PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beretta
vs
Plude

181 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
176 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Black Skull Clothing

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Beretta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plude waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Beretta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beretta cracks Plude with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Beretta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Beretta is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Plude as he works his way to full guard.
Beretta wants to control from the top but Plude keeps moving.
Beretta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plude tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Beretta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Plude dives on top into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plude postures up in Beretta's guard and throws a big left but Beretta blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta wants to sweep here but Plude controlling him for the moment.

Beretta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Plude gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Beretta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Plude's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beretta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plude keeps working.
Plude regains half guard.
Beretta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plude tries to hold on but Beretta pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta forces the positional change into back control.
Plude is taking damage to the body and head.
Plude is trying to stand back up.
Beretta is not going to allow Plude to sit and survive in this position.
Plude manages to reverse the position and now he's in Beretta's guard. Nice work there by Plude.
Beretta looking for a sweep. Not yet Beretta, not yet.
Beretta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Plude wants to pass the guard but Beretta is keeping the position.

Beretta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plude stopping the sweep attempt from Beretta.
Plude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plude jabs at Beretta's body.
Beretta misses with a few strikes there.
Beretta moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Plude catches Beretta right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Luigi Beretta has been cut.
Plude falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Plude, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beretta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plude circles away quickly and effectively.
Plude misses with a combination

and Beretta counters with a shoot takedown. Plude fights it but they end up in guard.
Beretta scoring with some ground and pound.
Beretta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beretta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Beretta gets to his feet. Plude looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beretta is breathing heavily.
Plude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Plude forces Beretta back against the cage and clinches.
Plude is pressed up against the cage. Beretta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plude down to the mat. Plude avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plude takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Beretta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Plude was covering up waiting for the punch and Beretta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plude trying to control the position.

Plude pushes Beretta off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Beretta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luigi Beretta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Beretta tries to keep at a distance but Plude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beretta.
Plude pushes Beretta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beretta tries to pull guard but Plude holds him up against the cage and eventually Beretta drops back down to his feet.

Plude breaks from the clinch.
Plude throws a nice looking combination but Beretta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beretta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Plude misses with the combination.
Beretta throws a series of punches but Plude avoids them all with ease.
Beretta misses with a double jab.
Beretta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plude defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Beretta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beretta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Plude counters with a nice body kick.
Plude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plude swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beretta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beretta 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beretta looking for a sweep. Not yet Beretta, not yet.
Luigi Beretta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Beretta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beretta wants to hit a switch here but Plude passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beretta there!
Beretta working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beretta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beretta tries to hold on but Plude postures up.
Plude landing shots from mount.
Beretta tries to hold on but Plude postures up.
Beretta tries to reverse the position but Plude maintains control.
Beretta wants to hold on but Plude pushes him away.
Plude is landing with some decent strikes but Beretta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Plude wants to control the pace but Beretta is squirming around nicely.
Beretta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beretta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude lands a big shot there that rocks Beretta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Plude trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plude looking to finish Beretta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beretta!
Beretta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beretta is bucking up trying to escape but Plude cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Beretta wants to control but Plude is having none of it.
Plude controlling his opponent.
Beretta can't escape the position.
Plude scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beretta?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude is landing with some decent strikes but Beretta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Beretta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Plude is landing with some decent strikes but Beretta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Beretta is rocked!
Plude looking to control but Beretta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Plude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beretta can't escape the position.
Plude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beretta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plude lands a nice shot to the head.
Beretta wants to control but Plude is having none of it.
Plude lands a heavy elbow.
Plude looking to finish Beretta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beretta!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Plude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luigi Beretta's cut.
That's time! Beretta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Beretta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Plude backs up against the cage.
Plude misses with a body kick.
Plude misses with a series of wild punches.
Beretta stalks Plude and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Plude's face. Plude staggers backwards, shaken.

Beretta shoots in and bounces Plude off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beretta looking to pass the guard.
Plude trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Beretta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beretta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plude is keeping the position for now.
Beretta is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beretta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plude tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beretta counters with a left and a right that stings Plude.

Plude gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beretta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beretta looking to sit in guard and control but Plude gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beretta wants to sweep but no luck.
Plude wants to pass the guard but Beretta is keeping the position.
Plude wanted to stand there but Beretta had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plude landing some decent shots from guard.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beretta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Beretta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Plude stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Some wild striking there from Plude.

Plude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beretta, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Plude pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Plude keeps control of Beretta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beretta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plude prevents Beretta from breaking the clinch.

Plude manages to break the clinch.
Plude scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plude misses with a combination

and Beretta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Plude won't be happy with that.
Plude is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beretta off and has taken his back!
Can Beretta hold on?! Plude is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Beretta is covering up but some of the strikes from Plude are getting through and doing damage.
Plude scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Beretta turns into Plude and is now in his guard.
Beretta trying to control the position from guard on top but Plude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plude throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude wants to sweep here but Beretta controlling him for the moment.
Plude is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beretta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Plude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beretta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plude's guard.
Beretta prevents Plude from improving his position.
Plude has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beretta is working away from the top position though.
Beretta controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Beretta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beretta 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Beretta!