PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 1517 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Philo Beddo Ii (ranked 204 p4p, 291 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mandiang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oliver Twist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mandiang
vs
Beddo Ii

190 cm
26
210
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
222
15 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo Ii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beddo Ii connects with a high kick.

It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.

Mandiang rushes Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Beddo Ii misses with a body punch.
Mandiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mandiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beddo Ii misses with some punches.
Beddo Ii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mandiang is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mandiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo Ii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddo Ii taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
Beddo Ii misses with some punches.
Beddo Ii missing with knees to the body.

Beddo Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mandiang tries to clinch up but Beddo Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Beddo Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandiang doesn't manage to clinch there - Beddo Ii circles away.
Mandiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beddo Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo Ii throws out a loose jab but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Beddo Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandiang slips under a jab.
Beddo Ii catches Mandiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beddo Ii misses with an uppercut. Mandiang saw that one coming.
Mandiang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Beddo Ii forces Mandiang back against the cage and clinches.
Beddo Ii with a knee to the head.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mandiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Beddo Ii.
Mandiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddo Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mandiang takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo Ii tries a knee to the head but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo Ii.
A head punch on the inside from Mandiang fails to land.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mandiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Beddo Ii told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Beddo Ii breaks the clinch.

Mandiang has closed the distance and engaged Beddo Ii in a clinch.
Mandiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beddo Ii throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beddo Ii tries a knee to the head but Mandiang blocks it.
Beddo Ii scores with a knee to the head.
Beddo Ii gets through Mandiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mandiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beddo Ii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beddo Ii.
Mandiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beddo Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddo Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddo Ii lands a nice elbow.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.

Beddo Ii breaks the clinch.
Beddo Ii lands a nice looking body kick.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beddo Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mandiang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beddo Ii, pushing him back against the cage.
Mandiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beddo Ii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandiang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beddo Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mandiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandiang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beddo Ii.

Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is getting worse.
Mandiang lands a nice uppercut.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands an uppercut.

Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch.
Beddo Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandiang.
Mandiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beddo Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Beddo Ii clinches with his opponent.
Mandiang blocking some punches.

Beddo Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beddo Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Beddo Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beddo Ii keeps the fight on the outside.

Mandiang darts in and clinches Beddo Ii up against the cage.
Beddo Ii slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Beddo Ii on the inside.
Beddo Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Philo Beddo Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mandiang is looking to clinch but Beddo Ii is avoiding it.
Beddo Ii steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Beddo Ii cracks Mandiang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Mandiang clinches with his opponent.
Mandiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beddo Ii backwards.

It looks like Philo Beddo Ii has been cut.
Mandiang lands a right hand.
Mandiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandiang misses with some punches.
Beddo Ii blocking some punches.
Beddo Ii is trying to stall.
Mandiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Beddo Ii.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Beddo Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beddo Ii.
Mandiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Mandiang misses with the head strike.
Mandiang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Beddo Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beddo Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beddo Ii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Mandiang clinches up with Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddo Iis head.
Beddo Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beddo Ii avoiding damage.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beddo Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Mandiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beddo Ii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandiang is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beddo Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beddo Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandiang working aggressively here.
Beddo Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beddo Ii slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandiang misses with the head strike.
Beddo Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandiang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Beddo Ii blocks an uppercut.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo Ii.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Beddo Ii stalling against the cage.

Beddo Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mandiang closes the distance and clinches.

Beddo Ii breaks the clinch.
Mandiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mandiang wants to clinch up but Beddo Ii keeps it at a distance.

Mandiang has closed the distance and engaged Beddo Ii in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beddo Ii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aboubacar Mandiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mandiang blocks an uppercut.
Beddo Ii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beddo Ii blocks an uppercut.
Beddo Ii stalls.
Mandiang has Beddo Ii pressed against the cage, preventing Beddo Ii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mandiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mandiang managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo Ii.
Mandiang avoids the elbow strike from Beddo Ii, against the cage.
A short right from Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii tries to stall but Mandiang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mandiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandiang backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
Mandiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddo Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddo Ii working aggressively here.
Beddo Ii pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandiang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii looking to slow down the pace here.
Mandiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Mandiang fails to land.
Beddo Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mandiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beddo Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddo Ii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mandiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beddo Ii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mandiang pushes Beddo Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beddo Ii trying to control the position but instead, Mandiang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beddo Ii into the cage.
Beddo Ii blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Beddo Ii misses the jab.
Mandiang wants to clinch up but Beddo Ii keeps it at a distance.
Beddo Ii throws a head kick that half lands.
Mandiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beddo Ii! But no joy.
Mandiang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beddo Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mandiang wants to clinch but Beddo Ii slips to the side
and Beddo Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beddo Ii tries to clinch but Mandiang is having none of it.
Beddo Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Beddo Ii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mandiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mandiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Beddo Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mandiang moves out of range of the body kick from Beddo Ii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandiang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandiang moves in looking to clinch but Beddo Ii pushes him off.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beddo Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beddo Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mandiang fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Beddo Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beddo Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beddo Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mandiang under the eye.
Mandiang avoids the body shot from Beddo Ii.
Philo Beddo Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mandiang walks into a straight right hand from Beddo Ii.
Mandiang tries to clinch up
and Beddo Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang slips a jab from Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii lands a jab.
Mandiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mandiang tries to clinch but Beddo Ii is having none of it.
Beddo Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Mandiang moves in looking to clinch but Beddo Ii pushes him off.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beddo Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang tries to clinch there but Beddo Ii circles away.
Beddo Ii misses with a double jab.
Beddo Ii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mandiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Mandiang wants to clinch up but Beddo Ii keeps it at a distance.
Mandiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beddo Ii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddo Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mandiang tries to clinch but Beddo Ii moves away
and Beddo Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beddo Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandiang.
Beddo Ii looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Mandiang has Beddo Ii up against the cage in a clinch.
Beddo Ii misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mandiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddo Ii backwards.
Mandiang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beddo Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mandiang has him pressed against the cage.

Beddo Ii breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandiang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beddo Ii! But no joy.
Mandiang tries to clinch but Beddo Ii moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandiang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beddo Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beddo Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beddo Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Beddo Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beddo Ii tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beddo Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Mandiang tries to clinch up.
Beddo Ii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mandiang's head.
Beddo Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Beddo Ii misses with a body shot.

Mandiang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mandiang blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Beddo Ii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandiang is defending well for now.
Mandiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beddo Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mandiang has him pressed against the cage.
Beddo Ii blocks an uppercut.
Mandiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
Mandiang blocking some punches.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mandiang misses with some punches.
Beddo Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
Beddo Ii blocks an uppercut.
Beddo Ii blocking some punches.
Mandiang throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Beddo Ii.
Mandiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philo Beddo Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beddo Ii 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!