PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Bedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bedorf has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Robin Watts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Watts
vs
Bedorf

222 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robin Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Bedorf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts misses with a double jab.
Bedorf looks winded!
Watts swings for the body but Bedorf moves out of range.

Bedorf shoots in and gets a takedown into Watts's guard.
Watts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bedorf manages to get himself to full guard.

Watts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is working Bedorf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bedorf has momentary wrist control but Watts slips an elbow through the middle.
Watts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watts throws a big right hand that misses.
Watts stays in close to Bedorf's body and controls the position.
Bedorf should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Watts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bedorf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Watts lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Bedorf's face as Watts controls the position.
Watts is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Watts stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts'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.
Watts cracks Bedorf with a big elbow.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watts working the ground and pound from side control.
Watts in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Watts working the head with strikes.
Watts working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bedorf takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Watts controls the position.
Watts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bedorf being controlled for a moment.
Bedorf taking a bit of punishment here - Watts scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts lands a few punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedorf trying to remain calm as Watts controls from the top position.
Watts cracks Bedorf with a big right hand but Bedorf just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bedorf is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Bedorf moves out of range easily.
Bedorf steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Watts.

Watts looking to score a takedown here. Bedorf is defending well but Watts drives through and ends up in Bedorf's guard.
Watts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bedorf can do to turn this around?
Bedorf is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Watts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bedorf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watts.

That's two 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.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Watts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Further stalling from Watts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Watts is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Watts cracks Bedorf with a solid left hand.
Watts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Watts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bedorf's calf.

Bedorf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Watts sprawls well initially but Bedorf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Watts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bedorf must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Watts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Watts dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bedorf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Watts looking to score a takedown here. Bedorf is defending well but Watts drives through and ends up in Bedorf's guard.
Watts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Bedorf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watts is aware though and is defending well.
Bedorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Robin Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Bedorf gets tackled into the cage by Watts. Watts maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Bedorf as he checks the leg kick.

Watts rushes Bedorf and presses him up against the cage.

Watts has clasped his hands together around Bedorf's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Watts lands some shots froms side control.
Watts lands a nice forearm strike.
Watts lands some shots froms side control.
Watts is staying tight to Bedorf's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts working the ground and pound from side control.
Bedorf takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Watts in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Watts remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Watts working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bedorf to see if he's OK.
Watts controlling from side mount.
Kamil Bedorf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robin Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watts 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Watts!