PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bezerra
vs
Fernandez

183 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Next Level Nutrition (158q for $50!!!!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bezerra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fernandez was covering up waiting for the punch and Bezerra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fernandez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bezerra is looking to stand up but Fernandez won't let him.
Bezerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandez can't keep his opponent in guard - Bezerra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bezerra wants to stand but Fernandez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bezerra not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bezerra stands up from half guard.

Bezerra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bezerra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bezerra punching from mount but Fernandez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Bezerra.
Bezerra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezerra scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra controlling from the full mount.
Bezerra wants to take Fernandez's back here but Fernandez is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bezerra controlling his opponent.
Bezerra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bezerra seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fernandez for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bezerra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bezerra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fernandez because Bezerra loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Bezerra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bezerra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Fernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bezerra controlling from the top position.

Bezerra stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bezerra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to pass the guard but Fernandez defending well.
Bezerra prevents Fernandez from standing back up.
Bezerra content to control rather than advance.

Bezerra seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fernandez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Bezerra!