PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Viera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehuda Mandelcorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Viera
vs
Mandelcorn

170 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Syndicate Drugs
Organic Peak Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Viera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yehuda Mandelcorn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Viera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viera trying to control the action but Mandelcorn is working from the bottom.
Mandelcorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viera.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mandelcorn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mandelcorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mandelcorn wants to sweep but no luck.
Mandelcorn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Viera!
Viera is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Mandelcorn.
Viera bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Viera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mandelcorn looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera postures up in Mandelcorn's guard and throws a big left but Mandelcorn blocks it.
Mandelcorn is trying to control the position but Viera postures up.
Mandelcorn wants to sweep here but Viera controlling him for the moment.
Mandelcorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mandelcorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandelcorn is keeping the position for now.
Viera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mandelcorn looks to land a right hand but Viera moved out of range.
Viera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mandelcorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mandelcorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Viera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mandelcorn keeping moving, preventing Viera from controlling successfully.
Mandelcorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viera's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandelcorn postures up in Viera's guard and throws a big left but Viera blocks it.
Mandelcorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Viera is retaining full guard.
Mandelcorn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Viera's guard.
Viera misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Viera is staying active underneath Mandelcorn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Viera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Viera is breathing heavily.
Viera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mandelcorn is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn is keen to just control but Viera is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Viera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mandelcorn throws a body punch but Viera moves out of range.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandelcorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mandelcorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandelcorn throws out the jab.
Viera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mandelcorn swivels and escapes.
Viera shoots for a double leg takedown but Mandelcorn sprawls well. He's pushed Viera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Viera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandelcorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Viera is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mandelcorn misses with a jab to the body

and Viera counters with a shoot takedown. Mandelcorn fights it but they end up in guard.
Viera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Viera passes Mandelcorn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Viera is trying to control the action in half guard but Mandelcorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mandelcorn moves into full guard.
Viera won't allow Mandelcorn to sweep him here.

Mandelcorn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandelcorn misses with an uppercut.
Mandelcorn swings for the body but Viera moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Viera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mandelcorn throws a leg kick that is checked

so Viera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Viera advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Viera.
Mandelcorn trying to control here.
Mandelcorn tries to get to full guard but Viera has control of the leg.
Mandelcorn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mandelcorn has control of Viera's left arm, preventing Viera from doing any damage.
Mandelcorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Viera looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandelcorn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera pushing down on Mandelcorn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mandelcorn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viera is working away from the top position though.
Viera thows a huge punch but Mandelcorn dodges it nicely.
Mandelcorn trying to control here.
Mandelcorn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mandelcorn wants to sweep but no luck.
Viera trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandelcorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viera won't allow Mandelcorn to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mandelcorn scores with a body shot.
Mandelcorn misses with a straight left.

Mandelcorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Mandelcorn prevents a body shot from Viera.
Viera lands a shot to the body.
Viera working aggressively here.
Viera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mandelcorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mandelcorn is leaning against Viera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mandelcorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viera has Mandelcorn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mandelcorn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mandelcorn breaks the clinch.
Viera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Viera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandelcorn just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mandelcorn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Viera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mandelcorn's guard now.
Viera preventing the sweep.
Viera is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandelcorn has wrist control.
Mandelcorn looking to control.
Mandelcorn wants to get back to his feet but Viera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mandelcorn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Viera!
Mandelcorn raining down shots from the mount!
Viera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mandelcorn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Viera looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Viera?
Wilson Viera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandelcorn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Mandelcorn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Viera is surviving well by controlling Mandelcorn's body position as best he can.
Viera is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Mandelcorn.
Viera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandelcorn is landing with some decent strikes but Viera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Viera is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wilson Viera will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mandelcorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Viera avoids the body shot from Mandelcorn.
Viera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Viera is looking to clinch but Mandelcorn is avoiding it.
Mandelcorn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mandelcorn looks to land a right hand but Viera moved out of range.
Mandelcorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mandelcorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yehuda Mandelcorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandelcorn tries to land a leg kick but Viera saw it coming and moves away.
Mandelcorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Viera blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mandelcorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandelcorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Mandelcorn catches Viera right on the button with a cross.
Viera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mandelcorn tries to clinch up.
Mandelcorn looks for a takedown but Viera sprawls well.
Viera defending well as Mandelcorn loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandelcorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mandelcorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viera moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mandelcorn tries to avoid it but Viera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mandelcorn to the ground. Mandelcorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Viera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viera shoots in for a double leg but Mandelcorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Viera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn tries to clinch up.
Viera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mandelcorn pinned against the cage. Mandelcorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mandelcorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viera moves away.
Mandelcorn throws out a loose jab but Viera uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mandelcorn clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mandelcorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mandelcorn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Viera gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Mandelcorn pulls guard effortlessly.
Mandelcorn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mandelcorn landing shots from mount.

