PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Julios
vs
Bernard

190 cm
26
279 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

195 cm
28
275 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Julios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bernard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Julios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bernard's face.

It looks like Saint Bernard has been cut.
Bernard is leaning against Julios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Julios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Julios or not.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Bernard blocks it.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bernard looks gassed!
Julios misses with a knee strike.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bernard blocks it with crossed arms.
Julios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Julios blocks an uppercut.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Julios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Julios missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Julios landing knees to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bernard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julios blocking some punches.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Julios blocks with his arms.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Julios.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Julios.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Bernard blocks with his arms.
Julios lands a good knee to the midsection. Bernard won't want to take too many of those.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Julios decides to pull guard.
Bernard preventing the sweep.
Julios lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bernard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Julios looking to secure an arm triangle but Bernard defends it well.

Julios looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bernard is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Julios is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bernard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Julios trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bernard is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julios looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bernard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bernard is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Julios controlling the position easily from mount.

Julios has hold of Bernard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bernard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bernard is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Julios is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Julios moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Julios managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Julios tries to pull guard but Bernard won't allow it.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bernard.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Julios avoids the damage to the body.
Bernard cracks Julios with a nice body shot.
Julios jumps guard but Bernard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovid Julios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saint Bernard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Julios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Julios gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernard lands an uppercut.
Julios throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Julios.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard crunches a lovely knee into Julios's ribcage.
Ovid Julios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bernard scores with a shot to the side of Julios's head.
Julios takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.
A short right from Bernard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard lands a hook that snaps the head of Julios backwards.
Bernard pushes Julios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Julios avoids the damage to the body.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bernard is defending well for now.
Julios tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bernard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Julios is blocking nicely.
Bernard lands with a right to the head.
Julios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Bernard blocks with his arms.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard digs a right hand underneath Julios's ribcage. Julios let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Julios lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Bernard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bernard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Bernard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios blocks a body shot from Bernard.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Bernard presses Julios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Julios takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julios managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard misses with an elbow over the top.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Julios blocks it.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Julios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Julios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julios blocks a body shot from Bernard.
Bernard pushes Julios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Julios landing knees to the body.
Julios prevents a body shot from Bernard.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bernard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Julios's elbow.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Julios avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Bernard avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Bernard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Bernard.
Julios landing knees to the head.

Julios successfully pulls guard.
Julios is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bernard stands up from Julios's guard - Bernard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bernard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bernard has closed the distance and engaged Julios in a clinch.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernard lands a good knee to the midsection. Julios won't want to take too many of those.
Bernard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Julios in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Bernard.
Bernard lands an elbow that stopped Julios in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Bernard 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bernard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Julios.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernard.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bernard is defending well for now.
Julios scores with a knee to the head.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
Julios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bernard's face.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bernard.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bernard.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Bernard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
A knee to the head by Bernard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Julios blocks it.
Bernard lands a nice shot to the body.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Bernard lands a nice elbow.

Ovid Julios's cut is getting worse.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard struggles to land a body shot inside as Julios controls his hands.
Julios blocks a body shot from Bernard.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bernard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Bernard lands with a right to the head.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bernard throws an elbow but misses.
Julios avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julios tries a knee to the head but Bernard blocks it.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Julios blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws a head punch that misses.
Julios misses with a knee strike.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Bernard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bernard.
Bernard lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernard.

Julios is rocked!
Bernard lands a big knee! That's hurt Julios! Oh, he's all over the place! Bernard lands another knee that sends Julios to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saint Bernard!
Saint Bernard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Malicestar, into his post fight interview.