PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 6958 p4p, 529 weight class) and Philo Beddo Ii (ranked 3813 p4p, 400 weight class). The key to victory for Valentin Taneyev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Taneyev
vs
Beddo Ii

186 cm
21
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Conviction

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo Ii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taneyev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beddo Ii missing with knees to the body.
Taneyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Taneyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taneyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beddo Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beddo Ii misses with a hook. Taneyev ducked under it nicely.
Beddo Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beddo Ii tries to clinch up.
Taneyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beddo Ii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Taneyev is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Taneyev clinches up with Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Beddo Ii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taneyev.

Taneyev manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Beddo Ii has managed to clinch.
Taneyev avoiding damage as Beddo Ii throws knees to the body.
Beddo Ii landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taneyev can't break the clinch.
Beddo Ii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taneyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddo Iis head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taneyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Beddo Ii.
Taneyev wants to clinch.
Beddo Ii throws a body shot but no joy.

Taneyev has Beddo Ii up against the cage in a clinch.

Taneyev breaks from the clinch.
Taneyev tries to clinch up.
Taneyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beddo Ii throws a lazy right hand but Taneyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Beddo Ii misses the target.
Taneyev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Beddo Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Beddo Ii is looking to clinch but Taneyev is avoiding it.
Taneyev tries to clinch up
and Beddo Ii counters with a nice body shot.

Taneyev takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo Ii trying to land knees to the body.
Beddo Ii tries to land a knee to the head but Taneyev blocks with his arms.
Taneyev managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo Ii.
Taneyev is trying to break free.
Taneyev has a couple of punches blocked by Beddo Ii.
Taneyev managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taneyev managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo Ii.

Taneyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beddo Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taneyev tries to clinch there but Beddo Ii circles away.
Beddo Ii throws out a counter right but Taneyev avoids it with no problem.

Beddo Ii moves into the clinch.
Beddo Ii misses with a knee strike.

Taneyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Taneyev clinches up with Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Beddo Ii trying to land knees to the body.
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Taneyev avoids the damage to the body.

Taneyev breaks the clinch.

Taneyev has closed the distance and engaged Beddo Ii in a clinch.
Beddo Ii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taneyev avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philo Beddo Ii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Beddo Ii misses.

Taneyev takes the fight into the clinch.

Taneyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Taneyev rushes Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentin Taneyev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taneyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Taneyev avoids the damage to the body.
Taneyev lands an uppercut.
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Taneyev avoids the damage to the body.
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Taneyev avoids the damage to the body.
Beddo Ii takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Philo Beddo Ii has been cut.
Beddo Ii trying to land knees to the body.
Beddo Ii tries to land a knee to the head but Taneyev blocks with his arms.
Taneyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Beddo Ii backwards.
Beddo Ii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Taneyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beddo Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Beddo Ii throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taneyev is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Beddo Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Taneyev gets tackled into the cage by Beddo Ii. Beddo Ii maintains the clinch.
Taneyev is leaning against Beddo Ii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Taneyev.
Beddo Ii looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo Ii trying to land knees to the body.
Taneyev avoiding damage as Beddo Ii throws knees to the body.

Taneyev breaks from the clinch.

Taneyev clinches up with Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Taneyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beddo Ii has him pressed against the cage.
Taneyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taneyev is working Beddo Ii over against the cage.
Beddo Ii is breathing heavily.

Taneyev manages to break the clinch.
Taneyev is looking to clinch.
Beddo Ii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taneyev.
Beddo Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taneyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beddo Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taneyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taneyev slips under a jab.
Taneyev tries to clinch but Beddo Ii moves out of range.
Taneyev tries to clinch but Beddo Ii is having none of it.
Beddo Ii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taneyev tries to clinch up but Beddo Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Beddo Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taneyev tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Beddo Ii circles away.
Beddo Ii throws a looping overhand right but Taneyev ducks down to avoid it.
Taneyev moves in looking to clinch but Beddo Ii pushes him off.
Taneyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beddo Ii throws a hook to the side of Taneyev's head but Taneyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taneyev defending well as Beddo Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Taneyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Beddo Ii gets tackled into the cage by Taneyev. Taneyev maintains the clinch.
Beddo Ii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taneyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taneyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taneyev lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taneyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taneyev managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo Ii.

Taneyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taneyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taneyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taneyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Beddo Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taneyev tries to clinch but Beddo Ii moves out of range.
Beddo Ii wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taneyev misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Valentin Taneyev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philo Beddo Ii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Taneyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beddo Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taneyev tries to clinch up.
Beddo Ii misses with a looping right.
Beddo Ii misses with an uppercut. Taneyev saw that one coming.
Taneyev moves away from the strike by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taneyev moves out of range as Beddo Ii strikes.
Beddo Ii lands a glancing blow to the side of Taneyev's head.
Taneyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Beddo Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beddo Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taneyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taneyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taneyev tries to clinch
and Beddo Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Taneyev is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev tries to clinch up but Beddo Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Taneyev is looking to clinch but Beddo Ii is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Beddo Ii.
As Beddo Ii looks to move away, Taneyev throws a big counter combo but Beddo Ii just gets out of the way.
Beddo Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Beddo Ii has closed the distance and engaged Taneyev in a clinch.
Beddo Ii misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo Ii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taneyev avoids it.

Taneyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taneyev tries to clinch there but Beddo Ii circles away.
Beddo Ii misses with a hook.
Taneyev moves in looking to clinch but Beddo Ii pushes him off.
Taneyev tries to clinch but Beddo Ii moves out of range.
Taneyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beddo Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beddo Ii throws a nice looking combination but Taneyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentin Taneyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Beddo Ii gets tackled into the cage by Taneyev. Taneyev maintains the clinch.
Taneyev scores with a shot to the side of Beddo Ii's head.
Beddo Ii misses with the head strike.
Taneyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taneyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taneyev wants to break free but Beddo Ii has control.
Beddo Ii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taneyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Taneyev avoids the damage to the body.

Taneyev breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taneyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beddo Ii throws a shot from downtown. Taneyev moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev tries to clinch but Beddo Ii is having none of it.
Taneyev slips a straight right by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii throws a looping overhand right but Taneyev ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Taneyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beddo Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taneyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Beddo Ii.

Taneyev rushes Beddo Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taneyev tries to break the clinch but Beddo Ii is controlling the position.

Taneyev breaks from the clinch.
Beddo Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taneyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Taneyev moves into the clinch.
Taneyev is trying to break free.
Beddo Ii tries a knee to the head but Taneyev blocks it.

Taneyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beddo Ii catches Taneyev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beddo Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Beddo Ii has Taneyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Taneyev tries a body shot but Beddo Ii blocks it.
Beddo Ii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taneyev blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philo Beddo Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beddo Ii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philo Beddo Ii!