PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Berry (ranked 5884 p4p, 25429 weight class) and Yee Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ladies and Gentleman. Yee Ha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keenan Berry's chin.

Berry
vs
Ha

165 cm
23
275
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
300
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keenan Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yee Ha!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry shoots in but no luck this time.
Ha looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ha looks to clinch
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Yee Ha has been cut.
Ha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berry's waist but Berry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ha off to one side.
Ha with a poor takedown

and Berry counters with a crisp one two that drops Ha! Berry thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ha to his feet! Ha is in big trouble!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berry.
Berry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ha defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenan Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oooooh!!! Berry has knocked Ha down with a huge combo! Berry steps away and waves a wobbly Ha back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Berry shoots in and gets a takedown into Ha's guard.
Ha wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Berry manages to pass to side control.

Ha taking some punishment here, with Berry in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berry seems to be looking for submissions.
Berry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ha!
Berry 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.
Berry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ha is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berry gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Berry clinches.
Berry missing with knees to the body.
Berry wants a takedown.
Berry wants to take the fight to the mat but Ha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Berry is working for takedown but Ha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ha prevents Berry from breaking the clinch.
Berry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ha.
Ha is looking to control Berry's arms but Berry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ha has his back to the cage.
Berry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ha up against the cage.
Berry controlling the action here for a moment.
Berry gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Berry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ha has him pressed against the cage.
Berry wants a takedown but no success here.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Berry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

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.
Berry managing to control the position.
Berry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Berry thows a huge punch but Ha dodges it nicely.
Berry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ha wants to stand back up but Berry manages to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keenan Berry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yee Ha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Berry closes the distance and clinches up with Ha, looking for a takedown. Berry pushes Ha against the cage but Ha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Berry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berry swinging wildly here.
Ha closes the distance but Berry moves to the side

and Berry counters with a crisp one two that drops Ha! Berry thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ha to his feet! Ha is in big trouble!
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Ha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Berry gets a takedown into half guard.
Ha tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Berry manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berry with a couple of short strikes.
Berry raining down hammerfists from mount.

That has opened up Yee Ha's cut even more.
Berry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Berry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ha because Berry loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berry.
Berry won't let Ha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry with a couple of short strikes.
Berry punching from mount but Ha doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Berry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Berry thowing shots but they're missing.

Berry stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ha leaves Berry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Berry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ha tries to avoid it but Berry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ha to the ground. Ha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenan Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ha is looking to clinch but Berry is avoiding it.
As Ha looks to move away, Berry throws a big counter combo but Ha just gets out of the way.
Ha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The cut above Yee Ha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Berry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Berry pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berry thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Berry tries to strike from the bottom.
Ha throws a strike but Berry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Berry content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keenan Berry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yee Ha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ha tries to clinch up.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Ha pushes him off.
Yee Ha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ha tries to counter by closing the distance.

Ha darts in and clinches Berry up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berry has Ha pressed against the cage.
Berry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenan Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ha manages to break the clinch.
Berry slaps away a takedown attempt from Ha, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry with the inside leg kick.
Keenan Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berry throws a head kick that misses.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry.
Berry tries to clinch up.

Ha forces Berry back against the cage and clinches.
Berry can't get the takedown.

Ha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Ha backing up. Ha nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ha can do to turn this around?

Ha clinches.
Ha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Berry lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ha wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ha wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ha is out of range.

Ha instigates a clinch.
Ha trying to stall but Berry improves his position.
Ha prevents Berry from breaking the clinch.
Ha taking a breather.

Berry manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ha tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.

Berry moves into the clinch successfully.

Berry drags the fight down to the ground.
Berry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ha working his ground and pound in the gym.

Ha stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Berry has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ha manages to get his head free but now Berry has transitioned to an armbar! Ha grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Berry! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keenan Berry!
Keenan Berry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.