PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell has chosen Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bernard
vs
Russell

195 cm
29
275 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
282 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Malicestar

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bernard darts in and clinches Russell up against the cage.
Russell stalling in the clinch but Bernard improves position.
Bernard takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Bernard on the inside.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Bernard blocks an elbow strike.
Bernard scores with a shot to the side of Russell's head.
Bernard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Bernard.
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!
Bernard scores with a shot to the side of Russell's head.
Russell is trying to stall.
Bernard swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernard misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a body punch.
Bernard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Bernard.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
Bernard tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Bernard lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Bernard avoids the damage to the body.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bernard pushes Russell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bernard cracks Russell with a nice body shot.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bernard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Bernard shrugs off.
Russell is trying to maintain a safe position but Bernard gets an underhook and turns Russell into the cage.
Bernard lands a good knee to the midsection. Russell won't want to take too many of those.
Russell looks winded!
Bernard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bernard obliges.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bernard.
Bernard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bernard lands a knee to the head.
Bernard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Bernard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernard lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Bernard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Bernard.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernard lands a body shot.
Bernard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russells head.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Russell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Bernard - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Bernard.
Bernard can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Bernard in his tracks for a moment.
Bernard lands a shot to the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Good body shot from Bernard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bernard.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Bernard.
Russell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bernard.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Bernard 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.

Russell gets tackled into the cage by Bernard. Bernard maintains the clinch.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bernard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Bernard.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Bernard lands a hook that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernard.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Bernard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Bernard.
Bernard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernard works on Russell's body with a couple of short punches.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernard lands a body punch.
Bernard lands a knee to the head.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Bernard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Russell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Russell breaks the clinch.
Saint Bernard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernard.

Bernard has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bernard.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
A short uppercut from Bernard.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bernard.
A short right from Bernard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bernard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bernard is defending well for now.
Bernard working Russell over with knees to the body.
Bernard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bernard.
Bernard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Bernard avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Bernard tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernard working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Bernard in his tracks for a moment.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Russell blocks it.
Bernard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bernard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bernard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bernard is defending well for now.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernard lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Russell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Saint Bernard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russell avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Bernard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bernard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bernard takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Bernard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Russell thuds a left hand into Bernard's body.

Bernard clinches up against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow just above Bernard 's eye.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Bernard shrugs off.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Bernard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernard lands a knee to the head.
Bernard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bernard as Russell tries to tie him up.
Bernard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russell avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Bernard.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Bernard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bernard misses with a punch to the body.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Bernard's head.
Russell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
Bernard tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bernard fails to land.
Russell avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Bernard dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russell blocking some punches.
Bernard swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bernard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with a punch to the body.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Bernard shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russell is pushing Bernard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bernard dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Bernard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Bernard.
Russell avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kent Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell looking to stall.
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to get back to striking at distance but Bernard won't allow it.
Bernard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bernard digs a right hand into Russell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Russell's gas tank.
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!
Bernard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bernard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russells head.
Bernard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russell can do to turn this around?
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard lands a left hand.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bernard is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Saint Bernard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Bernard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bernard 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 Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Bernard!
Saint Bernard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Malicestar for their support in the buildup to the fight.