PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leif Ericson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ericson
vs
Bedemar

181 cm
21
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leif Ericson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericson scores with the left hand. Bedemar knows he should have avoided that one.
Ericson scores with a nice head shot.
Bedemar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Ericson.
Bedemar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ericson throws a body punch but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bedemar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ericson.
Ericson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bedemar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericson moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ericson!
Ericson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ericson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ericson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bedemar on the side of the head.
Ericson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bedemar throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ericson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bedemar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ericson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bedemar.
Ericson throws a big shot that misses.
Ericson takes a swing at Bedemar's ribcage but misses.
Bedemar wants to clinch up but Ericson keeps it at a distance.
Bedemar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Ericson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericson lands a nice hook to Bedemar's body. Bedemar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ericson throws a right and a left that Bedemar avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bedemar blocks the leg kick.
Ericson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bedemar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericson. Ericson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ericson throws a combination. Bedemar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bedemar ducks right into an uppercut from Ericson.
Ericson jabs Bedemar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Ericson does it's job there.
Bedemar thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bedemar checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericson misses with a straight right.
Ericson digs a good body shot into Bedemar's ribs.
Ericson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bedemar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar slips a straight right by Ericson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedemar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ericson cracks a nice hook into Bedemar's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Ericson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ericson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ericson ducks under a wild hook from Bedemar.
Bedemar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ericson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bedemar momentarily.
Ericson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ericson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bedemar.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ericson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ericson takes a swing at Bedemar's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Bedemar is predictable there
and Ericson counters with a nice body shot.
Ericson misses with an uppercut
and Bedemar counters with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ericson.
Ericson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bedemar throws a lazy right hand but Ericson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ericson throws a big shot that misses.
Ericson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bedemar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ericson.
Ericson tries to bum rush Bedemar with a series of wild strikes but Bedemar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ericson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar moves out of range as Ericson strikes.
Ericson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bedemar eats them both and turns towards Ericson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ericson looks to land a right hand but Bedemar moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ericson throws a leg kick but Bedemar checks it.
Ericson connects with a jab.
Ericson connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Ericson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bedemar doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Ericson misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ericson, right into the meat.
Ericson digs a good body shot into Bedemar's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar is looking to chop away at Ericson's legs.
Ericson connects with a jab.
Bedemar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ericson takes a swing at Bedemar's ribcage but misses.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ericson throws out a loose jab but Bedemar uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedemar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bedemar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ericson to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Ericson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ericson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bedemar will feel that in the morning.
Ericson thuds his shin into the meat of Bedemar's side.
Bedemar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bedemar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ericson has got the better of the exchanges.
Ericson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Ericson coming out on top.

Bedemar has closed the distance and engaged Ericson in a clinch.
Ericson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ericson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericson avoids it.
Ericson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ericson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ericson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bedemar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bedemar crunches a lovely knee into Ericson's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ericson blocks an elbow strike from Bedemar.
Bedemar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ericson is defending well for now.
Ericson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ericson lands a left hand.
Ericson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bedemars head.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above Ericson 's eye.
Bedemar misses with an elbow strike.
Ericson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bedemar won't allow it.
Bedemar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bedemar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bedemar tries to land knees in the clinch but Ericson avoids the damage to the body.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson is trying to break the clinch but Bedemar is controlling him.
Bedemar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bedemar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ericson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bedemar controls his hands.

Ericson manages to break the clinch.
Leif Ericson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedemar throws a sloppy head kick and Ericson moves out of range easily.
Ericson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ericson lands a right hook to the body.
Ericson misses with a body shot.
Bedemar walks into a stiff left hand from Ericson.
Bedemar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ericson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bedemar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ericson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ericson.
Bedemar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bedemar lands a leg kick that knocks Ericson off balance momentarily.
Ericson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericson throws a front kick that sends Bedemar stumbling back into the cage.
Ericson swings for the body but Bedemar moves out of range.
Leif Ericson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedemar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ericson missing with a left hand there. Bedemar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bedemar throws the left hand but Ericson avoids the punch easily.
Claude Bedemar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ericson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ericson throws a right hand that misses
and Bedemar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Ericson blocks the low kick.
Ericson thumps Bedemar with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leif Ericson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ericson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Ericson!