PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kedar Dere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mepral Concor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedar Dere looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dere
vs
Concor

155 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kedar Dere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mepral Concor!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Concor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dere is looking to stand up but Concor isn't so interested in that idea.
Concor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dere is looking to stand up but Concor isn't so interested in that idea.
Dere throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Concor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Concor wants to control from the top but Dere keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Concor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Concor slips nicely into half guard.
Dere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Concor on the ground.
Dere is breathing heavily.
Concor moves into full mount! Dere won't be happy about that!

Concor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dere has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Concor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dere hang on?
Concor controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dere's face.
Concor working Dere over with strikes here.
Concor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dere looks a forlorn figure.

Concor wants to finish this one by submission but Dere is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Concor.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Concor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dere has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Concor.
Concor landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Concor working for a guillotine from mount but Dere is in no mood to give up.

Concor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dere is surviving well by controlling Concor's body position as best he can.
Dere might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Concor working for a guillotine from mount but Dere is in no mood to give up.
Concor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dere really wants to buck Concor off and get back to his feet.
Concor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Concor dominating with strikes here.
Dere taking shots to the head.
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!
Concor working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dere is squirming around, avoiding Concor's attempts to control the action.
Concor controlling from mount.
Concor breaks from Dere's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concor landing shots from mount.
Concor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dere?

Concor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dere can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Concor with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mepral Concor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Concor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Concor pushing down on Dere's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Concor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dere has hold of Concor's hands but Concor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Concor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Concor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Concor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dere is just riding it out for now. Concor eventually gives up the hold.
Concor is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Dere has hold of Concor's hands but Concor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Concor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dere defends it well.
Concor prevents Dere from improving his position.
Concor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Concor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Concor sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Concor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dere is just riding it out for now. Concor eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Concor lands a nice short elbow.
Concor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Concor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Concor is taking a breather. Dere says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concor is looking to take a break and control but Dere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Concor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Concor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Concor moves nicely into side control.

Concor has hold of Dere's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dere tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Concor cranks the arm and Dere screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dere, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mepral Concor!