PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Gooding Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo has chosen Killah Priest - B.I.B.L.E. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlos Bernardo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gooding Evans
vs
Bernardo

188 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cuba Gooding Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo connects with a looping right hand.
Bernardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bernardo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Bernardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bernardo circles away.
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evans won't allow Bernardo to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Bernardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
Evans wants to hold on but Bernardo pushes him away.
Evans holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bernardo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bernardo throws some wild stikes that Evans manages to avoid easily.
Evans avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bernardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bernardo throwing strikes here but Evans is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernardo looking to finish with strikes here!
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bernardo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Evans is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Evans and Bernardo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernardo looking to control but instead Evans has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bernardo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Evans has his hands clasped together around Bernardo's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to improve his position but Bernardo is controlling well.
Bernardo trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Bernardo works his way into side control.
Bernardo wants to take a breather but Evans manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bernardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bernardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Bernardo looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bernardo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bernardo looking to control.
Bernardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Bernardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Bernardo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bernardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bernardo feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Bernardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bernardo on the ground.
Evans has control of Bernardo's left arm, preventing Bernardo from doing any damage.
Bernardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernardo is one step ahead there.
Bernardo throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo trying to control from the bottom.
Bernardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans won't allow Bernardo to sweep him here.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Bernardo blocks nicely.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot by Evans.

It looks like Carlos Bernardo has been cut.
Bernardo swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Bernardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bernardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Bernardo thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernardo tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernardo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernardo with a poor takedown

so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bernardo is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bernardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Evans slips nicely into half guard.
Bernardo is positioning himself well to prevent Evans advancing to mount.
Bernardo trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bernardo is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Evans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bernardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cuba Gooding Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Bernardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Evans throws a shot from downtown. Bernardo moves away and avoids it.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bernardo's waist but Bernardo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Bernardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Bernardo misses with a takedown attempt

and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Bernardo tries to improve position but can't.
Bernardo can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Bernardo's face as Evans controls the position.
Bernardo tries to buck Evans off but Evans is having none of it.
Bernardo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
A lull in the action here as Evans stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo can't do much from the bottom here.
Bernardo is trying to improve his position.
Evans working away.
Bernardo trying to remain calm as Evans controls from the top position.
Cuba Gooding Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bernardo struggling a bit here.
Bernardo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Evans kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bernardo trying to control but Evans flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bernardo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is in bad spot here.
Bernardo avoids the strikes from Evans.
Bernardo wants to escape the position.
Bernardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bernardo trying to control but not successfully.
I would not like to be Bernardo right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bernardo tries to break free.
Evans is trying to stick to Bernardo's back but Bernardo is turning into Evans. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Evans's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bernardo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cuba Gooding Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuba Gooding Evans!