PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 118 p4p, 17 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 207 p4p, 27 weight class). Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Beznisko
vs
Arjuna

178 cm
32
215 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

185 cm
33
207 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko dives in and grabs Arjuna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arjuna pushes down on Beznisko's head and hops out.
Arjuna scores with a nice strike.
Jab from Beznisko.
Arjuna defending well as Beznisko loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Beznisko does no damage.
Beznisko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beznisko scores with a hook to the body. Arjuna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beznisko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arjuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arjuna.
A low kick from Beznisko misses
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight 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!

Arjuna moves into the clinch successfully.
Beznisko wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna lands with a light punch inside.
Arjuna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bezniskos head.
Beznisko misses with a punch on the inside.

Beznisko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Arjuna is trying to keep an underhook but Beznisko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Arjuna is pressing down on Beznisko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Arjuna uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Beznisko throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arjuna scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arjuna! But no joy.
Beznisko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arjuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beznisko.
Beznisko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beznisko throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
Arjuna throws an overhand right that lands on Beznisko's shoulder, as Beznisko tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arjuna. Arjuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Arjuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Arjuna tries to keep at a distance but Beznisko has taken the fight into the clinch.

Beznisko wants the takedown. Arjuna is fighting it off but Beznisko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Arjuna's guard against the cage.
Beznisko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arjuna pulls Beznisko in close to prevent any damage.
Beznisko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arjuna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Beznisko is looking to work some ground and pound but Arjuna has wrist control.
Beznisko 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna controls Beznisko momentarily but Beznisko frees himself.
Beznisko throwing strikes but missing.
Arjuna looking to control.
Arjuna has his hands on Beznisko's head, controlling the position.
Arjuna wants to stand but Beznisko is controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beznisko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Arjuna sneaks out the side door and pushes Beznisko away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice cross by Beznisko.
Arjuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko throws the left hand but Arjuna avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arjuna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arjuna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beznisko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna blocks a low kick nicely.
Beznisko with a hook.
Beznisko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beznisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Beznisko moves into the clinch.
Beznisko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Beznisko has hold of one of Arjuna's legs. Arjuna is fighting the takedown attempt but Beznisko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna looking to control.
Beznisko connects with a couple of short punches.
Beznisko throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Sergey Beznisko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Beznisko.
Arjuna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beznisko throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
Arjuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beznisko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arjuna.
Arjuna flicks out a counter leg kick but Beznisko steps away.

Beznisko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arjuna gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arjuna trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arjuna's head.
Arjuna pulls Beznisko in to control the position.
Arjuna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beznisko postures up.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beznisko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arjuna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arjuna looking to control.
Beznisko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beznisko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beznisko postures up.
Beznisko trying to control the position from guard on top but Arjuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arjuna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beznisko throwing strikes from guard but Arjuna blocks nicely.

That's two 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.
Arjuna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beznisko misses the jab.
Beznisko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arjuna throws a hook but Beznisko blocks it.
Beznisko throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
Beznisko looks to land a combination. Arjuna sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arjuna avoids a kick to the body.
Arjuna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beznisko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beznisko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arjuna counters with an outside leg kick.
Beznisko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.
Arjuna keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beznisko with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beznisko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arjuna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arjuna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arjuna.
Arjuna thows a leg kick but Beznisko checks it

so Beznisko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beznisko won't allow Arjuna to get back to his feet.
Arjuna has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Arjuna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arjuna is pulling down on Beznisko's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko throwing strikes but missing.
Arjuna pulls Beznisko in close to prevent any damage.
Beznisko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beznisko prevents Arjuna from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beznisko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arjuna pulls Beznisko in close to prevent any damage.
Arjuna is trying to control the position but Beznisko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Beznisko dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arjuna thuds his shin into the meat of Beznisko's side.
Arjuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
Arjuna slips under a jab from Beznisko.
Beznisko throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Beznisko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
Arjuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body. Beznisko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beznisko throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko takes a swing at Arjuna's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beznisko lands a right hook to the body.
Beznisko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beznisko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beznisko swings widly with a right hand
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Beznisko misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beznisko with a body shot.
Beznisko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beznisko throws a right hand that misses
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Beznisko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beznisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Beznisko backs off Arjuna throws a huge counter combo but Beznisko manages to avoid it all.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Beznisko misses the body punch
and Arjuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Arjuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sergey Beznisko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arjuna moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beznisko tries to clinch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Beznisko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arjuna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Despite the aggression on Arjuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko blocks a head kick by Arjuna.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Beznisko.
Beznisko misses the jab.
Arjuna unleashes a big counter combination but Beznisko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Beznisko.
Arjuna throws a leg kick that misses.
Beznisko throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beznisko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arjuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sergey Beznisko is winning the standup battle so far.
Beznisko lands with a slapping head kick.
Beznisko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beznisko, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko tries a head kick but it misses.
Arjuna throws a nice looking combination but Beznisko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Beznisko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beznisko.
Beznisko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beznisko moves away from the strike by Arjuna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beznisko lands a lovely overhand right.
Beznisko looks to land a right hand but Arjuna moved out of range.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beznisko connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arjuna staying out of range there.
Arjuna feints a counter leg kick.
Arjuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Beznisko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beznisko, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Beznisko!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergey Beznisko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.