PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddo (ranked 2585 p4p, 316 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 1029 p4p, 143 weight class). Beddo comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNtSPnvxWU&list=PL1CE5A4327AF04267&index=4. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Beddo
vs
Thiago

191 cm
33
214 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

193 cm
29
215 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddo is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.
Thiago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thiago loads up on a big right hand but Beddo slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Beddo misses the target.
Beddo backing away here, and Thiago unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thiago misses with a right hand
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beddo. Thiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Beddo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Thiago there.
Beddo moves out of range as Thiago strikes.
Beddo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thiago.
Beddo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beddo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thiago throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beddo counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddo thumps Thiago with a low kick.
Beddo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Beddo misses its intended target.
Thiago misses with a straight right.
Beddo throws a big counter combination but Thiago scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beddo throws a looping overhand right but Thiago ducks down to avoid it.
Thiago dodges the punch combination from Beddo.
Thiago looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Beddo. That snapped Thiago's head back.
Beddo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thiago.
Beddo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beddo checks a leg kick.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beddo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thiago.
Thiago connects with a leg kick. Beddo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beddo checks it well.
Beddo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beddo lands a nice shot to the body.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beddo scores with a jab. Thiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beddo.
Thiago throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo cracks Thiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Beddo.
Thiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Beddo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beddo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thiago throws a body kick that misses.
Thiago throws a hook but Beddo avoids it easily.

Beddo clinches.
Thiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beddo lands a nice knee to the body.
Thiago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beddo looking to throw knees to the head but Thiago is blocking nicely.
Thiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddo.
Beddo lands a nice shot to the body.
Beddo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beddo.
Thiago works on Beddo's body with a couple of short punches.
Beddo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thiago is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thiago manages to break the clinch.

Beddo gets a clinch.
Beddo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thiago is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thiago.
Beddo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thiago controls his hands.
Beddo letting Thiago take a breather here.
Thiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beddo tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
Beddo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beddo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thiago avoids the damage to the body.
Thiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddos head.
Beddo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thiago managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo.
Beddo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thiago is defending well.
Thiago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beddo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago lands a nice uppercut.
Thiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Beddo is breathing heavily.
Thiago is working Beddo over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thiago.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thiago lands with a light punch inside.
Beddo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thiago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beddo or not.
Thiago lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Thiago.
Thiago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thiago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beddo throws a head punch that misses.
Thiago scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beddo.
Thiago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thiago works on Beddo's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thiago stuffs the takedown.
Thiago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thiago lands a jab to the head.
Beddo avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Beddo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thiago.
Beddo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Thiago.
Thiago swings for the body but Beddo moves out of range.
Beddo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thiago.
A big right from Thiago misses.
Thiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thiago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beddo misses with a combination
and Thiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thiago misses with an uppercut.

Thiago lands a big head kick that sends Beddo tumbling to the mat! Thiago takes a step backwards and waves Beddo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Beddo is rocked!

It looks like Philo Beddo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiago connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Beddo out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Thiago!
After winning the bout, Thiago Thiago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.