PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alman Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alman Maleh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beddoe
vs
Maleh

189 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
211 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

recos laboratory

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alman Maleh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beddoe clinches up with Maleh and pushes him back against the cage.
Maleh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maleh is looking to break free of the clinch but Beddoe has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Beddoe as the two fighters clinch.

Beddoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beddoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Maleh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maleh throws a sloppy head kick and Beddoe moves out of range easily.
Maleh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beddoe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beddoe fails with a takedown attempt.

Beddoe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maleh's guard.
Beddoe lands a couple of digs.
Beddoe wants to get up but he can't break Maleh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Maleh kicks Beddoe off and gets to his feet.
Maleh misses with a head kick.
Beddoe is looking to clinch but Maleh is avoiding it.

Beddoe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maleh!
Beddoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maleh is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beddoe moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Maleh has worked his arm free - good work by Maleh!
Beddoe just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Beddoe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maleh to his feet.
Maleh looks gassed!

Beddoe shoots in and bounces Maleh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beddoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe won't allow Maleh to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beddoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beddoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beddoe passes Maleh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beddoe wants to pass to mount but Maleh is defending the position.
Maleh trying to control here.
Maleh is controlling Beddoe's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beddoe looks to land a strike but Maleh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maleh keeping moving, preventing Beddoe from controlling successfully.
Beddoe preventing the sweep.
Beddoe passes into half guard.
Beddoe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Maleh reverses the position - he's now on top in Beddoe's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maleh tries to stand but Beddoe is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maleh misses with a looping left.
Maleh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beddoe.
Beddoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Maleh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maleh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Maleh.
Maleh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beddoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Maleh sprawls well. He's pushed Beddoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Beddoe instigates a clinch.
Maleh tries to land a knee to the head but Beddoe blocks with his arms.

Maleh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beddoe avoids the head kick by Maleh.
Maleh lands with a kick to the temple. Beddoe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Philo Beddoe has been cut.
Beddoe takes a kick to the side of the head.

Beddoe has Maleh up against the cage in a clinch.
Maleh tries to break the clinch but Beddoe is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maleh tries to pull guard but Beddoe won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh is trying to break the clinch but Beddoe has him pressed against the cage.
Maleh is looking to break free of the clinch but Beddoe has double underhooks.

Maleh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maleh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maleh tries a head kick but it misses.
Beddoe misses with a looping right.
Maleh seems to be stalking Beddoe here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Beddoe drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alman Maleh!