PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Berreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Mkhalele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mkhalele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noir Désir - Un jour en France. This should be a great matchup!

Berreira
vs
Mkhalele

190 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
201 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Berreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tristan Mkhalele!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mkhalele tries to clinch there but Berreira circles away.
Mkhalele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch but Berreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berreira closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mkhalele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele missing with knees to the body.
Berreira tries to circle away but Mkhalele has him pinned against the cage.
Berreira is trying to break free.
Berreira blocks an elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Berreira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berreira wants to break free but Mkhalele has control.
Mkhalele stalling.
Mkhalele misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mkhalele lands a damaging elbow.
Mkhalele slows down the pace here.
Mkhalele lands a nice elbow.
Berreira trying to land knees to the body.
Mkhalele stalling against the cage.
Mkhalele lands a nice knee to the body.
Mkhalele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Berreira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berreira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Berreira shrugs off.

It looks like Jesus Berreira has been cut.
Mkhalele effectively controlling the action here.
Berreira tries to break the clinch but Mkhalele is controlling the position.
Mkhalele working Berreira over with knees to the body.
Mkhalele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berreira's defenses.
Berreira takes an elbow to the temple.
Mkhalele effectively controlling the action here.
Mkhalele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mkhalele lands a nice elbow.
Mkhalele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mkhalele has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Berreira - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mkhalele, and another! Berreira is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tristan Mkhalele!