PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNtSPnvxWU&list=PL1CE5A4327AF04267&index=4. Philo Beddo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Beddo
vs
Montana

191 cm
24
214 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
218 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Montana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Montana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beddo just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Beddo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philo Beddo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana misses with a leg kick.
Beddo throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Montana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beddo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montana slips a jab from Beddo.
Beddo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beddo throws a series of strikes that have Montana backpedaling.
Beddo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beddo slips a straight right by Montana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddo misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Beddo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Beddo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beddo scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
It looked like Beddo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beddo takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beddos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beddo throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a low kick, right behind Beddo 's knee.
Beddo throws a right and a left that Montana avoids nicely.
Beddo misses with a low kick.
Montana replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Beddo blocks it well.
Montana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beddo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Beddo moved out of range nicely.
Montana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Beddo.
Montana throws an off balance right hand

and Beddo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Montana!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Beddo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beddo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Montana sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montana can do anything to dispel that myth.

Beddo tries for a kimura but Montana is defending well.
Beddo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
Beddo in side control, throwing shots but Montana defends.
Beddo working away.
Beddo tries to advance to mount but Montana instead regains half guard.
Beddo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Montana to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana controlling Beddo's posture.
Beddo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddo throwing strikes from guard but Montana blocks nicely.
Beddo is looking to work some ground and pound but Montana has wrist control.
Beddo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beddo passes into half guard.
Beddo tries to pass to full mount but Montana defends it.
Beddo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Montana to regain full guard.
Beddo looking to pass the guard.
Beddo trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddo throws an elbow that misses. Montana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beddo's guard. Nice move by Montana!

Montana trying to control but Beddo is working from the bottom.
Beddo wants to sweep but no luck.
Beddo trying to control the position.
Beddo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Beddo throwing shots but Montana is blocking nicely.
Beddo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beddo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philo Beddo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beddo fails to land with a series of punches.
Philo Beddo is winning the standup battle so far.
Beddo throws a big shot that misses.
Beddo lands a jab to the head.
Beddo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Beddo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beddo throws out the jab.
Beddo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Montana connects with the punch.
Beddo looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Beddo digs a good hook to Montana's body.
Beddo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana digs a good hook to Beddo's body.
Beddo scores with a body shot.
Montana moves out of range as Beddo strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddo misses with a wild body shot.
Beddo thuds a left hand into Montana's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beddo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Beddo.
Beddo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana blocks a low kick nicely.
Beddo misses the shot to the body.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Beddo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beddo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montana lands a leg kick that knocks Beddo off balance momentarily.
Beddo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beddo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beddo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beddo throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
Montana has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beddo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
Beddo throwing a counter right hand but Montana manages to avoid it.
Beddo walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Beddo.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beddo.
Beddo lands a two punch combo.
Beddo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Beddo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beddo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Montana's head.
Beddo throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a three punch combo that has Beddo backing up. Beddo nods at Montana to acknowledge the strikes.
Montana takes one on the button.
Montana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Montana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beddo looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Beddo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Beddo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana lunges at Beddo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beddo's hand.
Beddo lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Beddo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montana dodges the punch combination from Beddo.
Beddo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
It looked like Beddo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beddo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beddo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beddo lands a two punch combo.
Beddo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beddo looks to land a combination but Montana avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana jabs Beddo right on the nose. Beddo blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Philo Beddo has been cut.
Montana lands a right hook to the body.
Beddo avoids the body shot from Montana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana defending well as Beddo loads up on a big left hand.
Beddo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beddo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montana to score with a decent uppercut.
Beddo misses with a wild body shot.
Beddo misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Beddo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Beddo.
Beddo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Montana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Montana lands a big right hand that sends Beddo crashing to the mat! Montana stays standing though and waves Beddo back to his feet!

Beddo is rocked!
A big right from Beddo misses.
Oh Beddo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Beddo moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Philo Beddo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philo Beddo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Montana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beddo seems to have got his legs back now.
Montana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beddo.
Good shot there by Beddo.
A big left from Beddo misses.
Beddo walks into a stiff left hand from Montana.
Beddo throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Beddo misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Montana misses.
Montana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beddo finds it's way round the side to connect with Montana's head.
Beddo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Montana lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beddo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beddo misses with a hook to the body

and Montana counters with a crisp one two that drops Beddo! Montana thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beddo to his feet! Beddo is in big trouble!

Beddo is rocked!

Montana closes the distance and pushes Beddo back into the cage.
Oh Beddo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana is leaning against Beddo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
Beddo prevents a body shot from Montana.
Beddo seems to have got his legs back now.
Beddo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Montana to keep the fight standing.
Montana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Montana on the inside.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beddo's elbow.
Montana gets through Beddo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Montana.
Good body shot from Montana.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beddo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montana.
A left hand lands to the body for Montana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Montana.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana lands a hook that snaps the head of Beddo backwards.
A short uppercut from Montana.
Leon Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo wants to break free but Montana has control.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Montana.
Beddo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana drops Beddo with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Beddo is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Montana!
Leon Montana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.