PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Andriamboavonjy
vs
Bedo

175 cm
23
177 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Bedo.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andriamboavonjy throws an off balance right hand

and Bedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andriamboavonjy is working for takedown but Bedo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andriamboavonjy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andriamboavonjy is working Bedo over against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy wants a takedown but no success here.
Bedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Andriamboavonjy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andriamboavonjy avoids it.
Bedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andriamboavonjy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedo lands with a left to the head.
Andriamboavonjy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andriamboavonjy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bedo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Andriamboavonjy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Andriamboavonjy misses the target.
Bedo cracks Andriamboavonjy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Andriamboavonjy lands a nice shot that snaps Bedo's head back.
Nice shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Some wild striking there from Bedo.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Bedo throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bedo throws a push kick but Andriamboavonjy slaps the foot to one side.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a hook to the body. Bedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bedo sprawls well. Bedo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andriamboavonjy gets slowly back to his feet.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a right hand.
Bedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo misses with the combination.
Andriamboavonjy takes a swing at Bedo's ribcage but misses.
Bedo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo tests Andriamboavonjy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Filo Bedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedo punishes Andriamboavonjy's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick from Bedo lands but Andriamboavonjy takes it in his stride.
Andriamboavonjy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedo is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the head kick by Bedo.
Andriamboavonjy swinging wildly here.
Bedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bedo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedo tests Andriamboavonjy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bedo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a sloppy head kick and Andriamboavonjy moves out of range easily.
Bedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bedo misses with a few strikes there.
Bedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a two punch combination.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bedo defends it nicely.
Andriamboavonjy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy staying out of range there.
Bedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filo Bedo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Andriamboavonjy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bedo thumps Andriamboavonjy with a low kick.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hook but Bedo blocks it.
Andriamboavonjy misses the shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bedo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andriamboavonjy checks a leg kick.
Andriamboavonjy checks a leg kick.
Bedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andriamboavonjy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Andriamboavonjy finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Andriamboavonjy - just one landing.
Bedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andriamboavonjy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedo.
Bedo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Andriamboavonjy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bedo doesn't seem phased though.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
Andriamboavonjy misses with an uppercut.
Bedo jabs Andriamboavonjy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andriamboavonjy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Andriamboavonjy. That snapped Bedo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andriamboavonjy. Bedo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with a series of punches.

Bedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bedo tries to throw a body punch but Andriamboavonjy avoids it by throwing Bedo back against the cage.

Bedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bedo slips a jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo misses with a head kick.

Bedo moves into range and clinches up with Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to force a seperation but Bedo has the dominant position.
Andriamboavonjy tries to break free but Bedo pushes him back against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andriamboavonjy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bedo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bedo.
Bedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andriamboavonjy's face.
Andriamboavonjy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bedo won't allow it.
Andriamboavonjy tries to pull guard but Bedo holds him up against the cage and eventually Andriamboavonjy drops back down to his feet.
Andriamboavonjy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bedo.
Bedo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andriamboavonjy can't get the takedown.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to control Bedo's arms but Bedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andriamboavonjy has his back to the cage.
Andriamboavonjy wants to take the fight to the mat but Bedo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bedo manages to break the clinch.
Bedo swings for the body but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy looks to land a left hand but Bedo moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bedo.
A jab from Andriamboavonjy misses.
Bedo throws a chopping leg kick but Andriamboavonjy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andriamboavonjy throws an off balance right hand
and Bedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andriamboavonjy circles away quickly and effectively.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bedo as he avoids it easily.
Bedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bedo can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Bedo.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook. Bedo ducked under it nicely.
Andriamboavonjy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filo Bedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bedo closes the distance and clinches.
Bedo prevents Andriamboavonjy from breaking the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bedo is keeping busy.
Andriamboavonjy wants a takedown.
Andriamboavonjy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bedo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedo scores with a shot to the side of Andriamboavonjy's head.
Bedo prevents Andriamboavonjy from breaking the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andriamboavonjy's brow.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bedo has double underhooks.
Bedo stalling in the clinch but Andriamboavonjy improves position.
Bedo stalling the fight.
Andriamboavonjy looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Bedo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filo Bedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo throws a good cross that connects.
Bedo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andriamboavonjy backs up against the cage.
Bedo misses with a wild combination.
Bedo stuffs the takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy. Andriamboavonjy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bedo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bedo lands with a shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a head kick by Bedo.
Bedo scores with a jab to the body.
Bedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andriamboavonjy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a takedown attempt - Bedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bedo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bedo fakes the leg kick and cracks Andriamboavonjy in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bedo.
Filo Bedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick from Bedo lands but Andriamboavonjy takes it in his stride.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Bedo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Andriamboavonjy circles away.
Bedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bedo 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.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bedo defends it nicely.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bedo as he avoids it easily.
Bedo throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Bedo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andriamboavonjy backs up against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bedo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bedo as he jumps to the side.
Bedo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andriamboavonjy under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andriamboavonjy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bedo's guard.

Andriamboavonjy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bedo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Andriamboavonjy, into his guard.
Andriamboavonjy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bedo is one step ahead there.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bedo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andriamboavonjy is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filo Bedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bedo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

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