PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khalifman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ringo Mogire Beam! (ZSZS OVA2 Ver.). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Khalifman
vs
Bede

185 cm
22
175 lbs
12 - 0 - 1

182 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bede!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifman with a jab.
Bede throws a hook but Khalifman blocks it.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Bede moved away.
Bede throws a leg kick
and Khalifman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bede buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bede slips under a jab from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a looping overhand right but Bede ducks down to avoid it.
Bede misses with a straight right.
Bede ducks under a wild hook from Khalifman.
Khalifman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bede manages to avoid it.
Bede waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalifman.
Bede takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bede displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalifman throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman looks to land a left hand but Bede moved out of range nicely.
Bede blocks a jab.
Khalifman throws a wild body kick that Bede sees coming a mile off.
Khalifman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bede.
Bede staying out of range there.
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
Khalifman takes a swing at Bede's ribcage but misses.
Bede tries to score with a low kick but Khalifman moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Khalifman misses.
Nice body kick from Khalifman.
Bede lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khalifman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bede checks it well.
Khalifman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khalifman scores with a kick to the body.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Bede moved away.
Khalifman throws a hook to the side of Bede's head but Bede sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalifman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khalifman connects with a crisp jab.
Khalifman misses with a straight right.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khalifman throws a good cross that connects.
Bede ducks under a wild hook from Khalifman.
Khalifman misses with a leg kick
and Bede counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khalifman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khalifman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Khalifman.
Alexander Khalifman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifman misses with a hook. Bede ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Bede 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khalifman connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Khalifman.
Khalifman pushes Bede away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Khalifman.
Khalifman misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalifman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifman cracks Bede with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalifman loads up on a big right hand but Bede slips the punch.
Khalifman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalifman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bede takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifman throws a jab when Bede was well out of range.
Khalifman misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Khalifman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khalifman throws a low kick but Bede avoids it.
Khalifman misses with a leg kick
and Bede counters with a nice uppercut.
Khalifman throws a big shot that misses.
Bede throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalifman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalifman moves away from the strike by Bede.
Bede thuds a left hand into Khalifman's body.
Khalifman tries to land a front kick but Bede steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalifman.
Bede is looking to slow Khalifman down with leg kicks.
Khalifman lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman misses with a looping left.
Bede uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
Bede misses with a straight left.
Khalifman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bede.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalifman misses the target.
Khalifman misses with a hook to the body
and Bede counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bede steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a body punch but Bede moves out of range.
Bede misses with a body shot.
Khalifman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khalifman defending well as Bede loads up on a big left hand.
Khalifman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bede. That did some damage!
Khalifman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander Khalifman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Khalifman misses.
Bede misses with an uppercut.
Khalifman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bede uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalifman.
Khalifman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khalifman throws a shot to the body.
Bede takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalifman misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Khalifman.
Khalifman cracks Bede with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalifman is looking to slow Bede down with leg kicks.
Bede is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Khalifman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bede doesn't seem phased though.
Khalifman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Khalifman.
Khalifman cracks the inside of Bede's front leg.
Bede moves out of range as Khalifman strikes.
Khalifman throws a hook to the side of Bede's head but Bede sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Bede or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalifman which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman looks to throw the jab but Bede is out of range.
Khalifman misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalifman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalifman misses with a body kick.
Khalifman scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bede blocks a leg kick.
Khalifman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bede counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalifman misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khalifman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalifman throws a wild body kick that Bede sees coming a mile off.
Khalifman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khalifman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khalifman cracks the inside of Bede's front leg.
Khalifman misses the jab.
Khalifman swings for the body but Bede moves out of range.
Khalifman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bede.
Alexander Khalifman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bede throws the left hand but Khalifman avoids the punch easily.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bede moves away.
Khalifman looks to land a right hand but Bede moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede slips under a jab from Khalifman.
Bede with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khalifman to score with a decent uppercut.
Khalifman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bede might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khalifman has got the better of the exchanges.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalifman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bede can do to turn this around?
Bede takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Bede is predictable there
and Khalifman counters with an outside leg kick.
