PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yehuda Mandelcorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Viera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Viera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mandelcorn
vs
Viera

177 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yehuda Mandelcorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Viera!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Wilson Viera has been cut.
Mandelcorn throws a nice looking combination but Viera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandelcorn.
Viera blocks a jab.
Mandelcorn misses with a few strikes there.
Mandelcorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mandelcorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandelcorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viera.
A head kick misses from Mandelcorn.
Viera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viera doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandelcorn circles away.
Viera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandelcorn throws out the jab.
Mandelcorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandelcorn throws out the jab.
Viera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mandelcorn misses with a straight left.
A big left from Mandelcorn misses.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mandelcorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn misses with an uppercut. Viera saw that one coming.
Mandelcorn throws a series of strikes that have Viera backpedaling.
Mandelcorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viera slips under a jab.
Viera moves away from the strike by Mandelcorn.
A big right from Mandelcorn misses.
Mandelcorn misses the shot to the body.
Mandelcorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Viera.
Viera wants to clinch.
Viera is looking to clinch but Mandelcorn is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Viera.
Viera tries to clinch up.

Viera moves into the clinch successfully.
Mandelcorn lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mandelcorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mandelcorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viera can't break the clinch.
Mandelcorn keeps control of Viera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mandelcorn tries to land a knee to the head but Viera blocks with his arms.

Viera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viera blocks a jab.
Mandelcorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viera staying out of range there.
Viera staying out of range there.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandelcorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Viera moves into the clinch.
Mandelcorn pushes Viera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandelcorn scores with a hook to the body.
Mandelcorn cracks Viera with a nice body shot.
Viera looks gassed!
Mandelcorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Mandelcorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Viera is just out of range.
Yehuda Mandelcorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viera avoids the body shot from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mandelcorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mandelcorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mandelcorn misses with a double jab.
Mandelcorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viera tries to clinch up.
Viera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Mandelcorn misses.
Mandelcorn sizes up Viera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn throws a lazy right hand but Viera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viera wants to clinch.
Viera wants to clinch.
Mandelcorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viera moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandelcorn.
Nice defenses there by Viera.
Mandelcorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Mandelcorn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandelcorn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehuda Mandelcorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilson Viera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandelcorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mandelcorn!
Mandelcorn misses with a looping left.
Mandelcorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viera.
Mandelcorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mandelcorn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viera. Viera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mandelcorn misses with a hook. Viera ducked under it nicely.
Mandelcorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn misses the jab.
Mandelcorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viera's hands.
Viera slips under a jab from Mandelcorn.
A jab from Mandelcorn misses.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandelcorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandelcorn throws a hook but Viera blocks it.
Mandelcorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn throws an overhand right that lands on Viera's shoulder, as Viera tries to avoid the shot.
Viera slips a jab and a cross from Mandelcorn.
Viera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandelcorn tries to land a leg kick but Viera saw it coming and moves away.
Mandelcorn throws a lazy right hand but Viera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandelcorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Viera.

Viera darts in and clinches Mandelcorn up against the cage.
Viera working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mandelcorn.
A body shot lands from Mandelcorn.

Mandelcorn manages to break the clinch.
Mandelcorn throws a looping overhand right but Viera ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn tries a low kick but Viera avoids it.
Mandelcorn scores with a body shot.
Mandelcorn throws out a loose jab but Viera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandelcorn misses with a straight right.
Viera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn lands with a straight right. Viera didn't see that one coming.
Mandelcorn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Viera.
Viera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mandelcorn finds it's way round the side to connect with Viera's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandelcorn misses the target.
Mandelcorn scores with a sloppy right hand. Viera should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn misses with an uppercut.
Viera tries to clinch up but Mandelcorn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera tries to clinch there but Mandelcorn circles away.
Viera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mandelcorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mandelcorn throws the left hand but Viera avoids the punch easily.
Yehuda Mandelcorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Viera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mandelcorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandelcorn.
Viera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandelcorn throws out the jab.
Mandelcorn keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Mandelcorn does no damage.
Mandelcorn connects with a right hand. Viera shakes it off.
Nice cross by Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn throws out a leg kick but Viera moves out of range and Mandelcorn only half commits.
Viera slips a jab from Mandelcorn.
Viera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn looks to land a right hand but Viera moved out of range.
Mandelcorn misses with a wild body shot.
Viera tries to clinch up but Mandelcorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Viera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viera avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandelcorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehuda Mandelcorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilson Viera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mandelcorn misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mandelcorn!
Viera checks a leg kick nicely.
Mandelcorn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mandelcorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viera.
Mandelcorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandelcorn throws an overhand right that lands on Viera's shoulder, as Viera tries to avoid the shot.
Mandelcorn lands a body shot.
Mandelcorn throws a series of punches but Viera avoids them all with ease.
Mandelcorn scores with a decent looking hook.
Viera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Viera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Mandelcorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn scores with a jab to the body.
Mandelcorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viera can do to turn this around?
A jab from Mandelcorn misses.
Viera tries to clinch there but Mandelcorn circles away.
Viera staying out of range there.
Viera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandelcorn.
Viera slips a straight right by Mandelcorn.
Viera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mandelcorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viera.
Mandelcorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Viera's head.
Mandelcorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Viera.
Viera moves forwards but Mandelcorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Viera is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn misses with a hook. Viera ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Mandelcorn does no damage.
Viera is looking to clinch but Mandelcorn is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Viera.
Mandelcorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mandelcorn throws a right hand that Viera ducks under and follows up with a left that Viera also avoids with ease.
Mandelcorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandelcorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viera's sensitive parts.
Viera checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Mandelcorn misses.
Wilson Viera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viera is looking to clinch.
Mandelcorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandelcorn swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mandelcorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mandelcorn clobbers Viera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Viera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandelcorn.
Viera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn throws a lazy right hand but Viera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandelcorn misses the target.
Mandelcorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viera.
Mandelcorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Viera.
Mandelcorn throws a nice looking combination but Viera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Mandelcorn misses.
Mandelcorn throws a shot from downtown. Viera moves away and avoids it.

That's four 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.
Mandelcorn throws a shot to the body.
Viera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandelcorn.
Viera takes one on the button.
Viera tries to clinch up but Mandelcorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Mandelcorn misses with a looping right.
Viera tries to clinch but Mandelcorn moves out of range.
Viera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandelcorn misses with an uppercut. Viera saw that one coming.

Viera moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mandelcorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandelcorn loads up on a big right hand but Viera slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yehuda Mandelcorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mandelcorn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yehuda Mandelcorn!