PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sol Jr
vs
Bernie

189 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, YB Sol Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Bernie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sol Jr connects with a jab.
Sol Jr scores with a push kick.
Bernie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sol Jr.
YB Sol Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sol Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sol Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bernie will feel that in the morning.
Bernie blocks the body kick.
Bernie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sol Jr.
Bernie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sol Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bernie gets tackled into the cage by Sol Jr. Sol Jr maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Jr slows down the pace here.

Sol Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sol Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
YB Sol Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sol Jr throws the left hand but Bernie avoids the punch easily.
Sol Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bernie has time to react.
Sol Jr tries to clinch up but Bernie circles away and keeps his distance.
Sol Jr throws a hook to the side of Bernie's head but Bernie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr lands a head kick. Bernie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sol Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sol Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sol Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Sol Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sol Jr thumps Bernie with a low kick.
Bernie tries to close the distance and clinch but Sol Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sol Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sol Jr throws the left hand but Bernie avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bernie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sol Jr is trying to stand.
Bernie trying to mount his opponent but Sol Jr defends it.
Sol Jr is trying to stand up here but Bernie is controlling him well.

Bernie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Sol Jr has recovered full guard.
Sol Jr keeping full guard, as Bernie tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bernie is controlling him.
Bernie passes Sol Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Bernie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sol Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Sol Jr is trying to stand back up but Bernie is controlling him
Bernie is looking to advance position but Sol Jr won't allow it.
Bernie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bernie passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Sol Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr cracks a nice hook into Bernie's ribs.
A cross from Sol Jr lands.
Sol Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sol Jr looks to land a body kick but Bernie moved away.
Sol Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bernie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sol Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Sol Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.

Sol Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Sol Jr.
Sol Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bernie backs up against the cage.
Sol Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sol Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Bernie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sol Jr.
Nice body kick there by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a low kick but Bernie avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr pushes Bernie away with a front kick.
Bernie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sol Jr misses with an uppercut. Bernie saw that one coming.
Bernie moves out of range of the body kick from Sol Jr.

Bernie tries to keep at a distance but Sol Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sol Jr stalling the fight.
Bernie can't break the clinch.
Bernie is trying to break the clinch but Sol Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Bernie stalling.
Sol Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.

Sol Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bernie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bernie tries to clinch up but Sol Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sol Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sol Jr thumps Bernie with a low kick.
Sol Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sol Jr misses with a hook.
Sol Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryan Bernie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sol Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr loads up on a big right hand but Bernie slips the punch.
Sol Jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sol Jr duly obliges.
Sol Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sol Jr misses with a body kick.
Bernie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sol Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sol Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol Jr scores with the left hand. Bernie knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sol Jr misses with a hook. Bernie ducked under it nicely.
Sol Jr lands a jab.
A jab from Sol Jr misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sol Jr.
Bernie tries to clinch but Sol Jr moves away
and Sol Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sol Jr misses the target.
Sol Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sol Jr.
Bernie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sol Jr throws a lazy right hand but Bernie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Jr thows a body kick. Bernie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bernie 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.
Bernie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sol Jr.
Bernie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sol Jr lands with a hook. Bernie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sol Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sol Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bernie counters by moving into the clinch.

Sol Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryan Bernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bernie's head.
Bernie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sol Jr digs a good body shot into Bernie's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sol Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Sol Jr finds it's way through Bernie's defenses.
Sol Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Bernie seems unphased.
Bernie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bernie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sol Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sol Jr clinches up with Bernie and pushes him back against the cage.
Sol Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sol Jr leaning against his opponent.
Sol Jr lands a body shot.
Sol Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bernie can do to turn this around?
Sol Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Sol Jr.
Sol Jr has Bernie pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sol Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr works on Bernie's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Sol Jr on the inside.
Sol Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sol Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sol Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bernies head.
Sol Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sol Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sol Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
YB Sol Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sol Jr stalls.
Bernie fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Sol Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bernie tries to throw a body punch but Sol Jr avoids it by throwing Bernie back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
YB Sol Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sol Jr, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Jr!