PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Tarkovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarkovsky has chosen Sergei Rachmaninov- Bells of Moscow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bernardo
vs
Tarkovsky

180 cm
28
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

176 cm
28
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Tarkovsky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarkovsky throws out the jab.
Bernardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarkovsky.
Tarkovsky throws a poor cross that misses

and Bernardo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tarkovsky's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tarkovsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tarkovsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bernardo defends well.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarkovsky working a defensive guard here.

Tarkovsky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tarkovsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarkovsky keeping full guard, as Bernardo tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernardo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bernardo trying to control but Tarkovsky is working from the bottom.
Bernardo slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarkovsky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tarkovsky.

Tarkovsky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarkovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernardo advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarkovsky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tarkovsky.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarkovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tarkovsky looking for a guillotine here but Bernardo defends easily.
Bernardo pushes down on Tarkovsky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bernardo wants to take a breather but Tarkovsky is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tarkovsky is looking to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernardo tries to control but Tarkovsky wriggling away.
Tarkovsky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bernardo wants to control the pace but Tarkovsky is squirming around nicely.
Tarkovsky stops Bernardo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bernardo forces the positional change into back control.

Tarkovsky fending off the submission attempt from Bernardo.
Tarkovsky tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarkovsky gets back to half guard.
Bernardo wants to control but Tarkovsky is keeping him busy.
Tarkovsky tries to roll over but Bernardo keeps him under control.
Bernardo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tarkovsky is looking to improve his position.

Tarkovsky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bernardo prevents Tarkovsky from improving his position.
Bernardo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bernardo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bernardo wants to pass to mount but Tarkovsky is defending the position.
Tarkovsky tries to get to full guard but Bernardo has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarkovsky trying to control from the bottom.
Bernardo is looking to take a break and control but Tarkovsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tarkovsky actively working from the bottom here.
Tarkovsky is refusing to be controlled, as Bernardo sits in half guard.
Bernardo prevents Tarkovsky from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernardo is pressing down on Tarkovsky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tarkovsky is holding on for now.
Bernardo wants to control but Tarkovsky is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarkovsky trying to hold on to Bernardo's head to control him but Bernardo postures up.

Bernardo wants to work for an arm triangle but Tarkovsky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bernardo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tarkovsky!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernardo Bernardo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tarkovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tarkovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarkovsky misses with an uppercut.
Tarkovsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bernardo's hands.
Tarkovsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bernardo needs to keep his hands up - Tarkovsky had a free shot at his head there.
Bernardo takes a swing at Tarkovsky's ribcage but misses.
Tarkovsky scores with a hook.
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tarkovsky as he avoids it easily.
Tarkovsky misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Tarkovsky misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarkovsky lands a jab-cross combination.

Bernardo is rocked!
Alexandr Tarkovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarkovsky misses with an uppercut.
Oh Bernardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernardo drops his hands momentarily. Tarkovsky doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bernardo staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bernardo doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandr Tarkovsky!
Alexandr Tarkovsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.