PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Come @ Me Bro (ranked 2192 p4p, 293 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 4269 p4p, 465 weight class). Artemis Entreri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

@ Me Bro
vs
Entreri

175 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Come @ Me Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Entreri looking to score a takedown here. Bro is defending well but Entreri drives through and ends up in Bro's guard.

Bro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Entreri defends well.
Bro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Entreri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bro's head.
Entreri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Entreri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Entreri is fighting to break Bro's control of his arms but Bro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Entreri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Entreri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Entreri defends it easily.
Entreri trying to control but Bro is working from the bottom.
Bro has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro controlling Entreri's posture.
Bro is trying to keep Entreri in close.

Bro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Entreri has picked Bro up and slammed him! Bro can't keep hold of the triangle and Entreri manages to pass to side control!
Entreri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bro keeps working.
Bro tries to bench press Entreri off him but Entreri keeps the position.
Bro struggling a bit here.
Entreri scoring with punches from side control.
Entreri is looking to take a break and control but Bro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bro tries to improve position but can't.

Entreri is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro is trying to buck Entreri off.

Entreri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bro wants to control but Entreri postures up.
Bro sneaks back into half guard.

Entreri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bro is looking to control Entreri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bro avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Entreri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Entreri.
Entreri trying to control from half guard but Bro is working away.
Entreri is thwarting Bro's attempts to control the position.

Entreri is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bro is just riding it out for now. Entreri eventually gives up the hold.
Bro trying to hold on to Entreri's head to control him but Entreri postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bro is concentrating on defense, preventing Entreri from advancing position.
Bro is looking for a sweep. Entreri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bro is staying active underneath Entreri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Entreri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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

Entreri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bro is controlling Entreri's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Entreri throws a head kick but Bro moves out of range.
Bro is looking to counter punch.
Entreri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bro misses with a body shot.
Entreri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bro.
Entreri has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Entreri. That one must have hurt.
Bro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Entreri wants to counter the offense by Bro and move into the clinch position.
Entreri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Entreri.

Entreri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Entreri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Entreri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Entreri misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro can't do much from the bottom here.
Bro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Entreri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Entreri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Entreri is trying to get an arm triangle but Bro is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Entreri tries for a kimura but Bro is defending well.

Entreri tries for a kimura but Bro is defending well.
Entreri tries to move to mount but Bro blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bro struggling a bit here.
What's Bro going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Entreri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bro wants to control but Entreri postures up.
Entreri misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bro struggling a bit here.
Entreri trying to control the position but Bro is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro is trying to control Entreri's posture but Entreri avoids it.
Entreri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bro keeps working.
Bro wants to control but Entreri postures up.
Bro tries to improve position but can't.
Bro wants to control but Entreri postures up.
Bro is looking for a sweep.
Entreri trying to control the position but Bro is working away.

Entreri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Entreri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Entreri is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bro is trying to control Entreri's posture but Entreri avoids it.
Entreri wants to control but Bro is keeping him busy.

Entreri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Entreri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bro taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bro struggling a bit here.
Bro tries to control but Entreri manages to take his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemis Entreri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Entreri 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.

Entreri 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.
Entreri wants to control from the top but Bro keeps moving.
Artemis Entreri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Entreri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Entreri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bro seems keen to control Entreri's posture.
Bro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Entreri passes into side control.
Entreri controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Entreri.
Bro struggling a bit here.

Entreri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Entreri working the head with strikes.
Bro prevents Entreri from moving into mount.

Entreri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bro is trying to control Entreri's posture but Entreri avoids it.
The strikes coming from Entreri are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Entreri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Come @ Me Bro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro prevents Entreri from moving into mount.
Entreri tries to advance to mount but Bro instead regains half guard.
Bro is looking to control Entreri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bro avoid being mounted?
Entreri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Entreri is working for a submission of some sort.
Bro trying to control but Entreri postures up.
Entreri passes to side control.
Bro can't do much from the bottom here.

Entreri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bro can't do much from the bottom here.

Entreri tries for a kimura but Bro is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Entreri is looking to take a break and control but Bro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Entreri controls the position.
Entreri wants to control but Bro is keeping him busy.

Entreri wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bro, who protects the arm well.
Entreri working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Entreri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bro has escaped the position, nice work there.

Entreri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artemis Entreri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Entreri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artemis Entreri!