PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Beever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beever comes to the cage accompanied by Surprise!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beever
vs
Bernard

185 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dudley Beever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bernard gets a clinch.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beever's face.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Beever blocks with his arms.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Beever tries to work over Bernard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beever blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beever misses with some punches.
Bernard told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Beever is blocking nicely.
Beever takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beever misses with a body punch.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beever lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bernard prevents a body shot from Beever.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Beever tries to work over Bernard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernard looks winded!
Beever digs a right hand into Bernard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bernard's gas tank.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Beever lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Bernard avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beever tries to work over Bernard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beever misses with a body punch.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Beever blocks it.

Beever breaks from the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Beever!
Beever tries to close the distance and clinch but Bernard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beever moves in looking to clinch but Bernard pushes him off.
Beever scores with a one two! Bernard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Beever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beever is looking to clinch but Bernard is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard swats away the attempt to clinch by Beever.
Beever throws a right hand that Bernard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernard also avoids with ease.

Bernard rushes Beever and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beever landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beever tries to work over Bernard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Beever.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Beever 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.
Beever works on Bernard's body with a couple of short punches.
Beever misses with a body punch.

Beever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beever lands with a shot to the body.
Beever misses with a wild combination.
Beever misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with a head kick.
Bernard moves out of range of the body kick from Beever.
Beever throws a series of strikes that have Bernard backpedaling.
Bernard throws a head kick that misses.
Beever wants to clinch up but Bernard keeps it at a distance.

Bernard gets a clinch.
Beever 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.
Bernard blocking some punches.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beever blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beever blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Beever.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernard controls his hands.
Bernard prevents a body shot from Beever.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Beever is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Beever.
Beever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bernard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bernard managing to block the knees to the body from Beever.
Beever misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beever working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beever lands a nice shot to the body.
Bernard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beever lands a nice shot to the body.
Beever comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernard has Beever pressed against the cage, preventing Beever from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beever missing with knees to the body.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernard controls his hands.
Beever utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beever dodges an elbow strike from Bernard.
Bernard managing to block the knees to the body from Beever.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernard controls his hands.
Beever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Beever dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beever looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bernard closes the distance and pushes Beever back into the cage.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard keeps control of Beever as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beever is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernard prevents a body shot from Beever.
Beever wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Beever trying to land knees to the body.
Beever avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Beever.

Beever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beever misses with a few strikes there.
Dudley Beever is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernard is breathing heavily.
Beever shoots for a double leg takedown but Bernard sprawls well. He's pushed Beever's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beever ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever misses with a series of wild punches.
Beever works the jab nicely.
Beever is looking to clinch.
Dudley Beever is winning the standup battle so far.

Bernard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beever can't break the clinch.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Beever blocks with his arms.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.
Beever has a couple of punches blocked by Bernard.

Beever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beever tries to clinch up but Bernard circles away and keeps his distance.
Beever fails to land with a series of punches.
Beever wants to clinch up but Bernard keeps it at a distance.

Bernard rushes Beever and presses him up against the cage.
Beever takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Bernard avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beever tries a body shot but Bernard blocks it.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Beever blocks it.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley Beever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beever lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernard blocks a body shot from Beever.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
Beever working hard to break the clinch.
Beever 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.
Beever tries a body shot but Bernard blocks it.
Beever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Bernard avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Beever blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Beever scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Beever blocks with his arms.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Beever blocks with his arms.
Beever cracks Bernard with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beever lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beever has been working on his balance at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bernard.
Beever 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.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Bernard avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Bernard avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beever misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Beever has had enough of the clinch but Bernard keeps him there for the moment.

Beever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bernard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bernard rushes Beever and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bernard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beever takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beever looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beever utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beever misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernard tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Beever.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bernard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Beever gets tackled into the cage by Bernard. Bernard maintains the clinch.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beever takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beever looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beever tries to land knees in the clinch but Bernard avoids the damage to the body.
Bernard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beever tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beever's face.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beever avoids it.
Bernard blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Beever dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Beever clinches up with Bernard and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernard.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Beever.
Bernard takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Beever as the two fighters clinch.
Bernard blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Beever.
Beever lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beever using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernard's elbow.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Bernard avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Beever crunches a lovely knee into Bernard's ribcage.
Beever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernard's elbow.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beever utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beever misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard managing to block the knees to the body from Beever.
Beever misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Beever is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beever just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bernard's brow.
Beever creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beever misses with a body punch.
Beever throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Beever.
Beever gets through Bernard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beever misses with a punch on the inside.
Beever is leaning against Bernard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beever tries a body shot but Bernard blocks it.
Beever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Beever blocks with his arms.
Beever is trying to force a seperation but Bernard has the dominant position.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beever digs a right hand into Bernard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bernard's gas tank.
Beever works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beever tries to work over Bernard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giovanni Bernard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernard avoiding damage as Beever throws knees to the body.
Bernard blocks a body shot from Beever.
Beever wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beever misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Beever.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernard controls his hands.
Beever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beever softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Beever is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bernard managing to block the knees to the body from Beever.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beever is trying to force a seperation but Bernard has the dominant position.

Beever pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beever.
Beever swinging wildly here.
Bernard throws a hook but Beever blocks it.

Bernard pushes Beever up against the cage in a clinch.
Beever pushes off an throws an elbow but Bernard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Beever blocks it.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beever lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beever lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bernard or not.
Beever lands an elbow just above Bernard 's eye.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Beever blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Beever.
Bernard blocks a body shot from Beever.
Beever digs a right hand into Bernard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bernard's gas tank.
Beever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beever just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bernard's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernard's elbow.
Beever makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bernard landing knees to the head.
Beever blocks the elbow strike.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernard's elbow.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beever tries to work over Bernard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beever tries a body shot but Bernard blocks it.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Beever is blocking nicely.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dudley Beever is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Beever manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Beever showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beever has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Dudley Beever!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Dudley Beever!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Dudley Beever!

Dudley Beever wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Dudley Beever, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.