PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 872 p4p, 876 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 49 p4p, 50 weight class). Zhdanov has chosen Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beardsley
vs
Zhdanov

206 cm
31
284
17 - 10 - 0

196 cm
30
266
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley lunges at Zhdanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhdanov's hand.
Zhdanov scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Zhdanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beardsley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zhdanov throws a body kick that misses
and Beardsley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beardsley throws a wild body kick that Zhdanov sees coming a mile off.
Zhdanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Beardsley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beardsley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zhdanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Beardsley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhdanov lands a slapping body shot.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
Zhdanov throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley avoids a kick to the body.
Beardsley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zhdanov manages to circle out of the way.
Zhdanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beardsley on the side of the head.
Zhdanov misses with a wild body shot.
Zhdanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Beardsley.
Zhdanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beardsley.
Zhdanov throws a shot to the body.
Zhdanov misses with an uppercut.
Beardsley scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov misses with a hook.
Beardsley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
A jab from Zhdanov misses.
A little feinted left hand from Beardsley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhdanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beardsley.
Zhdanov misses with a looping right.
Beardsley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zhdanov.

Beardsley gets tackled into the cage by Zhdanov. Zhdanov maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beardsley fails to land.
Beardsley pushes Zhdanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beardsley managing to block the knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Beardsley lands a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zhdanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beardsley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beardsley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beardsley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beardsley misses with a body punch.
Beardsley blocks a body shot from Zhdanov.
Beardsley scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhdanov.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Zhdanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Beardsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beardsley fails to pull guard.
Zhdanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
Beardsley lands an uppercut.
Beardsley misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zhdanov.
I was talking to Beardsley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Zhdanov as the two fighters clinch.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardsley scores with a shot to the side of Zhdanov's head.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
Zhdanov misses with a body punch.
Beardsley working aggressively here.
Zhdanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhdanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beardsley is defending well for now.

Beardsley drags the fight down to the ground.
Zhdanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Beardsley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhdanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhdanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhdanov throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Zhdanov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beardsley misses with an uppercut. Zhdanov saw that one coming.
Beardsley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Zhdanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhdanov lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Beardsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhdanov throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.
Beardsley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zhdanov manages to circle out of the way.

Zhdanov darts in and clinches Beardsley up against the cage.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Zhdanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Beardsley drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhdanov digs a right hand underneath Beardsley's ribcage. Beardsley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zhdanov trying to land knees to the body.
Zhdanov lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands an uppercut.
Beardsley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zhdanov to keep the fight standing.
Zhdanov lands with a left to the head.
Beardsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beardsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhdanov blocks a body shot from Beardsley.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Zhdanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Beardsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhdanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhdanov lands a right hand.

Peter Beardsley's cut is getting worse.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Beardsley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beardsley jumps guard but Zhdanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zhdanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beardsley's elbow.
Zhdanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beardsley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zhdanov walks away with a smile on his face. Beardsley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhdanov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov digs a good body shot into Beardsley's ribs.
Zhdanov scores with a nice right hand.
Zhdanov looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Beardsley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhdanov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zhdanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beardsley struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhdanov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhdanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhdanov.
Beardsley managing to block the knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zhdanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beardsley's face.
Beardsley prevents a body shot from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhdanov lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beardsley's elbow.
Zhdanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Beardsley controls his hands.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhdanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhdanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.

Peter Beardsley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zhdanov scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zhdanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Beardsley takes an elbow to the forehead.

Beardsley gets control of Zhdanov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beardsley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zhdanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beardsley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhdanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Beardsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zhdanov defends well.
Beardsley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peter Beardsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhdanov wants to control from the top but Beardsley keeps moving.
Zhdanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beardsley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beardsley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhdanov controls the pace.
Zhdanov wants to control from the top but Beardsley keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Zhdanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Beardsley slips a jab from Zhdanov.
Jab, jab by Zhdanov - just one landing.
Zhdanov lands a nice looking body kick.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhdanov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zhdanov walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Beardsley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Zhdanov swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Beardsley's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zhdanov!
Our winner, Roman Zhdanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.