PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Wendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mötorhead's Burner. Wendell has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Merde
vs
Wendell

175 cm
24
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
223 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Merde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clint Wendell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merde connects with a jab.
Wendell blocks a jab.
Merde throws out a loose jab but Wendell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wendell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merde as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Wendell misses.
Wendell misses with a wild body shot.

Merde closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wendell to the mat! Wendell manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Merde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wendell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wendell working a defensive guard here.
Merde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wendell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wendell keeping full guard, as Merde tries to pass.
Wendell has momentary wrist control but Merde slips an elbow through the middle.
Merde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wendell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Merde scores with a takedown into Wendell's guard.
Wendell keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Merde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Merde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Merde works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Merde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wendell keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merde lands a nice short elbow.
Merde passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merde working Wendell over with strikes here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wendell is desperately trying to improve his position but Merde has a good base and remains in mount.
Merde is landing with some decent strikes but Wendell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Merde postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wendell looks a forlorn figure.
Wendell can't escape the position.
Wendell is squirming around, avoiding Merde's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merde is landing with some decent strikes but Wendell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wendell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Merde tries to pass to full mount but Wendell defends it.
Merde seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wendell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Merde is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Merde trying to mount his opponent but Wendell defends it.
Wendell tries to roll over but Merde keeps him under control.
Merde working over Wendell with some ground and pound. Wendell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wendell is refusing to be controlled, as Merde sits in half guard.
Merde wants to free his trapped foot but Wendell is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four 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.
Merde thows a huge punch but Wendell dodges it nicely.
Wendell wants to improve his position but Merde is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wendell slips a straight right by Merde.
Wendell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Merde.
Wendell looks to land a combination but Merde avoids it well.
Wendell tries a head kick but it misses.
Merde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wendell.
Wendell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Merde - just one landing.
Wendell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merde avoids the head kick by Wendell.
Wendell with a lazy takedown attempt

and Merde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wendell looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merde prevents Wendell from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Merde lands with a straight right. Wendell didn't see that one coming.
Merde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Merde fails with an attempt to clinch.

Merde looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wendell!
Merde raining down shots from the mount!
Merde content just to control the position here.
Merde trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wendell is trying to escape the mount.
Merde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wendell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde with a couple of short strikes.
Merde connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Merde lands with some strikes.
Wendell is trying to escape the mount.
Wendell is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wendell?
Merde in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wendell is looking to improve his position but Merde isn't that keen on the idea.
Merde unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wendell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merde with a couple of short strikes.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Wendell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wendell is looking to improve his position but Merde isn't that keen on the idea.
Merde connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wendell is still in real trouble! Can Merde finish him?
Merde loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wendell scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Merde land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Merde stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard Merde!
Gerard Merde retains his light heavyweight title!