PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donson Denille (ranked 1501 p4p, 168 weight class) and Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 1047 p4p, 132 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Denille
vs
Bedlaminov

190 cm
32
229 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
260 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Denille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Bedlaminov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denille fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bedlaminov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denille scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Denille displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bedlaminov throws out the jab.
Denille takes one to the chin there.
Denille tries a head kick but it misses.
Denille takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Bedlaminov.
Denille looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denille stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Bedlaminov. Beautiful body shot.
Denille throws the left hand but Bedlaminov avoids the punch easily.
Bedlaminov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Denille counters with a stiff right hand.
Bedlaminov clobbers Denille with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denille displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bedlaminov throws out the jab.
Denille connects with an inside leg kick.
Bedlaminov wants to land a leg kick but Denille is out of range.
Denille throwing a counter right hand but Bedlaminov manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bedlaminov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bedlaminov is looking to chop away at Denille's legs.
Bedlaminov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuri Bedlaminov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denille throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denille catches Bedlaminov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
Denille uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denille has time to react.
Bedlaminov misses with a straight right.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denille.
A quick step to the side and Denille tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bedlaminov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bedlaminov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denille manages to avoid it.
Denille's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bedlaminov under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedlaminov. Denille does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Denille was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bedlaminov.
A cross from Bedlaminov lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedlaminov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bedlaminov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Denille drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Bedlaminov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bedlaminov lands with a straight right. Denille didn't see that one coming.
Denille walks into a left hand.
Denille avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yuri Bedlaminov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedlaminov throws a big shot that misses.
Denille was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Denille does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denille 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 Bedlaminov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bedlaminov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Bedlaminov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bedlaminov cracks Denille with a good jab.
Bedlaminov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Denille on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denille throws a jab but it's blocked by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denille.
Denille blocks a jab.
Denille throws a leg kick
and Bedlaminov counters with a straight right hand.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the side of Denille's head but Denille sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bedlaminov lands with a kick to the temple. Denille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bedlaminov misses with an uppercut.
Denille appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denille.
Bedlaminov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denille was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Denille moves out of range as Bedlaminov throws a body kick.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Denille blocks it.
Bedlaminov throws a lazy right hand but Denille sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bedlaminov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov loads up on a big right hand but Denille slips the punch.
Bedlaminov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denille tests Bedlaminov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denille misses with a hook
and Bedlaminov counters with a good low kick that Denille was not able to check.
Bedlaminov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bedlaminov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Denille had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from Bedlaminov finds it's target.
Denille uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bedlaminov.
Denille avoids the body shot from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov lands with an uppercut that bounces Denille off the cage and back into range.
Denille avoids the head kick by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denille manages to avoid it.
It appears Denille was looking to counter with a kick there.
Denille scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Denille.
Bedlaminov misses with a lunging right hand
and Denille counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bedlaminov throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Bedlaminov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bedlaminov throws a looping overhand right but Denille ducks down to avoid it.
Denille takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bedlaminov throws a nice head kick!
Denille avoids the body shot from Bedlaminov.
Denille was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Denille bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denille fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bedlaminov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bedlaminov connects with a looping right hand.
Denille keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Denille might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bedlaminov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denille checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedlaminov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bedlaminov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denille feints and then cracks Bedlaminov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bedlaminov down.
Bedlaminov lands with a hook. Denille tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bedlaminov lands a leg kick that knocks Denille off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denille misses the shot to the body.
Bedlaminov misses with a head kick.
Bedlaminov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denille defending well as Bedlaminov loads up on a big left hand.
Denille lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bedlaminov's sensitive parts.
Denille blocks a head kick by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a front kick aimed at Denille's knee but Denille avoids it well.
Denille works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Denille fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedlaminov manages to avoid it.
Yuri Bedlaminov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping right.
Bedlaminov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedlaminov looks to land a right hand but Denille moved out of range.
