PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry comes to the cage accompanied by Redemption Song. This should be fireworks!

Beharry
vs
Roberto

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
176 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beharry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beharry tries a head kick but it misses.
Beharry stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberto. Roberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberto shoots in for a double leg but Beharry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Beharry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Beharry stops Roberto from getting back to his feet.
Beharry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roberto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Beharry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roberto sees it coming and defends easily.
Beharry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberto defending well though.
Roberto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beharry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Beharry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beharry drops an elbow to the side of Roberto's head.
Beharry slows the pace down in half guard.
Beharry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beharry 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto is trying to stand.
Beharry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Roberto!
Beharry misses with some ground and pound and Roberto recovers position to half guard.
Beharry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beharry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beharry wants to control but Roberto is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry throwing shots but Roberto is blocking nicely.
Beharry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberto is in trouble now - Beharry has advanced to mount!
Beharry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Beharry controlling the position easily from mount.

Beharry has hold of Roberto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Roberto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beharry looking to finish Roberto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roberto!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beharry scoring with strikes but Roberto is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beharry controlling his opponent.
Roberto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnson Beharry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beharry lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Beharry lands.
Beharry throws a leg kick but Roberto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beharry.
Beharry misses with a takedown attempt - Roberto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beharry tests Roberto's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Roberto moves into range and clinches up with Beharry.
Roberto connects with a knee to the head.

Roberto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Roberto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Roberto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roberto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberto keeping full guard, as Beharry tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beharry controls the pace.
Beharry distracts Roberto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beharry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roberto wants to stand up but Beharry is controlling him.
Roberto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beharry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beharry stops Roberto from standing up.
Beharry 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberto moves forwards but Beharry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Beharry keeps it at a distance.
Beharry lands with a good body shot.
Beharry throws a leg kick that is checked

and Roberto counters by clinching up.
Beharry goes for a takedown attempt but Roberto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roberto shoots in and drives through. Beharry sprawls well.
Beharry shoots in for a double leg but Roberto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Beharry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beharry, right into the meat.
Roberto stuffs the takedown attempt from Beharry. Beharry gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Beharry keeps it at a distance.

Beharry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roberto keeping moving, preventing Beharry from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beharry throws a big right hand that misses.
Beharry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beharry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beharry trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnson Beharry just wasn't active enough.
Beharry keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberto wants to clinch.
Beharry misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnson Beharry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roberto misses with a double jab.
Beharry shoots in and drives through. Roberto sprawls well.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beharry paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Beharry tries to keep at a distance but Roberto has taken the fight into the clinch.

Roberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beharry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberto moves away.
Beharry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beharry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beharry.
Raphael Roberto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beharry is fending him off so far but Roberto persists. Nope, Beharry circles away and we're back to standing.
Beharry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beharry throws a series of punches but Roberto avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beharry but Beharry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beharry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beharry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roberto as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Beharry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberto shoots in for a takedown but Beharry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberto.
Beharry misses with a body shot.
Beharry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beharry avoids a kick to the body.
Roberto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beharry fails with a takedown attempt.
Beharry shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberto sprawls well. He's pushed Beharry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberto is looking to clinch but Beharry is avoiding it.
Beharry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roberto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beharry throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto leaves Beharry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beharry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberto can do to turn this around?
Roberto dives in and grabs Beharry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beharry pushes down on Roberto's head and hops out.
Beharry looks to land a combination but Roberto avoids it well.
Beharry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberto fails to land the takedown.
Beharry keeps the fight on the outside.
Beharry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roberto's waist but Roberto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beharry off to one side.
Roberto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beharry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Roberto instigates a clinch.
Beharry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Roberto is defending well.
Beharry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roberto gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Roberto.
Beharry goes for a takedown attempt but Roberto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roberto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberto lands a head shot.
Johnson Beharry is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beharry's waist but Beharry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberto off to one side.
Roberto shoots in for a takedown but Beharry shows good takedown defense.
Beharry throws a wild body kick that Roberto sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beharry.
Beharry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto digs a good body shot into Beharry's ribs.
Roberto looks to land a combination but Beharry avoids it well.
Beharry misses with a low kick.
Roberto throws a front kick that sends Beharry stumbling back into the cage.
Roberto fails to land with a series of punches.
Beharry misses with a hook.
Roberto moves out of range of the strikes.

Roberto closes the distance and clinches.
Beharry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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!
Roberto misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Beharry avoids the damage to the body.
Roberto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raphael Roberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Beharry blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Roberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beharry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnson Beharry!
After winning the bout, Johnson Beharry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.