Mandelcorn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mandelcorn scoring with strikes but Viera is staying in there.
Mandelcorn lands a heavy elbow.
Mandelcorn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viera tries to reverse the position but Mandelcorn maintains control.
Mandelcorn lands a heavy elbow.
Viera taking shots to the head.
Viera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mandelcorn with the ground and pound from mount.
Mandelcorn with the ground and pound from mount.
Viera sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mandelcorn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Viera is trying to maintain the position but Mandelcorn is very close to passing his half guard.
Mandelcorn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehuda Mandelcorn really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mandelcorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandelcorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mandelcorn stuns Viera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viera fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandelcorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Viera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viera doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandelcorn circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandelcorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera fails to land the takedown.
Mandelcorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good work by Viera as he checks the leg kick.
Mandelcorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Viera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mandelcorn counters with a series of strikes. Viera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Viera closes the distance and clinches up with Mandelcorn, looking for a takedown. Viera pushes Mandelcorn against the cage but Mandelcorn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Viera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viera ducks under a wild hook from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn cracks a nice hook into Viera's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn misses the shot to the body.
Mandelcorn throws a sloppy body shot

and Viera counters with a shoot takedown. Mandelcorn fights it but they end up in guard.
Mandelcorn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Viera tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mandelcorn drops an elbow to the side of Viera's head.
Viera gets back to full guard.
Mandelcorn trying to control but Viera is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Viera is on top in guard.
Mandelcorn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Viera manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn postures up.
Viera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mandelcorn is one step ahead there.
Mandelcorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mandelcorn slips nicely into half guard.
Mandelcorn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Viera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mandelcorn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Viera trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Mandelcorn.
Viera is looking to improve his position.
Viera is not content to let Mandelcorn control the position.
Mandelcorn prevents Viera from improving his position.
Mandelcorn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Viera wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mandelcorn lands a really nice looking cross but Viera seems unphased.
Mandelcorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehuda Mandelcorn dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mandelcorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandelcorn digs a good hook to Viera's body.
Mandelcorn misses with a hook to the body

and Viera counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandelcorn wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Mandelcorn defending against the ground and pound.
Mandelcorn sneaks back into half guard.
Mandelcorn tries to roll over but Viera keeps him under control.
Viera trying to control from half guard but Mandelcorn is working away.
Viera passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mandelcorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandelcorn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Viera scoring with strikes but Mandelcorn is staying in there.
Mandelcorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandelcorn holds on for dear life.
Viera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Viera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mandelcorn hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mandelcorn working to try and regain half guard.
Mandelcorn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Viera. What's that going to do exactly?
Viera cracks Mandelcorn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mandelcorn is looking to improve his position but Viera isn't that keen on the idea.
Viera landing strikes from the mount and Mandelcorn is in trouble!
Viera with good strikes from the mount here!
Mandelcorn is looking to get to half guard.
Viera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mandelcorn blocking the ground and pound.
Mandelcorn can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera looking to finish with strikes here!
Mandelcorn throwing punches despite being mounted.
Mandelcorn gets back to half guard.
Mandelcorn tries to kick Viera off but Viera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mandelcorn is trying to control but can't.

Viera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mandelcorn is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mandelcorn is looking to improve his position.
Viera working the head and body with strikes.
Mandelcorn tries to roll over but Viera keeps him under control.
Mandelcorn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mandelcorn looks to land a right hand but Viera moved out of range.
Mandelcorn lands with a cross.
Mandelcorn misses with a combination

and Viera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Viera is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandelcorn has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Viera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Viera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Viera!
Wilson Viera retains his bantamweight title!