PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deeney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When We Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deeney
vs
Bernardo

173 cm
30
159 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

173 cm
24
140 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Deeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeney jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Deeney gets tackled into the cage by Bernardo. Bernardo maintains the clinch.

Bernardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeney scores with a sloppy right hand. Bernardo should have avoided that one.
Deeney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bernardo throws a head kick but Deeney moves out of range.
Deeney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Deeney if he has to take too many more of those.
Bernardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Bernardo closes the distance and pushes Deeney back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Benny Bernardo has been cut.
Deeney taking a breather.
Bernardo stalls.
Come on Deeney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bernardo lands a nice uppercut.
Bernardo misses with some punches.
Bernardo wants to break free but Deeney has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Deeney can't find room to land a body shot as Bernardo controls the action.
Bernardo works on Deeney's body with a couple of short punches.
Bernardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Deeney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bernardo is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deeney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernardo is trying to break the clinch but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deeney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deeney is working Bernardo over against the cage.
Bernardo lands with a left to the head.
Bernardo is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deeney blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernardo.
Deeney prevents Bernardo from breaking the clinch.
Bernardo tries to work over Deeney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernardo tries to circle away but Deeney has him pinned against the cage.
Bernardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deeney is trying to stall.
Bernardo tries to circle away but Deeney has him pinned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeney tries to throw a body punch but Bernardo avoids it by throwing Deeney back against the cage.
Deeney tries to throw a body punch but Bernardo avoids it by throwing Deeney back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deeney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bernardo wants to break free but Deeney has control.
Bernardo is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Bernardo is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bernardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Bernardo working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Deeney.

Bernardo is rocked!
Deeney working the clinch nicely. Bernardo is working for position but Deeney cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bernardo crumples up against the cage and Deeney lands two more shots before the ref can save Bernardo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mark Deeney!
A less than humble Mark Deeney misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Benny Bernardo stepped up to the mic, saying 'We can do it again, right now!'.