PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Hupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bedemar
vs
Hupp

182 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claude Bedemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Hupp!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedemar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hupp shoots for a takedown but Bedemar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hupp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Hupp moves out of range.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hupp!
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hupp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hupp tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bedemar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bedemar looking to throw knees to the head but Hupp is blocking nicely.
Hupp digs a right hand into Bedemar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bedemar's gas tank.
Bedemar stalling.
Hupp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bedemar prevents it.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hupp stops a takedown attempt from Bedemar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hupp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bedemar manages to break the clinch.
Hupp shoots in for a double leg but Bedemar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Claude Bedemar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Hupp.
Hupp looks gassed!
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hupp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedemar wants to clinch but Hupp slips to the side
and Hupp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bedemar wants to clinch
and Hupp counters with a nice kick to the body.

Bedemar moves into the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bedemar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hupp's defenses.
Hupp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hupp stops a takedown attempt from Bedemar.
Hupp is trying to break the clinch but Bedemar has him pressed against the cage.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that Hupp shrugs off.
Hupp is trying to stall.
Hupp throws a punch but it's blocked by Bedemar.
Hupp prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bedemar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bedemar leaning against his opponent.
Bedemar keeps control of Hupp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bedemar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bedemar tries to clinch up
and Hupp counters with a low kick, right behind Bedemar 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hupp closes the distance but Bedemar moves to the side

and Bedemar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hupp looking to stall.
Bedemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bedemar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hupp has a takedown stuffed.
Bedemar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hupp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hupp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ari Hupp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hupp clinches but Bedemar breaks the clinch

and Bedemar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bedemar.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hupp's face.

Bedemar breaks from the clinch.
Hupp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bedemar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bedemar rushes Hupp and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Bedemar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bedemar pushes Hupp up against the cage in a clinch.
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hupp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hupp is rocked!

Bedemar gets control of Hupp's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bedemar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hupp is still in real trouble! Can Bedemar finish him?
Hupp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bedemar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hupp off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hupp seems to have recovered his senses.

Bedemar instigates a clinch.
Hupp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hupp is breathing heavily.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bedemar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bedemar looking to throw knees to the head but Hupp is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hupp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow.
Bedemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hupp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hupp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bedemar breaks from the clinch.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar shoots in but Hupp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hupp tries to clinch but Bedemar moves away

and Bedemar counters by moving into the clinch.
Claude Bedemar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hupp trying to land knees to the body.
Hupp tries to score a body lock takedown but Bedemar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bedemar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Hupp taking a breather.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hupp's face.
Bedemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bedemar prevents Hupp from breaking the clinch.
Hupp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Bedemar.
Bedemar can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Bedemar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hupp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bedemar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hupp connects with a knee to the head.
Bedemar avoiding damage as Hupp throws knees to the body.
Hupp struggles to land a body shot inside as Bedemar controls his hands.
Bedemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
Hupp gets underhooks to prevent Bedemar's takedown attempt.
Hupp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hupp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hupp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hupp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hupp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bedemar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hupp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bedemar's elbow.
Hupp is looking to break free of the clinch but Bedemar has double underhooks.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
Hupp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hupp can't find room to land a body shot as Bedemar controls the action.
Hupp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bedemar taking a breather.
Bedemar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hupp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bedemar throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bedemar prevents the takedown attempt.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hupp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bedemar looking to stall.
Hupp is trying to drag Bedemar to the mat but Bedemar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bedemar lands a damaging elbow.
Hupp wants a takedown.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hupp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hupp takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bedemar breaks the clinch.

Hupp moves into the clinch.
Hupp tries to land a knee to the head but Bedemar blocks with his arms.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that Hupp shrugs off.

Bedemar pulls guard successfully.
Hupp stops Bedemar from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bedemar pushes Hupp off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Bedemar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hupp throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bedemar rushes Hupp and presses him up against the cage.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hupp backwards.
Hupp gets underhooks to prevent Bedemar's takedown attempt.
Bedemar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hupp takes an elbow to the temple.
Hupp has a couple of punches blocked by Bedemar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hupp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hupp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar has a couple of punches blocked by Hupp.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bedemar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow.
Hupp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bedemar fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bedemar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
Hupp taking a breather.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hupp's defenses.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above Hupp 's eye.
Hupp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bedemar smiles and moves away.

Bedemar clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bedemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hupp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bedemar counter with a right hand.
Bedemar wants to clinch but Hupp slips to the side

and Hupp moves into the clinch.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hupp's face.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar throws a head punch that misses.
Bedemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bedemar keeps control of Hupp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hupp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Claude Bedemar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Hupp.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hupp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bedemar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hupp is trying to keep an underhook but Bedemar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hupp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Bedemar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hupp tries to roll over but Bedemar keeps him under control.
Bedemar trying to control the action but Hupp is working from the bottom.
Hupp wants to control but Bedemar is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bedemar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Claude Bedemar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bedemar blocks a head kick by Hupp.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hupp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bedemar has him pressed against the cage.
Ari Hupp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Bedemar.
Bedemar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hupp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Bedemar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bedemar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Bedemar!