PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Byron Mondella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Veter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Byron Mondella has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Byron Mondella seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mondella
vs
Veter

155 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Mondella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Veter!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mondella as Veter shoots in.

Mondella feints and as Veter raises his hands in defense, Mondella changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mondella looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Veter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mondella stays in close to Veter's body and controls the position.

Veter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Veter being controlled here, momentarily.
Mondella pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veter is keeping the position for now.
Mondella working some strikes from top position.
Mondella looking to pass the guard.
Mondella has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Veter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mondella gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mondella engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Veter looking for a guillotine here but Mondella defends easily.
Mondella knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veter on the ground.
Mondella is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Mondella stands up and waves to Veter to follow him.
Veter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mondella avoids it really well and circles away.

Mondella closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Veter is letting Mondella control him for a moment.
Veter tries to buck Mondella off but Mondella is having none of it.
Veter manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondella landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Mondella stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mondella looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Veter looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mondella takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Veter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mondella pulls his head out easily.
Mondella keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Veter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mondella scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mondella looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Mondella gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Mondella manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Veter on his heels. He'll look to pass Veter's guard now, I'm sure.
Mondella controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mondella has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Veter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Veter being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Byron Mondella wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mondella shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mondella lands a nice shot to the head.
Mondella controlling his opponent.
Veter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Veter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mondella controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondella's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Veter is desperately trying to improve his position but Mondella has a good base and remains in mount.
Mondella controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mondella sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Mondella dominated that 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.

Veter throws a right hand that Mondella ducks under and follows up with a left that Mondella also avoids with ease.
Ed Veter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mondella shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mondella slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Veter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Veter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mondella gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Veter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mondella doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mondella manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mondella is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Veter is breathing heavily.

Mondella stands up and waves to Veter to follow him.

Veter gets caught flat footed, as Mondella shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondella controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Byron Mondella.

Mondella scores with a takedown into Veter's guard.
Mondella looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Veter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mondella gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondella is stalling in the full guard.
Mondella content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Veter being controlled here, momentarily.

Veter looking for a guillotine here but Mondella defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Veter working for a triangle but Mondella defends it easily.

Veter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mondella can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mondella controls the pace.

Veter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Byron Mondella overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mondella showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mondella might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Byron Mondella wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Mondella shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mondella in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veter wants to get back to full guard.
Mondella controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Byron Mondella wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mondella scores with a takedown into Veter's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mondella controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Veter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mondella is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Mondella dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mondella takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mondella circles away.

Veter tries to sprawl but Mondella drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mondella not doing much here.

Veter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mondella not doing much here.
Veter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mondella in particular looking to stall.
Veter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mondella tries to stand but can't do so whilst Veter controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Byron Mondella wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mondella drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Veter manages to get back to half guard.
Mondella controlling the action here.

Veter actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Byron Mondella wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Mondella shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondella controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mondella is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mondella slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Veter has his foot on Mondella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mondella works his way back into a safe position though.
Veter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mondella controls the pace.

Veter is looking for a triangle but Mondella pushes his legs off easily.
Mondella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veter can do to turn this around?
Mondella sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byron Mondella has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mondella misses with a low kick.
Veter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mondella avoids it really well and circles away.

Mondella closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mondella controls the position.
Mondella seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Veter for as long as he can get away with.
Mondella cracks Veter with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Veter's face as Mondella controls the position.

Byron Mondella has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Veter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mondella defends it nicely.
Byron Mondella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Veter.

Veter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veter being controlled here, momentarily.

Mondella decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Mondella looking to score a takedown here. Veter is defending well but Mondella drives through and ends up in Veter's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mondella trying to control but Veter is working from the bottom.
Veter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ed Veter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mondella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Mondella showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mondella has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Mondella!
After the big win, Byron Mondella made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Unique Wear - All Items only $15 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.