|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Bedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayle Amot Abdalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karol Bedorf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rayle Amot Abdalla's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 220 cm
26
290 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
|
150 cm
49
289 lbs
19 - 32 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Bedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rayle Amot Abdalla!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedorf moves into the clinch.
Bedorf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bedorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bedorf is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Bedorf to work.
Bedorf gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bedorf stalling the fight.
Bedorf misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bedorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Bedorf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedorf missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Bedorf misses with a two punch combination.
Bedorf checks a leg kick nicely.
Abdalla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bedorf. That one must have hurt.
Bedorf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bedorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedorf dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bedorf stalling.
Abdalla misses with the head strike.
Bedorf slowing the pace effectively.
Abdalla pushes Bedorf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bedorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bedorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdallas head.
Bedorf stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Abdalla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bedorf closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedorf is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bedorf's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bedorf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bedorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdalla letting Bedorf take a breather here.
Bedorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bedorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdalla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bedorf is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bedorf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bedorf pushes Abdalla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdalla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bedorf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bedorf avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Bedorf gets a clinch.
Abdalla pushes Bedorf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bedorf slows down the pace here.
Abdalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Abdalla has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdalla blocks a body shot from Bedorf.
Abdalla wants a takedown but no success here.
Bedorf pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdalla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bedorf taking a breather.
Bedorf slows down the pace here.
Bedorf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdalla.
Bedorf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bedorf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bedorf.
Bedorf misses with some punches.
Bedorf slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Bedorf dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bedorf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdalla, pushing him back against the cage.
Abdalla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bedorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bedorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdallas head.
Karol Bedorf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abdalla letting Bedorf take a breather here.
Abdalla is working Bedorf over against the cage.
Bedorf prevents a body shot from Abdalla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdalla managing to block the knees to the body from Bedorf.
Abdalla dodges an elbow strike from Bedorf.
Bedorf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Abdalla takes a shot to the head.
Bedorf taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abdalla tries a body shot but Bedorf blocks it.
Bedorf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bedorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bedorf avoiding damage.
Abdalla will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bedorf up against the cage.
Abdalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bedorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bedorf looking to throw knees to the head but Abdalla is blocking nicely.
Bedorf has Abdalla pushed against the cage.
Bedorf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdalla avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bedorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdalla blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abdalla managing to block the knees to the body from Bedorf.
Bedorf controlling the action here for a moment.
Bedorf wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Abdalla misses with a low kick as Bedorf jumps back.
Karol Bedorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdalla gets a clinch.
Abdalla tries to throw a body punch but Bedorf avoids it by throwing Abdalla back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedorf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdalla.
Bedorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Bedorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdalla blocks it with crossed arms.
Bedorf lands with a short shot to the head.
Bedorf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdalla can do to turn this around?
Bedorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedorf stalling.
Bedorf stalls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bedorf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abdalla taking a breather.
Bedorf is trying to maintain a safe position but Abdalla gets an underhook and turns Bedorf into the cage.
Bedorf pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Abdalla throws a chopping leg kick but Bedorf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdalla swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedorf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdalla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdalla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdalla wants to slow Bedorf down by chopping away at his legs.
Bedorf wants to clinch.
Bedorf misses with a head kick.
Abdalla closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Abdalla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abdalla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bedorf slows down the pace here.
Bedorf misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bedorf leaning against his opponent.
Bedorf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Bedorf dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedorf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bedorf is looking to clinch but Abdalla is avoiding it.
Abdalla tries to keep at a distance but Bedorf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abdalla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karol Bedorf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdalla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bedorf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bedorf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bedorf has a couple of punches blocked by Abdalla.
Bedorf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bedorf throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bedorf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abdalla working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedorf is struggling to control the position.
Abdalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Bedorf.
Bedorf taking a breather.
Bedorf is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bedorf for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bedorf lands with a left to the head.
Bedorf lands a knee to the head.
Bedorf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abdalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedorf is trying to stall.
Abdalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedorf working aggressively here.
Bedorf stalls.
Bedorf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abdalla stalling in the clinch but Bedorf improves position.
Abdalla pushes Bedorf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bedorf just leaning against Abdalla, taking a breather.
Bedorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdalla gets through Bedorf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bedorf throws an elbow that misses.
Bedorf stalling the fight.
Bedorf leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Bedorf moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedorf slows down the pace here.
Abdalla is trying to stall.
Bedorf slows down the pace here.
Bedorf slowing the pace effectively.
Bedorf lands with a left to the head.
Bedorf has a couple of punches blocked by Abdalla.
Bedorf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bedorf tries to land a knee to the head but Abdalla blocks with his arms.
Bedorf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedorf prevents Abdalla from breaking the clinch.
Bedorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdalla blocks it with crossed arms.
Bedorf looking to stall.
Abdalla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bedorf or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bedorf trying to stall but Abdalla improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Bedorf.
Abdalla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bedorf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bedorf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abdalla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abdalla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bedorf misses with a few strikes there.
Bedorf sets himself, and Abdalla steps forward looking for the clinch! Bedorf avoids it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bedorf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abdalla.
Abdalla connects with a solid leg kick.
Rayle Amot Abdalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abdalla 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 Bedorf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bedorf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abdalla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Bedorf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bedorf, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Bedorf!
A relieved looking Karol Bedorf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
