PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Wrench (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Bernaird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wrench
vs
Bernaird

190 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Wrench!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton Bernaird!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wrench darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bernaird is trying to get back to full guard.
Wrench content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bernaird is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bernaird wants to control but Wrench is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bernaird tries to roll over but Wrench keeps him under control.
Bernaird on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wrench working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernaird is trying to control but can't.
Wrench is taking a breather. Bernaird 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 one minute gone in the round.
Wrench lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wrench 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.
Wrench not doing much here.
Wrench passes to full mount!
Wrench controlling the pace for now.
Bernaird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bernaird is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrench lands a heavy elbow.
Wrench lands a big shot there that rocks Bernaird but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bernaird gets back to half guard.
Wrench thows a huge punch but Bernaird dodges it nicely.
Wrench prevents Bernaird from improving his position.
Bernaird on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wrench scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wrench prevents Bernaird from improving his position.
Bernaird won't allow Wrench to pass to mount.
Bernaird really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wrench. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Wrench.
Wrench could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bernaird on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrench has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bernaird can't escape the position.
Wrench unloading with bombs!
Wrench working Bernaird over with strikes here.
Wrench dominating with strikes here.
Wrench lands a heavy elbow.
Bernaird is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wrench pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrench trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wrench is breathing heavily.
Wrench lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrench working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wrench cracks Bernaird with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Wrench connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bernaird wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Wrench.
Wrench controlling from mount.
Wrench postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bernaird looks a forlorn figure.
Wrench is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernaird can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wrench landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bernaird misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wrench fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wrench has a takedown stuffed.

Wrench scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wrench working away.
Bernaird is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wrench wants to control but Bernaird is keeping him busy.
Wrench is looking to advance position but Bernaird won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernaird trying to control from the bottom.
Bernaird wants to improve his position but Wrench is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernaird has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wrench is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wrench changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bernaird tries to avoid it but Wrench manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bernaird to the ground. Bernaird escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Wrench. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrench stuffs the takedown attempt from Bernaird. Bernaird gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernaird fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wrench with a poor takedown

and Bernaird counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wrench's guard now.
Wrench is trying to control the position but Bernaird postures up.
Wrench wants to sweep here but Bernaird controlling him for the moment.
Wrench lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bernaird!
Wrench lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrench pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrench sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bernaird is working to get back to half guard.
Bernaird tries to lock up and control but Wrench gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wrench with good strikes from the mount here!
Wrench thowing shots but they're missing.
Wrench is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernaird can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wrench lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wrench there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bernaird avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wrench.
Harrison Wrench overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wrench working the ground and pound effectively.
Wrench throwing strikes here but Bernaird is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wrench landing punches.
Wrench throwing strikes here but Bernaird is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bernaird is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bernaird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wrench working Bernaird over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bernaird wants to hold on but Wrench pushes him away.
Bernaird is looking to improve his position but Wrench isn't that keen on the idea.
Bernaird taking shots to the head.
Wrench in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bernaird is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bernaird is in a horrible position here. Wrench smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bernaird in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bernaird tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wrench working the ground and pound effectively.
Wrench has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bernaird's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dalton Bernaird will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bernaird drives through and clinches with Wrench against the cage.
Wrench is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bernaird pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bernaird has had enough of the clinch but Wrench keeps him there for the moment.
Bernaird wants a takedown but no success here.

Bernaird gets control of Wrench's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bernaird will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wrench slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wrench working the head with strikes.
Bernaird takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bernaird on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrench wants to control but Bernaird is keeping him busy.
Wrench in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernaird struggling a bit here.
Bernaird is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bernaird on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bernaird is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wrench in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bernaird managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wrench.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wrench fails with the takedown
and Bernaird counters with a two punch combo.
Bernaird has a takedown stuffed.
Harrison Wrench is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernaird throws a head kick that misses.

Wrench shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wrench showed some decent athleticism there.
Wrench thows a huge punch but Bernaird dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wrench lands a nice short elbow.
Bernaird is trying to control but can't.
Wrench seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wrench lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bernaird on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernaird has hold of Wrench's hands but Wrench slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wrench not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wrench not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bernaird is staying active underneath Wrench, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bernaird has his takedown stuffed

and Wrench counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bernaird won't be happy with that.
Harrison Wrench has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalton Bernaird.
Wrench cracks Bernaird with a big right hand but Bernaird just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bernaird tries to buck Wrench off but Wrench is having none of it.
Wrench lands an elbow.
Wrench grinds an elbow into Bernaird's temple.
Wrench staying calm.
Bernaird takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrench working the ground and pound.
Wrench lands a few punches from side control.
Wrench has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bernaird!
Wrench punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wrench raining down shots from the mount!
Wrench controlling the position easily from mount.
Wrench's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Wrench showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wrench 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Wrench!