PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between grace ivan Bernados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aryan Risner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Risner has chosen I am perfection - Downstait as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

ivan Bernados
vs
Risner

188 cm
27
231 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

225 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, grace ivan Bernados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aryan Risner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Risner tries to bum rush Bernados with a series of wild strikes but Bernados uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bernados.

Bernados rushes Risner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bernados misses with an elbow strike.
Bernados tries for a takedown but Risner manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Risner.
Bernados looking to throw knees to the head but Risner is blocking nicely.
Risner throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernados.
Risner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Risner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernados jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Risner walks away with a smile on his face. Bernados gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Risner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bernados makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Risner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernados.
Risner throws a right and a left that Bernados avoids nicely.
Bernados is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Risner misses with a double jab
and Bernados counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Risner looks gassed!
Risner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernados is looking to slow Risner down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados doesn't manage to clinch there - Risner circles away.
Bernados tries to clinch up.
Risner fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernados lands a leg kick that knocks Risner off balance momentarily.
Bernados shoots in for a takedown but Risner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for grace ivan Bernados. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Risner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Risner misses with a series of wild punches.
Risner misses with a series of wild punches.
Risner stuffs the takedown attempt from Bernados. Bernados gets slowly back to his feet.
Risner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernados tries to clinch there but Risner circles away.
A punch combination from Risner misses.
Bernados tries to clinch up.
Risner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bernados circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Risner scores with a one two! Bernados had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Risner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Risner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernados tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Risner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aryan Risner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Risner looks to land a combination but Bernados avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Risner!
Risner throws a nice looking combination but Bernados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Risner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Risner misses with a wild combination.
Risner throws a nice looking combination but Bernados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bernados.
Risner misses with the combination.
Risner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernados tries to close the distance and clinch up but Risner swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Risner throws a nice looking combination but Bernados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bernados drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bernados won't allow Risner to get back to his feet.

Risner uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Bernados gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Risner dodges an elbow strike from Bernados.
A short uppercut from Risner.
Risner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
Risner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
A short left from Risner.
Bernados creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Risner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bernados tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Risner smiles and moves away.
Risner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Risner keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Risner. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Risner. Those never looked like landing.
Risner drops his hands momentarily and Bernados takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bernados slips a jab and a cross from Risner.
Risner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bernados.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bernados.
Risner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bernados.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Risner swinging wildly here.
Risner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernados doesn't manage to clinch there - Risner circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

grace ivan Bernados dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Risner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bernados is trying hard to land a takedown here. Risner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernados dives in and grabs Risner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Risner pushes down on Bernados's head and hops out.
Risner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Risner scores with a one two! Bernados had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Risner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Risner throws a right hand that Bernados ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernados also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Risner misses.
grace ivan Bernados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Risner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Risner stalks Bernados and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bernados's face. Bernados staggers backwards, shaken.
Bernados wants to clinch.
Risner throws a right and a left that Bernados avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Risner gets tackled into the cage by Bernados. Bernados maintains the clinch.
Risner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
Risner scores with a shot to the side of Bernados's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Risner lands a right hand.
Bernados looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernados.
Risner lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Risner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Risner.
Risner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Risner gets through Bernados's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Risner working aggressively here.
Risner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bernados pulls guard.
Risner wants to stand but Bernados is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bernados might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Risner stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risner misses with a wild combination.
Bernados is looking to clinch but Risner is avoiding it.
Aryan Risner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Risner throws a nice looking combination but Bernados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernados shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for grace ivan Bernados. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernados showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Risner.
Bernados tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Risner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Bernados.
Risner circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bernados slips a jab and a cross from Risner.
Risner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernados moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernados scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Risner swinging wildly here.
grace ivan Bernados is winning the standup battle so far.
Risner throws a right hand that Bernados ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernados also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernados dodges the punch combination from Risner.
Risner throws a right hand that Bernados ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernados also avoids with ease.
Risner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernados.
Some wild striking there from Risner.
Bernados fails to land the takedown.
Risner misses with the combination.
Risner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernados moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernados tries to clinch up but Risner circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Risner.
Risner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bernados.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernados slips a jab and a cross from Risner.
Bernados tries to clinch up but Risner circles away and keeps his distance.
Risner misses with the combination.

Bernados closes the distance and clinches.
Risner lands with a short shot to the head.
Risner swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernados uses good head movement to avoid it.
Risner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Risner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Risner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
Risner misses with some punches.
A short right from Risner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Risner lands a right hand.
Risner lands a hook that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
Risner scores with a shoulder strike.
Bernados throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aryan Risner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Risner throws a nice looking combination but Bernados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Risner throws a nice looking combination but Bernados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Risner misses with a few strikes there.
Bernados tries to close the distance and clinch up but Risner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Risner fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernados looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Risner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bernados holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bernados tries to pull guard but Risner won't allow it.
Bernados tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Risner misses with the head strike.
Bernados jumps guard but Risner stands there with Bernados around his waist. Bernados gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Risner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
Risner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernados looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Risner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bernados tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for grace ivan Bernados. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernados with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados trying to stall but Risner improves his position.
Bernados jumps guard but Risner stands there with Bernados around his waist. Bernados gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Risner lands a right hand.
Risner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Risner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Risner lands with a light punch inside.
Risner lands a right hand.
Risner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Risner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Risner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernados backwards.
A shot in the inside from Risner.
Risner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Risner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Risner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Risner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Risner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bernados takes a shot to the head.
Risner has a couple of punches blocked by Bernados.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bernados just misses with a elbow thrown towards Risner's brow.
Risner lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernados.
Bernados using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Risner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Risner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Risner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Risner lands a nice uppercut.
Risner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risner lands a nice uppercut.
Risner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Risner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Risner scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risner throws a head punch that misses.
Bernados tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Risner smiles and moves away.
Bernados showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Risner.
Risner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bernados counters with a low kick, right behind Risner 's knee.
Bernados tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Risner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Risner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Risner throws a right and a left that Bernados avoids nicely.
Risner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Risner misses with a two punch combination.
Risner throws a series of punches but Bernados avoids them all with ease.
Bernados feints and then cracks Risner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Risner down.
Bernados shoots in for a takedown but Risner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernados closes the distance and clinches up with Risner, looking for a takedown. Bernados pushes Risner against the cage but Risner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Risner misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Risner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bernados. Bernados obviously looking to wear him down.
Risner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernados avoids a punch combination nicely.
Risner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Risner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bernados.
Risner stalks Bernados and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bernados's face. Bernados staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Risner. Those never looked like landing.
Risner throws a right hand that Bernados ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernados also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernados lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernados tries to clinch but Risner is having none of it.
Bernados avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bernados is looking to clinch but Risner is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aryan Risner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Risner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aryan Risner!