PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Severino Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bernardo
vs
Madison

183 cm
27
183 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
174 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Nfinite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Severino Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Madison!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison misses with a takedown

and Bernardo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Madison wants to control but Bernardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Madison has hold of Bernardo's hands but Bernardo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bernardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bernardo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madison defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bernardo lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison is not content to let Bernardo control the position.
Bernardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madison's head.
Madison is looking to control Bernardo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madison avoid being mounted?
Madison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bernardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bernardo throwing strikes from guard but Madison blocks nicely.
Bernardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bernardo throws a strike but Madison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bernardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Madison trying to control here.
Bernardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Madison tries to roll over but Bernardo keeps him under control.
Bernardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madison's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is thwarting Madison's attempts to control the position.
Bernardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Madison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bernardo.
Bernardo is looking to stall here but Madison recovers full guard.
Madison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Madison is trying to control the position but Bernardo postures up.
Madison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bernardo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Madison throws a big elbow that misses.
Bernardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Madison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bernardo pulls Madison in to control the position.
Bernardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bernardo wants to stand and escape but Madison is having none of it.
Bernardo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bernardo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Madison postures up and lands a big shot to Bernardo's brow.
Madison throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison looking to pass the guard.
Bernardo wants to stand and escape but Madison is having none of it.
Bernardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bernardo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bernardo tries to get out of the position.
Madison postures up and lands a big shot to Bernardo's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison throwing strikes but missing.
Madison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Madison stands up over Bernardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bernardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bernardo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Madison is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernardo has wrist control.
Madison throwing strikes but missing.
Madison won't allow Bernardo to get back to his feet.
Madison lands a couple of digs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo trying to keep a closed guard but Madison is proving a slippery customer.
Madison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madison won't allow Bernardo to sweep him here.

Madison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madison prevents Bernardo from getting back to his feet.
Bernardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Madison manages to get himself to full guard.
Madison trying to keep a closed guard but Bernardo is proving a slippery customer.
Bernardo with a nice head shot there.
Madison trying to keep a closed guard but Bernardo is proving a slippery customer.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bernardo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernardo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is in close to Madison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bernardo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison is trying to control the position but Bernardo postures up.
Madison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bernardo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bernardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bernardo won't allow Madison to sweep him here.
Bernardo throws an elbow that misses. Madison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernardo's guard. Nice move by Madison!
Bernardo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Madison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bernardo is pulling down on Madison's head to control his posture.
Madison won't allow Bernardo to sweep him here.
Madison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Madison lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernardo wants to get back to his feet.
Madison tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Madison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bernardo is avoiding damage well.
Bernardo wants to control but Madison postures up.
Madison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Madison prevents Bernardo from escaping the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo wants to control but Madison postures up.
Madison throws an elbow but Bernardo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bernardo is looking for a sweep.
Madison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Madison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Madison.
Bernardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Madison connects with a decent elbow.

Bernardo is rocked!
Bernardo wants to control but Madison postures up.

Madison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Madison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bernardo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madison trying to control from half guard but Bernardo is working away.
Bernardo manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Madison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bernardo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Madison sneaks back into half guard.
Madison gets back to full guard.
Bernardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bernardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bernardo landing some decent shots from guard.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Madison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bernardo with a nice head shot there.
Madison controls Bernardo momentarily but Bernardo frees himself.
Madison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernardo is one step ahead there.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo postures up in Madison's guard and throws a big left but Madison blocks it.
Bernardo won't allow Madison to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Madison working a defensive guard here.
Bernardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bernardo throws an elbow that misses. Madison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernardo's guard. Nice move by Madison!
Bernardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Madison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo pulls Madison in to control the position.
Bernardo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Madison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madison looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernardo holds on and takes a little breather.
Madison is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernardo has wrist control.
Bernardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bernardo with good strikes from the mount here!
Bernardo unloads with some shots from mount but Madison bucks and avoids them well.
Madison wants to control but Bernardo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bernardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernardo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bernardo landing strikes from the mount.
Madison is bucking up trying to escape but Bernardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bernardo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Madison regains half guard.
Madison is breathing heavily.
Bernardo wants to take a breather but Madison is having none of it.
Bernardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madison's head.
Bernardo throwing shots but Madison is blocking nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bernardo with the ground and pound but Madison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bernardo is in close to Madison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bernardo postures up in Madison's guard and throws a big left but Madison blocks it.
Madison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bernardo.
Bernardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madison looking to control.
Bernardo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Severino Bernardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Madison working a defensive guard here.
Madison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernardo is one step ahead there.
Bernardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bernardo throwing strikes but missing.
Madison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bernardo.
Bernardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bernardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernardo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Madison has control of Bernardo's left arm, preventing Bernardo from doing any damage.
Bernardo postures up in Madison's guard and throws a big left but Madison blocks it.
Bernardo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bernardo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bernardo throws a strike but Madison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Madison throwing strikes from guard but Bernardo blocks nicely.
Madison throwing strikes from guard but Bernardo blocks nicely.
Madison postures up and lands a big shot to Bernardo's brow.
Bernardo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Madison's guard.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Madison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo throws an elbow that misses. Madison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernardo's guard. Nice move by Madison!
Bernardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bernardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Madison pushing down on Bernardo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Madison seems to be working for a kimura but Bernardo defends the submission attempt.
Bernardo taking some punishment here, with Madison in his half guard.
Madison stops Bernardo from getting back to his feet.
Bernardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Madison.
Bernardo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bernardo.
Madison throws a big right hand that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Madison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bernardo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madison tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardo is retaining full guard.
Bernardo pulls Madison in close to prevent any damage.
Bernardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madison is one step ahead there.
Madison is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernardo has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bernardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Severino Bernardo showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Severino Bernardo!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Severino Bernardo!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Severino Bernardo!

Severino Bernardo wins by unanimous decision!
Severino Bernardo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Damnfield clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.