PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memian Daia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daia has chosen Man With The Harmonica - Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fuentes Bergstrom
vs
Daia

176 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom!
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, Memian Daia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Daia closes the distance and clinches.
Daia stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Daia as the two fighters clinch.
Daia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daia tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.

Fuentes Bergstrom jumps guard.
Daia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuentes Bergstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Daia is proving a slippery customer.
Daia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuentes Bergstrom isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daia stacks Fuentes Bergstrom on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daia!
Fuentes Bergstrom is pushing Daia's head away, looking to escape. Daia manages to hold on to the position though.
Fuentes Bergstrom is breathing heavily.
Daia controlling from side mount.
Daia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fuentes Bergstrom is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Daia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fuentes Bergstrom is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daia advances nicely into full mount.
Daia controlling his opponent.
Daia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuentes Bergstrom?
Fuentes Bergstrom can't escape the position.
Daia controlling from mount.
Daia prevents Fuentes Bergstrom from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Daia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daia punching from mount but Fuentes Bergstrom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fuentes Bergstrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fuentes Bergstrom holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fuentes Bergstrom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Memian Daia 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.

Daia is looking to clinch.
Daia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a body kick the misses
and Daia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Daia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuentes Bergstrom will feel that in the morning.
Daia throws a push kick but Fuentes Bergstrom slaps the foot to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Daia - that will leave a mark!
Fuentes Bergstrom slips a jab and a cross from Daia.
Both fighters circling a little - Fuentes Bergstrom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Fuentes Bergstrom or perhaps it was just good defense by Daia which made him look bad.

Daia closes the distance and clinches.
Daia lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Daia. Daia landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Fuentes Bergstrom breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daia wants to clinch.
Daia stuffs the takedown attempt from Fuentes Bergstrom. Fuentes Bergstrom gets slowly back to his feet.
Daia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Daia misses.
Daia scores with a decent looking hook.
Fuentes Bergstrom moves out of range of the body kick.

Daia moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Daia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daia slows down the pace here.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daia just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daia tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Fuentes Bergstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daia has Fuentes Bergstrom pressed against the cage.
Daia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuentes Bergstrom or not.
The referee calls for Daia to work.
Fuentes Bergstrom avoiding damage as Daia throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom scores a nice knee to the body.

Daia manages to break the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom looks for a takedown but Daia sprawls well.

Fuentes Bergstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daia is stalling here.
Daia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daia lands a right hand.
Daia tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Daia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuentes Bergstrom looking to stall.

Fuentes Bergstrom pulls Daia into guard.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to get back to his feet but Daia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuentes Bergstrom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fuentes Bergstrom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daia manages to get himself to full guard.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to pass the guard but Daia is keeping the position.

Fuentes Bergstrom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fuentes Bergstrom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Fuentes Bergstrom has gone for a leg lock! Daia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fuentes Bergstrom's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Daia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Memian Daia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Daia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Daia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuentes Bergstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daia staying out of range there.
Daia throws a lazy body kick

and Fuentes Bergstrom moves into the clinch.
Daia has Fuentes Bergstrom pushed against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries a knee to the head but Daia blocks it.
Daia tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Daia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Daia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuentes Bergstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Daia is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daia, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fuentes Bergstrom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fuentes Bergstrom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daia as he jumps to the side.
Daia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to bum rush Daia with a series of wild strikes but Daia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Fuentes Bergstrom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fuentes Bergstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuentes Bergstrom connects with a high kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Memian Daia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fuentes Bergstrom takes the fight into the clinch.

Fuentes Bergstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daia looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuentes Bergstrom is just out of range.
Fuentes Bergstrom is looking to clinch.

Fuentes Bergstrom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fuentes Bergstrom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Daia scores with a shot to the body.

Fuentes Bergstrom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Daia to his feet.

Daia clinches up with Fuentes Bergstrom and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Daia.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuentes Bergstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daia is keeping busy.
Daia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daia stalling in the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to stall but Daia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fuentes Bergstrom avoiding damage as Daia throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fuentes Bergstrom throws an elbow but misses.
Fuentes Bergstrom leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fuentes Bergstrom.

Daia manages to break the clinch.

Fuentes Bergstrom clinches up with Daia and pushes him back against the cage.
Daia is trying to stall.

Fuentes Bergstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuentes Bergstrom scores with a spinning back kick!
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to clinch
and Daia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Daia looks to throw a body kick
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a solid body kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom is looking to clinch but Daia is avoiding it.
Daia clinches but Fuentes Bergstrom breaks the clinch
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuentes Bergstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daia swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a right and a left that Daia avoids nicely.
Fuentes Bergstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuentes Bergstrom.
Daia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuentes Bergstrom cracks the inside of Daia's front leg.
Fuentes Bergstrom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Daia misses.
Fuentes Bergstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and Daia counters with a nice leg kick.
Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom connects with a solid leg kick.
Daia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuentes Bergstrom. That one must have hurt.
A lazy body kick from Daia

and Fuentes Bergstrom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daia lands a knee to the body.
Daia lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Memian Daia.
Well Daia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memian Daia!