PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perlen Panserbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bjerke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turbonegro - Get It On. Benny Bjerke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bjerke
vs
Panserbane

185 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perlen Panserbane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjerke leaves Panserbane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bjerke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Panserbane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Panserbane keeping moving, preventing Bjerke from controlling successfully.
Bjerke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Panserbane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bjerke defends well.

Bjerke stands and steps away. Panserbane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Panserbane with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bjerke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Panserbane working for a triangle but Bjerke defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjerke thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Panserbane looking for a guillotine here but Bjerke defends easily.
Panserbane looks gassed!

Bjerke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panserbane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bjerke has managed to get both his arms back between Panserbane's legs - danger averted.

Panserbane is working an open guard so Bjerke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Panserbane fails with the takedown
and Bjerke counters with a thumping low kick.
Benny Bjerke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perlen Panserbane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bjerke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Panserbane's half guard.
Bjerke moves into full mount! Panserbane won't be happy about that!

Bjerke stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Bjerke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Panserbane is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjerke lands a big elbow - Panserbane is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bjerke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Bjerke!
Benny Bjerke retains his welterweight title!