PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beckett
vs
Lineker

178 cm
24
200 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

177 cm
25
163 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett looks to land a left hand but Lineker moved out of range nicely.
Beckett clobbers Lineker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Beckett.
Beckett lands a glancing blow to the side of Lineker's head.
Beckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lineker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Lineker.
Beckett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckett connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett throws a jab but it's blocked by Lineker.
Beckett missing with a left hand there. Lineker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckett punishes Lineker's body with a nice straight punch.
Beckett looks to land a left hand but Lineker moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker throws a front kick aimed at Beckett's knee but Beckett avoids it well.
Beckett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lineker lands a leg kick that knocks Beckett off balance momentarily.
Beckett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Beckett has closed the distance and engaged Lineker in a clinch.
I was talking to Beckett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lineker blocks an uppercut.
Beckett tries a body shot but Lineker blocks it.
Beckett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beckett is working Lineker over against the cage.
Lineker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Beckett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lineker lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lineker throws a chopping leg kick but Beckett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lineker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
Beckett misses the shot to the body.
Beckett tries to clinch but Lineker moves out of range.
Beckett checks a low kick from Lineker.
Lineker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beckett's head.
Beckett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a lazy right hand but Lineker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lineker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beckett misses with a straight right.
Beckett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lineker is out of range.
Lineker throws a front kick that sends Beckett stumbling back into the cage.
Robert Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Beckett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beckett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lineker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lineker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett throws a front kick that sends Lineker stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett throws a low kick but Lineker moves out of range easily.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Beckett moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a low kick but Beckett avoids it.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
Beckett throws a leg kick which misses Lineker's front leg but catches the back leg as Lineker tries to avoid it.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett connects with a right hand. Lineker shakes it off.
Lineker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckett.
Beckett 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Lineker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beckett swings for the body but Lineker moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lineker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lineker throws a leg kick
and Beckett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beckett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Beckett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beckett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Beckett moved away.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Beckett moved away.
Lineker throws a lazy head kick
and Beckett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lineker throws out a leg kick but Beckett moves out of range and Lineker only half commits.
Lineker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beckett lands with a shot to the body.
Beckett missing with a left hand there. Lineker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckett thows a leg kick but Lineker checks it
and Lineker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beckett's knee momentarily.
Lineker takes one to the chin there.
Lineker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beckett tries to clinch up but Lineker circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lineker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Beckett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beckett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beckett throws a leg kick which misses Lineker's front leg but catches the back leg as Lineker tries to avoid it.
Beckett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lineker.
Lineker throws a solid leg kick but Beckett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lineker.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Lineker throws a low kick but Beckett avoids it.
Lineker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beckett avoids the head kick by Lineker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beckett.
Lineker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lineker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lineker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Beckett throws a lazy body kick
and Lineker counters with a low kick, right behind Beckett 's knee.
Lineker staying out of range there.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
Beckett throws a right and a left that Lineker avoids nicely.
Lineker takes one on the button.
Beckett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beckett throws out a leg kick but Lineker moves out of range and Beckett only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker blocks the body kick.
Beckett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lineker.
Lineker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beckett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beckett scores with a hook.

Lineker is rocked!
Lineker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckett throws out the jab.
Lineker slips a jab from Beckett.
Beckett sizes up Lineker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lineker is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckett finish him?
Lineker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beckett thows a leg kick but Lineker checks it
and Lineker counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett throws a sloppy head kick and Lineker moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Lineker.
Lineker seems to have recovered his senses.
Beckett lands a leg kick that knocks Lineker off balance momentarily.
Beckett lands a nice shot that snaps Lineker's head back.
Robert Beckett is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lineker wants to slow Beckett down by chopping away at his legs.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lineker.
Lineker tries to score with a low kick but Beckett moves his leg out of the way.
Beckett throws a poor cross that misses
and Lineker counters with a head kick.
Beckett throws a body kick that misses.
Beckett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lineker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett tries to land a leg kick but Lineker saw it coming and moves away.
Beckett checks the leg kick.
Beckett tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Beckett dominated that second round.
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!

Lineker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckett. Lineker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Beckett misses.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Beckett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lineker. Lineker obviously looking to wear him down.
Beckett throws a body punch but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beckett.
Lineker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lineker misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beckett looks to land a right hand but Lineker moved out of range.
Lineker misses with a leg kick

and Beckett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lineker.
Beckett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Beckett fails to land.
Beckett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lineker avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Beckett.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beckett slows down the pace here.
Beckett keeps control of Lineker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beckett tries a body shot but Lineker blocks it.
Beckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beckett has Lineker pushed against the cage.
Beckett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lineker can do to turn this around?
Beckett tries a body shot but Lineker blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Beckett.
Beckett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lineker controls his 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!
Beckett digs a right hand into Lineker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lineker's gas tank.
John Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lineker misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.

Beckett manages to break the clinch.
Lineker checks a leg kick nicely.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick from Lineker.
Beckett thows a body shot but no joy.
Beckett looks to land a body kick but Lineker moved away.
Beckett works Lineker's body with a nice hook.
Lineker throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lineker checks a leg kick.
Beckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beckett misses with an uppercut. Lineker saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett cracks a nice hook into Lineker's ribs.

Beckett drops Lineker with a beautiful combination! Lineker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beckett is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lineker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lineker.
Lineker throws out a leg kick but Beckett moves out of range and Lineker only half commits.
Lineker looks for the body kick but Beckett saw that one coming.
Lineker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Beckett misses.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Robert Beckett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beckett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Beckett!
A relieved looking Robert Beckett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.