PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Bernier (ranked 1807 p4p, 1080 weight class) and Jerry Short (ranked 103 p4p, 53 weight class). Bernier's entrance music is Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. A fine choice. Short has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Jerry Short told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bernier
vs
Short

160 cm
28
147
8 - 3 - 0

151 cm
28
135
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Bernier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short needs to keep his hands up - Bernier had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bernier, as that shot connected.
Donk. Bernier catches Short right on the button with a cross.
Bernier lands a jab to the nose.
Bernier thuds a left hand into Short's body.
Bernier scores with a jab to the body.
Short's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Short's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bernier feints and then cracks Short's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Short down.
Short with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bernier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Short is looking for a takedown.
Bernier is pressed up against the cage. Short has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bernier down to the mat. Bernier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guy Bernier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Short.
Bernier clobbers Short with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernier lands with a nice body punch.
Bernier slaps away a takedown attempt from Short, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Short doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bernier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Short is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short blocks the elbow strike.
Bernier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Short tries to score a body lock takedown but Bernier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Short goes for a takedown attempt but Bernier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Short takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bernier lands with an uppercut that bounces Short off the cage and back into range.
Bernier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short moves forwards but Bernier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bernier scoring well with a low kick there.
Short shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bernier pinned against the cage. Bernier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Bernier misses.

Short manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bernier on his heels. He'll look to pass Bernier's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short wants to control from the top but Bernier keeps moving.
Short missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bernier controlling the position.
Bernier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bernier wants to sweep but no luck.

Short postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bernier is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Short, into his guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernier stays in close to Short's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bernier won't allow Short to sweep him here.

Short throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bernier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Short is looking for a triangle but Bernier pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bernier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bernier trying to control the action but Short is working from the bottom.
Bernier wants to control for a moment but Short uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Short shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bernier attempts a counter takedown but Short avoids it well and moves away.
Bernier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bernier misses with a head kick.
Short looks for a takedown but Bernier sprawls well.
Bernier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Short can do to turn this around?
Bernier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bernier. That's going to slow Short down.
Bernier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Short in his tracks.
Bernier cracks Short with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Short moves out of range of the strikes.
Bernier throws a chopping leg kick but Short manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bernier lands a leg kick that knocks Short off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bernier finds it's way through Short's defenses.
Bernier thows a leg kick but Short checks it

and Short counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Short wants to free his trapped foot but Bernier is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Short passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernier tries to reverse the position but Short maintains control.

Short is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bernier is surviving well by controlling Short's body position as best he can.
Bernier tries to reverse the position but Short maintains control.
Bernier tries to hold on but Short pushes him away.
Jerry Short has got the better of the ground game so far.
Short dominating with strikes here.
Bernier tries to hold on but Short postures up.
Short thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bernier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bernier is looking for a sweep. Short is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bernier tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Short has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bernier is trying to escape the mount.
Short is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bernier working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Short is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bernier has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bernier!

Short is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bernier throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Short's body to avoid the submission. Short has instead reached around Bernier's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Short arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jerry Short!