PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keane Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bedford has chosen Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy as his entrance music. Bobby Bedford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kane
vs
Bedford

185 cm
24
201 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keane Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Bedford!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bedford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bedford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kane tried to score with a low kick but Bedford checks it.
Bedford steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kane. That one must have hurt.
Bedford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bedford.
Kane slips a straight right by Bedford.
Bedford lands a jab to Kane's midsection.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bedford.
Bedford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bedford throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Bedford misses with a hook. Kane ducked under it nicely.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane shoots in and drives through. Bedford sprawls well.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bedford throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bedford misses with an uppercut
and Kane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bedford really felt that one!
Bedford stuffs the takedown.
Kane tries for a takedown but Bedford circles away easily
and Bedford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keane Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Bedford moves out of range of the leg kick from Kane.
Bedford throws a poor cross that misses
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Bedford misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
Kane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kane tries to move into range but Bedford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bedford. That snapped Kane's head back.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bedford enables Kane to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bedford manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bedford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bedford is trying to control the position but Kane postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedford wants to stand and escape but Kane is having none of it.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Bedford is retaining full guard.
Kane trying to control but Bedford is working from the bottom.
Bedford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kane postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bedford is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kane, into his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kane has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bedford has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to improve his position.
Kane is trying to control Bedford's posture but Bedford avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kane is looking to improve his position.

Kane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keane Kane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bedford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bedford misses with a wild body shot.
Bedford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Bedford off balance momentarily.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Bedford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Bedford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bedford misses with a body punch
and Kane counters with a body kick.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Bedford uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Kane with that takedown attempt.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bedford is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Bedford circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keane Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedford misses with a body shot
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
Kane shoots in but Bedford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane tries for a takedown but Bedford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses the jab.
Bedford lands a jab to the head.
Bedford throws a hook to the side of Kane's head but Kane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Bedford misses.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Bedford.
Bedford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bedford misses with a hook
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
Bedford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt - Bedford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bedford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bedford. That did some damage!
Bedford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Bedford lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bobby Bedford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedford throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bedford, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks Bedford in the body.
Bedford misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a head kick.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bedford sprawls well. Bedford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kane gets slowly back to his feet.
Bedford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bedford - just one landing.
Bedford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bedford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bedford.
Bedford misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bedford's knee momentarily.
Kane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bedford.
Bedford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Bedford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bedford misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford throws a right hand that misses
and Kane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bedford's knee momentarily.
Bedford misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bedford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Kane defending well as Bedford loads up on a big left hand.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Bedford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Kane misses.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kane throws a leg kick but Bedford moved away.
Bedford walks into a left hand.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bedford is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Bedford circles away and we're back to standing.
Bedford connects with the punch.
Bedford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bedford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kane counters with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bedford.
Bedford misses with a shot to the body
and Kane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kane fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Bedford as Kane shoots in.
Bedford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bedford cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bedford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kane scrambles back to his feet.
Bedford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kane in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keane Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedford misses with a straight left.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane slips a straight right by Bedford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keane Kane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bedford throws out a powerful jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
Bedford throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Bedford throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bedford is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Bedford circles away and we're back to standing.
Bedford lands the left hand.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bedford counter with a right hand.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keane Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bedford misses with a right hand
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bedford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bedford lands a lovely overhand right.
Kane defending well as Bedford loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a jab when Bedford was well out of range.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Bedford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Bedford misses its intended target.
Kane slips a jab from Bedford.
Bedford swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bedford defending well though.

Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Bedford is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bedford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bedford gets back to full guard.
Kane trying to control but Bedford is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane won't allow Bedford to get back to his feet.
Kane trying to control but Bedford is working from the bottom.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bedford wants to get back to his feet but Kane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bedford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kane trying to control but Bedford is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Bedford has wrist control.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bedford keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kane stands and throws Bedford's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Bedford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bedford is holding Kane down, trying to stall.
Bedford managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kane.
Bobby Bedford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane slows the pace down.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keane Kane.
Well Kane 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keane Kane!