PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and scott bettley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fernandes
vs
bettley

189 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, scott bettley!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fernandes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fernandes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fernandes raining down shots from the mount!
bettley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

bettley pushes Fernandes off and gets back to his feet.

bettley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fernandes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fernandes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
bettley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fernandes's legs.
bettley working away.
Fernandes misses with a strike from the bottom.
bettley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes is trying to improve his position.
bettley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes struggling a bit here.

bettley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fernandes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
bettley looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fernandes shoots and misses

and bettley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fernandes controlling the position for now.
bettley prevents Fernandes from improving his position.
Fernandes trying to control but bettley postures up.
bettley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes missing with punches from the bottom.
bettley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fernandes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fernandes wants to get back to full guard.
bettley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Fernandes or perhaps it was just good defense by bettley which made him look bad.
Fernandes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
bettley dodges the punch combination from Fernandes.
Fernandes looks to clinch

and bettley counters by moving into the clinch.

Fernandes jumps into guard, dragging bettley to the mat.
Fernandes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fernandes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bettley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
bettley trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bettley wanted to stand there but Fernandes had control of the position.
Fernandes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fernandes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
bettley wanted to stand there but Fernandes had control of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but bettley moves out of range.

Fernandes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bettley is trying to keep Fernandes in close.
Fernandes cracks bettley with a solid left hand.
Fernandes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Fernandes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fernandes tries for a takedown but bettley circles away easily
and bettley counters with a three punch combo that has Fernandes backing up. Fernandes nods at bettley to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bettley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

bettley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
bettley trying to control the action but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but scott bettley 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.

Fernandes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fernandes is looking to work some ground and pound but bettley has wrist control.
Fernandes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fernandes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fernandes is fighting to break bettley's control of his arms but bettley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fernandes looking to pass the guard.
bettley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandes is controlling him.
bettley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bettley is trying to control the position but Fernandes postures up.
Fernandes landing some decent shots from guard.
bettley is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

bettley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fernandes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fernandes trying to control but bettley is working from the bottom.
bettley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandes chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes slips nicely into half guard.
Fernandes working bettley over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fernandes lands a nice short elbow.
Fernando Fernandes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fernandes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
bettley tries to roll over but Fernandes keeps him under control.
Fernandes trying to control the action but bettley is working from the bottom.
Fernandes drops an elbow to the side of bettley's head.
bettley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
bettley has hold of Fernandes's hands but Fernandes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for bettley!
Fernandes prevents bettley from getting the reversal.
Fernandes trying to control but bettley is having none of it.
Fernandes scoring with strikes but bettley is staying in there.
Fernandes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
bettley tries to lock up and control but Fernandes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fernandes lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Fernandes.
Fernandes dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
bettley is in all sorts of trouble here.
bettley wants to control but Fernandes is having none of it.
Fernandes wants to control the pace but bettley is squirming around nicely.
bettley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bettley taking shots to the head.
Fernandes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fernandes with the ground and pound from mount.
Fernandes scoring with strikes but bettley is staying in there.
Fernandes working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Fernandes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fernandes tries to clinch but bettley moves out of range.
Fernandes tries to clinch but bettley is having none of it.
Fernando Fernandes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bettley misses with a takedown attempt - Fernandes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fernandes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandes darts in trying to clinch

and bettley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bettley preventing the sweep.
Fernandes looking to control.
Fernandes being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bettley wants to control from the top but Fernandes keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes has a closed guard, preventing bettley from standing up.
Fernandes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fernandes looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fernandes drives through with a takedown into guard.
bettley is looking to stand up but Fernandes isn't so interested in that idea.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bettley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fernandes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as bettley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fernandes wants to pass the guard but bettley is keeping the position.
Fernandes stands and throws bettley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on bettley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
bettley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes slips a nice elbow through bettley's hands, connecting with bettley's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fernandes connects with a nice short shot to bettley's temple.
Fernandes lands with a punch from half guard.
bettley is trying to control but can't.
bettley tries to get to full guard but Fernandes has control of the leg.
Fernandes is thwarting bettley's attempts to control the position.
Fernandes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernandes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bettley keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandes misses with a double jab.
Fernando Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
bettley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bettley shoots and misses

and Fernandes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
bettley trying to control here.
It looks like Fernandes is going to stand back up.
Fernandes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks bettley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
bettley is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Fernandes.
Fernandes drops an elbow to the side of bettley's head.
bettley trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Fernandes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fernandes 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Fernandes!