Denille half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bedlaminov tests Denille's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denille scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denille checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bedlaminov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denille counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Denille misses
and Bedlaminov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bedlaminov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bedlaminov tries a head kick but it misses.
Denille avoids the body shot from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bedlaminov is predictable there

and Denille counters with a takedown into side control.
Denille misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bedlaminov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Bedlaminov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bedlaminov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille misses the shot to the body.
Bedlaminov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denille on the side of the head.
Bedlaminov misses the jab.
Bedlaminov loads up on a big right hand but Denille slips the punch.
Denille tried to counter with a leg kick but Bedlaminov avoided it.
Denille misses with a wild body shot.
Denille feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bedlaminovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bedlaminov misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denille. Bedlaminov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Bedlaminov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bedlaminov sizes up Denille with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bedlaminov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Bedlaminov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Denille blocks it.
Bedlaminov misses with a jab to the body
and Denille counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bedlaminov's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov throws a head kick but Denille moves out of range.
Bedlaminov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bedlaminov misses with an uppercut.
Denille blocks a low kick nicely.
Bedlaminov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bedlaminov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denille.
Denille feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denille jabs at Bedlaminov's body.
Bedlaminov lands a jab to the nose.
Bedlaminov misses with a looping left.
Denille feinted with a counter takedown.
Bedlaminov loads up on a big right hand but Denille slips the punch.
Denille misses with a body shot.
Denille ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Denille looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedlaminov is just out of range.
Bedlaminov scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Bedlaminov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Denille tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bedlaminov lands with a shot to the body.
Denille connects with a crisp jab.
Bedlaminov throws a body punch but Denille moves out of range.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedlaminov throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedlaminov. Denille does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denille misses with an uppercut. Bedlaminov saw that one coming.
Denille tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denille looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bedlaminov misses with a jab to the body
and Denille counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedlaminov misses with a body kick.
Bedlaminov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Bedlaminov misses.
A slow jab from Bedlaminov misses its intended target.
It looked like Denille was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bedlaminov.
Denille tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Denille counters with an inside leg kick.
Bedlaminov misses the shot to the body.
Bedlaminov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bedlaminov clobbers Denille with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bedlaminov cracks Denille with an open hand slap.
Bedlaminov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bedlaminov misses with an uppercut. Denille saw that one coming.
Bedlaminov cracks Denille with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bedlaminov throws a push kick but Denille slaps the foot to one side.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denille's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bedlaminov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denille scrambles back to his feet.
Bedlaminov throws a body punch but Denille moves out of range.
Bedlaminov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denille misses the jab.
Denille on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bedlaminov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bedlaminov, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bedlaminov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Denille ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Denille walks into a stiff left hand from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook. Denille ducked under it nicely.
Bedlaminov throws a body punch but Denille moves out of range.
Denille tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bedlaminov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Denille somewhat.
Bedlaminov misses with a low kick.
Denille throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bedlaminov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bedlaminov misses with a lunging right hand
and Denille counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denille keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bedlaminov.
Donson Denille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denille is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Denille slips under a jab from Bedlaminov.
Denille appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denille, right into the meat.
Bedlaminov thumps Denille with a low kick.
Bedlaminov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Denille if he has to take too many more of those.
Bedlaminov cracks Denille with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yuri Bedlaminov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Denille throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedlaminov.
Denille dives in for a single leg takedown but Bedlaminov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bedlaminov cracks a nice hook into Denille's ribs.
A shot to the body from Bedlaminov misses
and Denille counters with a nice body shot.
Denille takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bedlaminov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denille.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denille 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 cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denille tries to land a leg kick but Bedlaminov saw it coming and moves away.
Bedlaminov lands a nice hook to Denille's body. Denille takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bedlaminov jabs Denille to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bedlaminov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Denille on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bedlaminov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denille steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bedlaminov.
It looked like Denille was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denille with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bedlaminov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bedlaminov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denille lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bedlaminov takes a step back to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Bedlaminov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bedlaminov 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Bedlaminov!
Yuri Bedlaminov gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).