PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Hell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bad Boy Bernie's chin.

Hell
vs
Boy Bernie

185 cm
24
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
174 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demian Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bernie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bernie throws a leg kick but Hell checks it.
Hell misses with a takedown
and Bernie counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernie.
Hell is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bernie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bernie.
Bernie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hell checks it well.

Bernie closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Bernie lands with a light punch inside.
Bernie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bernie gets through Hell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bernie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bernie digs a right hand into Hell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hell's gas tank.
Bernie lands an elbow that stopped Hell in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Bernie - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernie.
Bernie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bernie.

It looks like Demian Hell has been cut.
Bernie lands a body shot.

Bernie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hell can't fight it off and eventually Bernie manages to take the fight to the floor. Hell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bernie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Bernie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bernie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hell is keeping the position for now.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hell is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bernie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bernie seems to have locked his on tight now - Hell screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bernie, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bad Boy Bernie!