PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Biederman (ranked 1487 p4p, 2453 weight class) and Vitor Almeida (ranked 199 p4p, 307 weight class). Biederman comes to the cage accompanied by Move This. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Biederman
vs
Almeida

190 cm
25
185
11 - 6 - 2

185 cm
25
195
7 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biederman throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biederman.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Biederman lands with a nice combination. Almeida backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Vitor Almeida has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Biederman.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Biederman in his tracks.
Almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Biederman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Biederman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biederman swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Biederman.
A swing and a miss from Biederman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Biederman closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida blocks a body shot from Biederman.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biederman scores with a shoulder strike.
Almeida works on Biederman's body with a couple of short punches.
Almeida blocks a body shot from Biederman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biederman.
Biederman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Almeida.
Biederman has a couple of punches blocked by Almeida.

Biederman wants the takedown. Almeida is fighting it off but Biederman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Almeida's guard against the cage.
Almeida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biederman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Biederman tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Almeida has Biederman pulled in close to control his posture.
Almeida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biederman trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.
Biederman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Biederman throws a big right hand that misses.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Biederman from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Biederman works over Almeida with some ground and pound from guard.

Biederman has gone for a leg lock! Almeida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Biederman's guard.

Biederman 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biederman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biederman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Almeida escapes and throws Biederman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biederman is looking for a sweep.
Biederman regains half guard.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biederman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Biederman regains full guard. Nicely done.

Biederman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Biederman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biederman looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Almeida controlling from the top position.
Biederman has his hands on Almeida's head, controlling the position.
Almeida stays in close to Biederman's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Almeida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Almeida scores with a sloppy right hand. Biederman should have avoided that one.
Biederman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biederman wants to clinch.
Biederman backing away here, and Almeida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman blocks a jab.
Biederman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Biederman looks to land a body kick but Almeida moved away.

Biederman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Biederman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biederman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Almeida is avoiding damage well.

Biederman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Almeida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Biederman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Biederman trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.
Biederman cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Almeida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Biederman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Biederman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Biederman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biederman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Almeida some visible discomfort.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Biederman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Biederman tries to advance to mount but Almeida denies him.
Almeida is not content to let Biederman control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman working away.

Biederman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Almeida, who protects the arm well.
Almeida defending against the ground and pound.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Biederman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Almeida rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Biederman's guard! Nice work there by Almeida!

Biederman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biederman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biederman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.

Biederman working for a triangle but Almeida defends it easily.

Biederman has his foot on Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nelson Biederman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Almeida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Almeida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Biederman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Almeida scrambles back to his feet.
Biederman misses with a hook.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Biederman avoids them all with ease.
Almeida scores with a leg kick.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Biederman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Biederman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Biederman moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Biederman.
Almeida takes a shot to the head.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Biederman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Biederman scores with a knee to the head.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida tries to work over Biederman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Biederman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Biederman is controlling him.
Biederman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biederman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almeida is defending well for now.
Almeida working aggressively here.

Biederman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biederman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Biederman shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biederman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Biederman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biederman.
Biederman throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
Biederman walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida connects with an inside leg kick.
Biederman looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Biederman cracks Almeida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almeida tries to land a leg kick but Biederman saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Biederman does it's job there.

Almeida is rocked!
Almeida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almeida is still on wobbly legs! Can Biederman finish him?
Almeida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biederman counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Almeida! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Biederman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Biederman!
A relieved looking Nelson Biederman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.