PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herteruiop Jertuaser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unknown Charrua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jertuaser
vs
Charrua

160 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herteruiop Jertuaser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unknown Charrua!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Charrua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Charrua cracks Jertuaser with a big right hand but Jertuaser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jertuaser really is a fat lump.
Charrua grinds an elbow into Jertuaser's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charrua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jertuaser some visible discomfort.

Charrua looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Charrua in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jertuaser can't do much from the bottom here.
Charrua working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charrua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jertuaser to see if he's OK.
Jertuaser regains half guard.
Charrua looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jertuaser tries to roll over but Charrua keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charrua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Charrua scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jertuaser is looking to improve his position.
Jertuaser is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Charrua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jertuaser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Charrua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Charrua's back!
Jertuaser controlling well, preventing Charrua from escaping the position.
Charrua is still trying to improve position.
Charrua trying to control the hands but Jertuaser breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Charrua's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Charrua wants to control his opponent's hands but Jertuaser gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charrua is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Charrua trying to control the hands but Jertuaser breaks the grip.

Charrua is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Jertuaser off. It looks like it's working - Jertuaser slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Charrua displaying calm under pressure there.

Charrua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jertuaser sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charrua drops an elbow to the side of Jertuaser's head.
Charrua throwing shots but Jertuaser is blocking nicely.

Jertuaser is defending against the submission attempts here by Charrua.

Charrua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jertuaser has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jertuaser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jertuaser regains full guard. Nicely done.
Charrua cracks Jertuaser with a solid left hand.
Charrua throwing strikes from guard but Jertuaser blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jertuaser is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charrua keeping moving, preventing Jertuaser from controlling successfully.
Charrua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jertuaser is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Charrua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jertuaser prevents Charrua from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charrua controls Jertuaser momentarily but Jertuaser frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charrua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jertuaser won't allow Charrua to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unknown Charrua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Charrua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jertuaser but Jertuaser pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charrua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jertuaser as he avoids it easily.
Charrua fails with a takedown attempt.
Herteruiop Jertuaser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unknown Charrua.

Charrua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jertuaser is trying to defend but Charrua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Charrua working Jertuaser over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charrua is nestled in close to Jertuaser, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Charrua is thwarting Jertuaser's attempts to control the position.
Jertuaser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charrua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charrua drops an elbow to the side of Jertuaser's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Charrua lands a nice short elbow.
Jertuaser wants to get back to his feet.
Charrua drops an elbow to the side of Jertuaser's head.
Jertuaser regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jertuaser wants to sweep here but Charrua controlling him for the moment.
Charrua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Unknown Charrua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jertuaser doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jertuaser pulls Charrua in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jertuaser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charrua feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Charrua connects with a couple of short punches.
Charrua chips away with some ground and pound.
Jertuaser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Charrua's guard.

Jertuaser won't allow Charrua to sweep him here.
Jertuaser wants to control from the top but Charrua keeps moving.
Jertuaser won't allow Charrua to get back to his feet.
Jertuaser trying to control but Charrua is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charrua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jertuaser misses with a two punch combination.
Jertuaser keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Charrua fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jertuaser to the ground. Charrua is now in Jertuaser's guard.
Charrua is breathing heavily.
Jertuaser looking to control.
Charrua throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jertuaser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Charrua manages to get himself to full guard.

Charrua is trying to control the position but Jertuaser postures up.
Charrua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jertuaser trying to control the position from guard on top but Charrua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charrua wants to stand and escape but Jertuaser is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unknown Charrua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Charrua fails to land the takedown.

Jertuaser looking to score a takedown here. Charrua is defending well but Jertuaser drives through and ends up in Charrua's guard.
Charrua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jertuaser wants to control from the top but Charrua keeps moving.
Jertuaser showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jertuaser won't allow Charrua to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charrua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jertuaser's guard.

Jertuaser throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Charrua has gone for a leg lock! Jertuaser slips out almost immediately though and dives into Charrua's guard.

Jertuaser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jertuaser stops Charrua from standing up.
Jertuaser wants to pass the guard but Charrua is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jertuaser wants to control from the top but Charrua keeps moving.
Charrua is looking to stand up but Jertuaser isn't so interested in that idea.

Charrua has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jertuaser is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jertuaser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charrua's efforts to push away.

Jertuaser manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charrua distracts Jertuaser with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jertuaser is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charrua is aware though and is defending well.
Charrua won't allow Jertuaser to get back to his feet.
Charrua lands a couple of elbows.
Jertuaser has momentary wrist control but Charrua slips an elbow through the middle.

Charrua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jertuaser dives on top into guard.

Charrua wants to stand and escape but Jertuaser is having none of it.
Jertuaser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charrua is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charrua trying to control the position.
Charrua keeping moving, preventing Jertuaser from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jertuaser moves in looking to clinch but Charrua pushes him off.
Herteruiop Jertuaser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unknown Charrua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Charrua drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herteruiop Jertuaser.
I think Charrua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unknown Charrua!