PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Victor Stevens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benny Bernardo's chin.

Stevens
vs
Bernardo

175 cm
27
135 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

173 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo tried to score with a low kick but Stevens checks it.
Bernardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Stevens.
Bernardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and Bernardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Bernardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bernardo tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bernardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy head kick
and Bernardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevens's knee momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bernardo, as that shot connected.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Benny Bernardo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens wants to clinch up but Bernardo keeps it at a distance.
Bernardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Bernardo coming out on top.
Stevens wants to clinch
and Bernardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Bernardo is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bernardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bernardo scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
Bernardo is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Bernardo moved out of range nicely.
Bernardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bernardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and Bernardo counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bernardo. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Nice cross by Bernardo.

Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bernardo, pushing him back against the cage.

Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Stevens misses.
Bernardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benny Bernardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernardo connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bernardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bernardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernardo blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bernardo.
Bernardo needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bernardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bernardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bernardo.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Bernardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardo moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernardo digs a good body shot into Stevens's ribs.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bernardo!
Bernardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevens momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stevens works the jab nicely.
Stevens throws a head kick but Bernardo moves out of range.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Bernardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevens doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bernardo.
Bernardo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Stevens drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bernardo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Stevens's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Bernardo!
Benny Bernardo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.