PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gorg Bezzina (ranked 6833 p4p, 5226 weight class) and Cameron Betts (ranked 254 p4p, 213 weight class). Betts has chosen rain man as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bezzina
vs
Betts

171 cm
18
143
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
130
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorg Bezzina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Betts!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betts feints and then cracks Bezzina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bezzina down.
Bezzina shoots in looking for a takedown. Betts tries to sprawl out of it but Bezzina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Betts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Betts lands a really nice looking cross but Bezzina seems unphased.
Bezzina throws a body punch but Betts moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betts.
Betts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Betts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Betts throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Gorg Bezzina has been cut.
Betts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bezzina manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Betts on his heels. He'll look to pass Betts's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Betts kicks Bezzina off and gets to his feet.
Bezzina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Betts.
Bezzina misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Bezzina's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bezzina shoots for a takedown but Betts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Betts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bezzina.
Bezzina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betts tries a head kick but it misses.
Betts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Betts throws a leg kick which misses Bezzina's front leg but catches the back leg as Bezzina tries to avoid it.
Cameron Betts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezzina darts in looking for a takedown but Betts gets double underhooks and turns Bezzina into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorg Bezzina. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bezzina gets the takedown into side control.
Bezzina looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Betts is avoiding damage well.
Betts bucks up and tries to throw Bezzina off but instead Bezzina has got his back!
Bezzina is riding his opponent, not letting Betts buck him off.
Bezzina 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezzina throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bezzina misses with a punch to the head.
Betts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bezzina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bezzina looking for the choke from the back.
Betts has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bezzina.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betts has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bezzina.
Even with his hooks in, Bezzina manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bezzina missing with punches from the back.
Bezzina missing with strikes.
Bezzina biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bezzina punches the canvas rather than the man.
Betts looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bezzina is looking for the choke from the back position but Betts is controlling his hands well.
Bezzina biding his time, controlling Betts.
Bezzina throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bezzina throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Bezzina is persistently looking for the submission but Betts is defending it well.
Bezzina thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bezzina missing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bezzina is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bezzina really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Betts.
Bezzina misses with an elbow to the head.
Bezzina keeps control of the position easily here as Betts tries to buck him off.

Bezzina is looking for the choke from the back position but Betts is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gorg Bezzina will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gorg Bezzina's cut.
That's time! Bezzina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Betts as Bezzina shoots in.
Betts connects with a high kick.
Betts is looking to slow Bezzina down with leg kicks.

Bezzina throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Betts was covering up waiting for the punch and Bezzina finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bezzina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bezzina is looking to work some ground and pound but Betts has wrist control.
Bezzina throws a big elbow that misses.
Bezzina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bezzina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bezzina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Betts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bezzina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezzina throws an elbow that misses. Betts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bezzina's guard. Nice move by Betts!

Betts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bezzina, up you get!
Cameron Betts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Betts is breathing heavily.
That kick from Betts tenderised Bezzina's leg. Bezzina is trying to keep his angry face on.

Bezzina shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bezzina was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bezzina tries to score with some ground and pound. Betts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bezzina lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Betts down.
Bezzina tries to score with some ground and pound. Betts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as Bezzina stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezzina creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Betts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bezzina throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bezzina creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Betts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Betts's face as Bezzina controls the position.
Bezzina working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betts parries the strikes from Bezzina easily there. Bezzina is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Betts to escape.
Bezzina in side control, throwing shots but Betts defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Bezzina.
Bezzina throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Bezzina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bezzina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bezzina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bezzina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Betts is being controlled here.
Betts on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bezzina tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bezzina tries to move into full mount but can't pass Betts's legs.
Gorg Bezzina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bezzina is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Betts has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bezzina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Betts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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.
Bezzina throws an elbow but Betts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bezzina throws an elbow but Betts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bezzina staying calm.
Betts defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorg Bezzina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gorg Bezzina'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. This is the final round!

Bezzina fails with a takedown attempt.
Bezzina misses the shot to the body.
Bezzina shoots in looking for a takedown. Betts tries to sprawl out of it but Bezzina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Betts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bezzina misses with a wild body shot.
Cameron Betts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bezzina looks to land a right hand but Betts moved out of range.
Bezzina avoids the head kick by Betts.
Betts feints and then cracks Bezzina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bezzina down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Betts.
Bezzina is looking to wear down Betts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Betts avoids the body shot from Bezzina.
Betts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bezzina checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezzina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betts lands with a nice combination. Bezzina backs away looking to recover.
Bezzina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bezzina.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorg Bezzina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Betts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezzina shoots for a double leg takedown but Betts sprawls well. He's pushed Bezzina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Betts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bezzina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Betts counters with a three punch combo that has Bezzina backing up. Bezzina nods at Betts to acknowledge the strikes.
Bezzina shoots in and drives through. Betts sprawls well.

Bezzina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bezzina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Betts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bezzina throwing strikes from guard but Betts blocks nicely.
Bezzina is looking to work some ground and pound but Betts has wrist control.
Bezzina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bezzina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bezzina throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezzina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bezzina drops back looking for a leg! Betts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Betts manages to kick Bezzina off! Bezzina jumps back into Betts's guard.
Bezzina is looking to work some ground and pound but Betts has wrist control.
Betts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bezzina.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Betts avoids the body shot from Bezzina.
Betts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bezzina fails with a takedown attempt.
Betts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Betts wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bezzina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Betts defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezzina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bezzina avoids the head kick by Betts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betts. That's going to slow Bezzina down.
Betts slips a jab from Bezzina.
Bezzina goes for a double leg but Betts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Betts continues to drive forward.
Gorg Bezzina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bezzina throws a hook but Betts avoids it easily.
Betts slaps away a takedown attempt from Bezzina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Betts misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bezzina misses the target.

Bezzina changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Betts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bezzina tries to advance to mount but Betts denies him.
Bezzina is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron Betts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bezzina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Betts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bezzina 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gorg Bezzina!
After the big win, Gorg Bezzina made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Cameron Betts had this to say: 'great fight from my opponent hopefully in my next fight i get daddies boy. '.