Bede throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khalifman.
Khalifman throws out a loose jab but Bede uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalifman misses with a leg kick
enabling Bede to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalifman misses with a low kick as Bede jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bede checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalifman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bede closes the distance but Khalifman moves to the side
and Bede takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalifman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bede.
Khalifman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bede looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khalifman swings for the body but Bede moves out of range.
Khalifman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Bede blocks the leg kick.
Khalifman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bede slips a jab from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalifman misses with a wild body shot.
Bede gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khalifman.
Bede has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bede there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khalifman cracks Bede with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bede with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bede with a jab.
Khalifman blocks a low kick nicely.
Khalifman misses with a looping right.
Khalifman tries to work over Bede's front leg with a kick but Bede checks it.
Khalifman lands the left hand.
Khalifman lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bede 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bede uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bede manages to avoid it.
Bede has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalifman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bede was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalifman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Khalifman clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khalifman cracks Bede with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bede gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khalifman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khalifman works Bede's body with a nice hook.
Khalifman is looking to slow Bede down with leg kicks.
Bede sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khalifman checks a leg kick.
Jab from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a big shot that misses.
Bede is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bede uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalifman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede tries to clinch but Khalifman moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bede blocks the leg kick.
Khalifman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Khalifman.
Bede slips under a jab from Khalifman.
A clash of legs there as Khalifman blocks the low kick.
Khalifman lands a nice looking body kick.
Bede gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bede chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalifman can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede blocks a jab.
Khalifman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bede in his tracks.
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
Khalifman thuds a left hand into Bede's body.
Khalifman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalifman looks to land a right hand but Bede moved out of range.
A low kick from Bede is predictable there
and Khalifman counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bede has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khalifman.
Khalifman dips to his left and cracks Bede with an uppercut!
Bede moves out of range as Khalifman throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khalifman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bede throws a hook to the side of Khalifman's head but Khalifman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalifman misses with a hook. Bede ducked under it nicely.
Khalifman scores with a jab.
Khalifman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khalifman swings for the body but Bede moves out of range.
Khalifman tries to work over Bede's front leg with a kick but Bede checks it.
A clash of legs there as Bede blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman cracks Bede with a good jab.
Bede moves out of range as Khalifman strikes.
Khalifman throws the left hand but Bede avoids the punch easily.
Khalifman misses with a straight left.
A lazy body kick from Khalifman
and Bede counters with a straight right hand.
Khalifman connects with a looping right hand.
Khalifman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bede makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifman throws out a loose jab but Bede uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalifman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Khalifman had his way with Lucas Bede in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Khalifman blocks the leg kick.
Bede uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalifman.
Bede moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bede keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalifman.
Bede moves out of range as Khalifman strikes.
Khalifman misses with a wild body shot.
Bede moves away from the strike by Khalifman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bede checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khalifman cracks Bede with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman thows a body shot but no joy.
Khalifman loads up on a big right hand but Bede slips the punch.
Khalifman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bede throws a sloppy body shot
and Khalifman counters with a nice uppercut.
Khalifman cracks Bede with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khalifman lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalifman.
Khalifman throws out a loose jab but Bede uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bede moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bede counters with an outside leg kick.
Khalifman misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Khalifman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalifman. That's going to slow Bede down.
A swing and a miss from Khalifman.
Khalifman swings for the body but Bede moves out of range.
Khalifman slips a jab from Bede.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalifman misses the target.
Khalifman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Khalifman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bede doesn't seem phased though.
Alexander Khalifman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bede takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bede checks a leg kick.
Bede misses with a looping right.
Khalifman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khalifman wants it to stay on the feet.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Bede moved away.
Bede steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khalifman. That one must have hurt.
Lucas Bede has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bede avoids a kick to the body.
Bede scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalifman avoids the body shot from Bede.
Khalifman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khalifman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalifman scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Khalifman misses.
Khalifman scores with a jab. Bede acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bede looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalifman is just out of range.
A jab from Khalifman finds it's way through Bede's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khalifman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khalifman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Khalifman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalifman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:43
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khalifman!
Alexander Khalifman retains his welterweight title!