PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bedlaminov comes to the cage accompanied by Call to Arms. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bedlaminov
vs
Moore

190 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Bedlaminov!
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, Matt Moore!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedlaminov missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Bedlaminov. Those never looked like landing.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bedlaminov misses the target.
Bedlaminov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bedlaminov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore slips a jab from Bedlaminov.
Moore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yuri Bedlaminov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedlaminov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedlaminov throws a right hand that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
A big left from Bedlaminov misses.
Moore wants to counter with a clinch but Bedlaminov pushes him away.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov blocks an uppercut.
Bedlaminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
Moore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bedlaminov or not.
Moore lands with a right to the head.

Moore gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bedlaminov has control of Moore's left arm, preventing Moore from doing any damage.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.

Bedlaminov postures up.
Bedlaminov advances to half guard.
Moore gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bedlaminov's guard.

Moore trying to control but Bedlaminov is working from the bottom.
Bedlaminov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moore trying to control but Bedlaminov is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bedlaminov is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bedlaminov is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.

Moore is looking for a triangle but Bedlaminov pushes his legs off easily.
Bedlaminov won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Bedlaminov wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Bedlaminov trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov looking to pass the guard.
Bedlaminov won't allow Moore to sweep him here.

Moore looking for a guillotine here but Bedlaminov defends easily.
Bedlaminov preventing the sweep.
Bedlaminov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bedlaminov's guard.

Moore is fighting to break Bedlaminov's control of his arms but Bedlaminov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Bedlaminov is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov has his hands on Moore's head, controlling the position.
Moore trying to control but Bedlaminov is working from the bottom.
Moore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bedlaminov is trying to get back to half guard.
Bedlaminov is working hard here to advance position.
Bedlaminov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moore's best efforts.
Moore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bedlaminov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bedlaminov wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bedlaminov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bedlaminov lands a two punch combo.

Moore takes the fight into the clinch.
Bedlaminov blocks a body shot from Moore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bedlaminov.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Bedlaminov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bedlaminov lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore works on Bedlaminov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bedlaminov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matt Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bedlaminov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moore can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Bedlaminov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
Bedlaminov pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Bedlaminov.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bedlaminov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yuri Bedlaminov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedlaminov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Moore drives through and clinches with Bedlaminov against the cage.
Bedlaminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore tries for a takedown but Bedlaminov manages to get underhooks.
Bedlaminov working aggressively here.

Bedlaminov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedlaminov misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bedlaminov misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Bedlaminov.

Moore has Bedlaminov up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedlaminov lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bedlaminov - that landed with a thud.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bedlaminov blocks an uppercut.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bedlaminov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bedlaminov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bedlaminov misses with a low kick as Moore jumps back.
Moore changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Moore closes the distance and pushes Bedlaminov back into the cage.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Bedlaminov lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bedlaminov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedlaminov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Bedlaminov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bedlaminov defends it well.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Bedlaminov scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yuri Bedlaminov is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedlaminov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping right.
Bedlaminov throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Bedlaminov blocking some punches.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Bedlaminov.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Bedlaminov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Bedlaminov controls his hands.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Bedlaminov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bedlaminov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bedlaminov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bedlaminov tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bedlaminov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Moore is looking to clinch.
It looked like Bedlaminov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Bedlaminov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bedlaminov throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bedlaminov counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moore closes the distance but Bedlaminov moves to the side
and Bedlaminov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bedlaminov misses with a few strikes there.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moore tries to clinch
enabling Bedlaminov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bedlaminov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bedlaminov misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bedlaminov!
Moore wants to clinch up but Bedlaminov keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.
Bedlaminov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedlaminov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedlaminov. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bedlaminov looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Bedlaminov scores with a hook.
Bedlaminov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bedlaminov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore moves away from the strike by Bedlaminov.
Moore with the counter takedown but Bedlaminov avoids it easily.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore avoids the body shot from Bedlaminov.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Moore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bedlaminov connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bedlaminov swivels and escapes.
Yuri Bedlaminov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Moore.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bedlaminov throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Bedlaminov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bedlaminov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Bedlaminov!
A very excited looking Yuri Bedlaminov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.