PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nikolai stesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. nikolai stesenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Philo Beddoe's chin.

Beddoe
vs
stesenko

189 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

196 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, nikolai stesenko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stesenko throws the kick towards the body but Beddoe avoids it.
stesenko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
stesenko shoots for a takedown but Beddoe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beddoe misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Beddoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
stesenko lands with a hook. Beddoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beddoe throws a sloppy head kick and stesenko moves out of range easily.
stesenko tries to bum rush Beddoe with a series of wild strikes but Beddoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

stesenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beddoe sprawls well initially but stesenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beddoe is looking to improve his position.
stesenko prevents Beddoe from standing back up.
stesenko tries to stand and escape but Beddoe is controlling the position.
stesenko controlling the pace.
stesenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beddoe keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stesenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
stesenko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Beddoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from stesenko.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
stesenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
stesenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Beddoe is just out of range.
Beddoe has his takedown stuffed

and stesenko counters with a shoot takedown. Beddoe fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
stesenko trying to control but Beddoe is working from the bottom.
Beddoe working a defensive guard here.
stesenko stops Beddoe from standing up.

stesenko gets to his feet. Beddoe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
stesenko lands a right hook to the body.
Beddoe throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beddoe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
stesenko tries to get to full guard but Beddoe has control of the leg.
Beddoe tries to pass the half guard into mount. stesenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
stesenko trying to control here.
stesenko is looking to improve his position.
Beddoe sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

stesenko kicks off Beddoe and gets to his feet.

stesenko darts in and clinches Beddoe up against the cage.

Beddoe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, stesenko regains guard.
Beddoe preventing the sweep.
Beddoe trying to control the position from guard on top but stesenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beddoe postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as stesenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Beddoe lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nikolai stesenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

stesenko moves into the clinch.
stesenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beddoe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beddoe falls off balance throwing a combination

and stesenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beddoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
stesenko lands a shot to the body.
stesenko tries to pull guard but Beddoe won't allow it.
Beddoe cracks stesenko with a nice body shot.
Beddoe managing to block the knees to the body from stesenko.

Beddoe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, stesenko regains guard.
Beddoe tries to free his leg and advance position but stesenko is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

stesenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Beddoe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
stesenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Philo Beddoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nikolai stesenko.
stesenko is looking to clinch.
Beddoe throws a right and a left that stesenko avoids nicely.
stesenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beddoe drops his hands momentarily and stesenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beddoe closes the distance and clinches up with stesenko, looking for a takedown. Beddoe pushes stesenko against the cage but stesenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beddoe tries to clinch but stesenko is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
stesenko swings for the body but Beddoe moves out of range.

stesenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Beddoe tries to roll over but stesenko keeps him under control.

stesenko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Beddoe to stand up.
Beddoe misses the jab.
stesenko misses with a takedown attempt

and Beddoe counters by moving into the clinch.
Beddoe wants a takedown.

Beddoe manages to break the clinch.
stesenko throws a nice looking combination but Beddoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
stesenko is looking to clinch but Beddoe is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stesenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
stesenko misses with a kick to the body.
stesenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

stesenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beddoe tries to get to full guard but stesenko has control of the leg.
stesenko controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beddoe is looking to escape.

stesenko is working for a submission of some sort.

stesenko stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Beddoe to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for stesenko.

stesenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
stesenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beddoe keeps working.
Beddoe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beddoe wants to stand but stesenko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nikolai stesenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

stesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beddoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

stesenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Beddoe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because stesenko has passed into half guard!
stesenko wants to take a breather but Beddoe is having none of it.
Beddoe is trying to control but stesenko manages to pass to mount!
stesenko cracks Beddoe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
stesenko looking to control but Beddoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stesenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beddoe kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Beddoe gets back to half guard.

Beddoe is defending against the submission attempts here by stesenko.
Beddoe tries to get to full guard but stesenko has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beddoe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

stesenko stands up and beckons Beddoe to join him on the feet.
Beddoe throws a nice looking combination but stesenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beddoe tries to clinch but stesenko is having none of it.
Beddoe wants to clinch but stesenko slips to the side

and stesenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Beddoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beddoe is not content to let stesenko control the position.
Beddoe gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe keeping moving, preventing stesenko from controlling successfully.
Beddoe wants to control but stesenko passes easily into half guard.
Beddoe wants to get back to his feet.
stesenko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
stesenko throwing shots but Beddoe is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
stesenko winds up and cracks Beddoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

stesenko decides to stand and escape the position.
stesenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beddoe is fending him off so far but stesenko persists. Nope, Beddoe circles away and we're back to standing.
stesenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Beddoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
stesenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beddoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Beddoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
stesenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Beddoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
stesenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Philo Beddoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
nikolai stesenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beddoe not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
nikolai stesenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well stesenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nikolai stesenko!