PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexander Geoly enters the cage!

Beck
vs
Geoly

185 cm
28
196 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

189 cm
29
192 lbs
25 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

LOD: Affordable Quality
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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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beck.
Beck sizes up Geoly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geoly's calf.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Geoly moves out of range easily.
Beck scores with the left hand. Geoly knows he should have avoided that one.
Geoly's coach down at Qube Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Geoly's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Geoly's shoulder, as Geoly tries to avoid the shot.
Geoly wants to land a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Geoly walks into a straight right hand from Beck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
Beck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Geoly is out of range.
Geoly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
Beck connects with a single shot there.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Geoly's shoulder, as Geoly tries to avoid the shot.
Geoly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beck throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.
Beck misses with a hook
and Geoly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick but Geoly checks it.
Geoly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander Geoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beck misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Geoly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Geoly.
Beck stuns Geoly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Geoly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geoly tries to score with a low kick but Beck moves his leg out of the way.
Geoly slips a straight right by Beck.
Beck loads up on a big right hand but Geoly slips the punch.
Geoly lands a right hook to the body.
Geoly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beck's calf.
Geoly swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to land a body kick
and Geoly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Geoly misses with a body punch

and Beck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Geoly won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Geoly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beck connects with a decent elbow.
Geoly is trying to improve his position.
Geoly manages to get back to half guard.
Beck trying to control from half guard but Geoly is working away.
Geoly is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly manages to get to full guard.
Geoly trying to keep a closed guard but Beck is proving a slippery customer.
Geoly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Geoly is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Geoly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Geoly is looking to slow Beck down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Geoly.
An inside leg kick lands from Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick but Geoly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beck scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck throws a low kick but Geoly avoids it.
Beck lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck fails with the takedown

and Geoly counters with a shoot takedown. Beck fights it but they end up in guard.
Geoly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beck checks the leg kick.
Beck misses with an uppercut
and Geoly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geoly misses with a body kick.
Beck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beck throws a leg kick

and Geoly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Geoly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Geoly trying to control from Beck's half guard. Beck has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Geoly tries to stand but Beck is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck wants to sweep here but Geoly controlling him for the moment.
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Beck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beck looking to control but Geoly passes into half guard.
Beck trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is positioning himself well to prevent Geoly advancing to mount.
Alexander Geoly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beck.
Geoly preventing the sweep.
Beck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Geoly misses with a straight right.
Beck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Geoly. Geoly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Geoly pushes Beck away with a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geoly.
Geoly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Geoly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beck misses with a takedown attempt - Geoly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geoly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geoly tries to work over Beck's front leg with a kick but Beck checks it.
Geoly throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Beck misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly lands a leg kick that knocks Beck off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck jabs Geoly right on the nose. Geoly blinks but takes it well.
Geoly lands a jab to the nose.
Beck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Geoly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beck looks to throw the jab but Geoly is out of range.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Geoly just misses with a punch to the body.
Beck slips a straight right by Geoly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck avoids the body shot from Geoly.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
A slow jab from Beck misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Geoly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Geoly throws a series of punches but Beck avoids them all with ease.
Geoly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beck misses with a right hand

and Geoly counters with a shoot takedown. Beck fights it but they end up in guard.
Beck working a defensive guard here.
Geoly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Geoly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luka Beck.
Beck misses with a hook.
Geoly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Geoly.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Geoly.
Geoly staying out of range there.
Geoly swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geoly. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geoly lands a leg kick that knocks Beck off balance momentarily.
Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.
Beck clobbers Geoly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geoly.
Geoly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beck's hands.
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!
Geoly scores with a jab.
Geoly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Geoly lands with a shot to the body.
Geoly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck feints and then cracks Geoly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Geoly down.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Geoly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beck slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a head kick that misses
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Geoly to score with a decent uppercut.
Geoly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geoly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geoly cracks Beck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Geoly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geoly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geoly slips a jab from Beck.
Geoly scores with a nice strike.
Geoly lands a nice shot that snaps Beck's head back.
Beck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geoly defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beck slips under a jab.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Geoly.
Beck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geoly keeps Beck at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, jab by Beck - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck ducks right into an uppercut from Geoly.
Beck stalks Geoly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Geoly's face. Geoly staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Geoly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Geoly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Geoly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Geoly!
Alexander Geoly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.