PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bedford
vs
Cross

175 cm
24
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
147 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent elbows
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bedford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Cross!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross moves to clinch but Bedford breaks away

and Bedford counters by clinching up.

Bedford breaks from the clinch.

Bedford has closed the distance and engaged Cross in a clinch.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bedford swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Bedford looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Cross misses with the combination.

Bedford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bedford stalling in the clinch.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bedford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford stalling the fight.
Bedford lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.

Bedford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Bedford misses
and Cross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bedford thinking.
Cross avoids the head kick by Bedford.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bedford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bedford backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedford misses with a double jab
and Cross counters with a three punch combo that has Bedford backing up. Bedford nods at Cross to acknowledge the strikes.
Bedford throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Cross pushes Bedford away with a front kick.
Cross tests Bedford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bedford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bedford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bedford throws an off balance right hand
and Cross counters with a right hand to the body.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bedford throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross moves to clinch but Bedford breaks away

and Bedford counters by clinching up.
Cross trying to stall but Bedford improves his position.

Bedford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross blocks a jab.
A jab from Cross does it's job there.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bedford moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross letting Bedford take a breather here.
Cross wants to break free but Bedford has control.

Bedford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bedford throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bedford instigates a clinch.
Cross tries to circle away but Bedford has him pinned against the cage.

Bedford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross scores with a spinning back kick!

Bedford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bedford breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bedford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Bedford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bedford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bedford moves into the clinch successfully.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross tries to clinch there but Bedford circles away.

Cross gets tackled into the cage by Bedford. Bedford maintains the clinch.

Bedford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross looks to clinch

and Bedford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bedford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross clobbers Bedford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bedford here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bedford.
Bedford misses with a leg kick
and Cross counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bedford moves into range and clinches up with Cross.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bedford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cross.

Bedford rushes Cross and presses him up against the cage.

Bedford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross works Bedford's body with a nice hook.
Cross misses with a head kick.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bedford throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Bedford.
Cross throws a head kick that half lands.
Dean Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but Bedford is having none of it.

Bedford moves into the clinch.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross wants to get back to striking at distance but Bedford won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Bedford.
Bedford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bedford manages to break the clinch.
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!
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Bedford closes the distance and pushes Cross back into the cage.
Cross tries to break free but Bedford pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross is trying to force a seperation but Bedford has the dominant position.
Bedford stalling.
Cross is looking to control Bedford's arms but Bedford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cross has his back to the cage.
Bedford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bedford crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bedford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bedford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bedford for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bedford pushes Cross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cross up against the cage.
Bedford gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Bedford.
Cross darts in trying to clinch

and Bedford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bedford throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Bedford keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bedford dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bedford gets a clinch.

Bedford manages to break the clinch.
Cross scores with a one two! Bedford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Bedford moves into the clinch.
Bedford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bedford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bedford manages to break the clinch.

Bedford pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.

Bedford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross darts in trying to clinch

and Bedford counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dean Cross has been cut.
Bedford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Bedford keeps him there for the moment.
Johnny Bedford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bedford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Bedford.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Bedford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch but Bedford moves out of range.

Bedford instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bedford manages to break the clinch.

Bedford has closed the distance and engaged Cross in a clinch.

Bedford manages to break the clinch.

Bedford clinches up against the cage.
Bedford prevents Cross from breaking the clinch.
Bedford stalls.
Bedford has Cross pressed against the cage, preventing Cross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bedford stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bedford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bedford forces Cross back against the cage and clinches.
Cross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bedford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bedford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross looks to clinch

and Bedford counters by clinching up.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bedford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bedford clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
Bedford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross avoids the body shot from Bedford.
Bedford throws a head kick that misses
and Cross counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bedford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bedford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bedford manages to break the clinch.
Bedford keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Bedford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A leg kick checked by Bedford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bedford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bedford, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bedford!