectively controlling the action here.
Beckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beckett connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Beckett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beckett crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Beckett to work.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Beckett.

Beckett drops James with a big knee straight up the middle! James is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Pepper James has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Beckett! James is out on his feet! Beckett rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - James is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! James is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Beckett!