PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddo Ii (ranked 1958 p4p, 5676 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 264 p4p, 592 weight class). Alex Alexandrov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Beddo Ii
vs
Alexandrov

190 cm
30
222
14 - 13 - 0

188 cm
31
205
22 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Beddo Ii circles away.
Beddo Ii looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov is out of range.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Beddo Ii moves out of range.
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beddo Ii lands a head kick. Alexandrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beddo Ii pushes Alexandrov away with a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alexandrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the body kick.

Beddo Ii clinches.
Alexandrov landing knees to the head.

It looks like Philo Beddo Ii has been cut.

Beddo Ii turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Beddo Ii manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beddo Ii is staying tight to Alexandrov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alexandrov is trying to get back to his feet.
Beddo Ii takes a little break here. Alexandrov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Beddo Ii continues to stall.
Alexandrov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexandrov can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Beddo Ii easily slips into full mount!
Beddo Ii with shots to the head and body - Alexandrov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alexandrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beddo Ii controlling the position easily from mount.
Alexandrov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Beddo Ii. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beddo Ii with good strikes from the mount here!
Beddo Ii lands a big elbow.
Beddo Ii in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beddo Ii has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo Ii controlling the position easily from mount.
Beddo Ii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Beddo Ii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alexandrov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddo Ii working Alexandrov over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beddo Ii working Alexandrov over with strikes here.
Beddo Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beddo Ii in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alexandrov tries to hold on but Beddo Ii pushes him away.
Beddo Ii raining down shots from the mount!
Beddo Ii is landing with some decent strikes but Alexandrov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexandrov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddo Ii lands with some strikes.
Beddo Ii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beddo Ii looking to finish Alexandrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alexandrov!
Beddo Ii has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alexandrov's face.
A nice elbow there by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii working Alexandrov over with strikes here.
Beddo Ii avoids the attempt from Alexandrov to control.
Beddo Ii with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddo Ii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beddo Ii prevents Alexandrov from getting the reversal.
Beddo Ii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beddo Ii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Beddo Ii swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Philo Beddo Ii!