PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Sandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Bebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Bebe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sandov
vs
Bebe

194 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugene Sandov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Bebe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bebe moves in looking to clinch but Sandov pushes him off.
Bebe has a takedown stuffed.
Bebe misses with a body kick.
Sandov moves out of range as Bebe throws a body kick.
Bebe gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Don Bebe has been cut.
Bebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandov circles away.
Sandov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eugene Sandov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandov looks to throw the jab but Bebe is out of range.
Bebe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sandov swivels and escapes.
Sandov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg in the buildup to the fight.
Bebe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Bebe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bebe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sandov pinned against the cage. Sandov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eugene Sandov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Bebe.
Bebe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sandov avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebe blocks a jab.
Sandov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bebe or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandov, which made it look bad.
Bebe tries to clinch there but Sandov circles away.

Sandov pushes Bebe up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandov tries to work over Bebe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Sandov.
Sandov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bebe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sandov is keeping busy.
Sandov stalls.
Bebe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sandov after a bit of a struggle.
Sandov lands an uppercut.
Come on Sandov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Sandov.
Sandov lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sandov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bebe regains guard.
Sandov distracts Bebe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bebe trying to keep a closed guard but Sandov is proving a slippery customer.
Bebe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bebe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bebe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandov wants to control from the top but Bebe keeps moving.
Sandov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bebe wants to sweep but no luck.
Bebe working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice body punch from Sandov.
Bebe shoots in but no luck this time.
Sandov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bebe misses with a straight left.

Sandov looking to score a takedown here. Bebe is defending well but Sandov drives through and ends up in Bebe's guard.
Sandov working some strikes from top position.
Bebe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bebe looks winded!
Bebe prevents Sandov from improving his position.
Sandov is doing well to control the position and prevent Bebe from advancing to side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sandov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bebe closes the distance and clinches up with Sandov, looking for a takedown. Bebe pushes Sandov against the cage but Sandov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sandov looks to land a left hand but Bebe moved out of range nicely.
Bebe staying out of range there.
Bebe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandov.
Bebe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sandov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sandov dives in for a single leg takedown but Bebe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Sandov has hold of one of Bebe's legs. Bebe is fighting the takedown attempt but Sandov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Bebe has an active guard here but Sandov has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sandov.
Bebe is in trouble now - Sandov has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Sandov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Bebe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bebe lands a right hook to the body.
Bebe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sandov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandov prevents the takedown attempt.
Sandov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bebe or not.
Sandov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandov wants a takedown.
Bebe is looking to control Sandov's arms but Sandov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bebe has his back to the cage.
Sandov lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bebe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Sandov.
Sandov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bebe can do to turn this around?
Bebe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Sandov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandov lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bebe backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sandov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bebe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sandov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bebe pulls Sandov into guard.
Bebe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sandov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sandov working some strikes from top position.
Sandov throws a big right hand that misses.
Sandov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bebe looking to control but Sandov passes into half guard.
Bebe is looking to control Sandov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bebe avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bebe tries to roll over but Sandov keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sandov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bebe's head.
Bebe is looking to control Sandov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bebe avoid being mounted?
Bebe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sandov throwing shots but Bebe is blocking nicely.
Sandov trying to control the action but Bebe is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bebe has hold of Sandov's hands but Sandov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandov lands a nice short elbow.
Bebe wants to control but Sandov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sandov throwing shots but Bebe is blocking nicely.
Sandov working over Bebe with some ground and pound. Bebe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sandov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bebe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bebe is refusing to be controlled, as Sandov sits in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sandov moves into the clinch.
Bebe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bebe stalling in the clinch but Sandov improves position.

Sandov has hold of one of Bebe's legs. Bebe is fighting the takedown attempt but Sandov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sandov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sandov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bebe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sandov scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandov throwing strikes from guard but Bebe blocks nicely.
Bebe keeping moving, preventing Sandov from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bebe wants to sweep here but Sandov controlling him for the moment.
Sandov wants to control from the top but Bebe keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Sandov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Bebe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sandov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sandov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bebe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bebe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandov.
Bebe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bebe pulls Sandov in close to prevent any damage.
Bebe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebe is trying to keep Sandov in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sandov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sandov scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandov throwing strikes but missing.
Sandov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bebe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bebe keeping moving, preventing Sandov from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandov misses the target.
Sandov shoots in and drives through. Bebe sprawls well.
Bebe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bebe.
Bebe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sandov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bebe backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandov.
Sandov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bebe's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Sandov.

Sandov is trying to trip Bebe. He has hold of a leg but Bebe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sandov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sandov stands and throws Bebe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sandov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sandov is staying tight to Bebe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bebe is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bebe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sandov working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandov in side control, throwing shots but Bebe defends.
Sandov working away.
Sandov landing a few strikes.
Sandov is chipping away with strikes.
Sandov lands an elbow.
Sandov lands some shots froms side control.
Sandov cracks Bebe with a big right hand but Bebe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bebe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sandov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bebe keeps working.
Sandov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sandov scoring with punches from side control.
Eugene Sandov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sandov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bebe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Eugene Sandov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bebe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sandov working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Sandov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sandov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Sandov!
Eugene Sandov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.