PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heihachi Hayashida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayashida
vs
Berry

177 cm
24
164 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
162 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Hayashida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry stuffs the takedown.
Berry lands a body shot.
Hayashida throws a leg kick but Berry sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Berry gets caught flat footed, as Hayashida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hayashida with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hayashida has gone for a leg lock! Berry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayashida's guard.
Hayashida 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 is looking to stand up but Hayashida won't let him.
Hayashida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Hayashida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berry's guard.
Hayashida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hayashida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayashida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Berry manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hayashida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayashida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida misses with a head kick.
Hayashida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hayashida slips a jab and a cross from Berry.
Berry avoids the head kick by Hayashida.
Berry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayashida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berry misses with a hook.
Hayashida is looking to clinch.
Berry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayashida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four 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.
Hayashida ducks under a wild hook from Berry.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berry dips to his left and cracks Hayashida with an uppercut!
Hayashida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Berry scores with a body shot.
Hayashida is looking to clinch.
Heihachi Hayashida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida tries for a takedown but Berry circles away easily
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heihachi Hayashida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry dips to his left and cracks Hayashida with an uppercut!

It looks like Heihachi Hayashida has been cut.
Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayashida avoids the body shot from Berry.
Hayashida has his takedown stuffed
and Berry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida misses with a takedown
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
Hayashida tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Berry blocks the body kick.
Hayashida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berry feints and then cracks Hayashida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayashida down.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a low kick but Hayashida moves out of range easily.
Hayashida slips under a jab from Berry.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hayashida checks a leg kick.
Hayashida shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayashida misses with a takedown
and Hayashida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayashida misses with a body shot
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayashida tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.
Berry throws a front kick aimed at Hayashida's knee but Hayashida avoids it well.
Hayashida tries to land a front kick but Berry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayashida misses with the body kick
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayashida.
Hayashida throws a lazy head kick
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a few strikes there.
Hayashida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayashida avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry thows a body shot but no joy.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayashida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heihachi Hayashida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Berry fails to land with a series of punches.
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Berry scores with a punch to the head.
Hayashida tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayashida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayashida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berry is looking to clinch but Hayashida is avoiding it.
Hayashida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berry throws a right hand that Hayashida ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayashida also avoids with ease.
Hayashida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayashida thinking.

That's two 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.
Hayashida connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayashida misses with a takedown attempt - Berry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayashida throws a head kick that misses
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayashida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heihachi Hayashida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Berry.
Hayashida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Berry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayashida on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayashida throws out the jab.
Berry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayashida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayashida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayashida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berry throws a leg kick
and Hayashida counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Berry blocks the leg kick.
Hayashida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Berry missing with a left hand there. Hayashida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Berry.
Berry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Hayashida scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayashida thows a big elbow that misses.
Hayashida postures up.
Berry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayashida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayashida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayashida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
Hayashida throws a big right hand that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayashida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Hayashida from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Berry darts in and clinches Hayashida up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Berry.
Hayashida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berry avoids it.
Hayashida is trying to force a seperation but Berry has the dominant position.

Hayashida manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hayashida controls Berry momentarily but Berry frees himself.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries to stand but Hayashida is controlling from the bottom.
Hayashida controls Berry momentarily but Berry frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Heihachi Hayashida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Berry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayashida.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berry.
Hayashida digs a good body shot into Berry's ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayashida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hayashida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayashida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Berry counters by clinching up.
Berry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayashida backwards.
Hayashida keeps control of Berry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayashida tries to pull guard but Berry holds him up against the cage and eventually Hayashida drops back down to his feet.
Berry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berry avoids it.
Hayashida swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Berry.
Hayashida takes a shot to the head.
Berry works on Hayashida's body with a couple of short punches.
Berry gets through Hayashida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Berry manages to break the clinch.
Mark Berry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berry throws a right hand that misses

and Hayashida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Berry is looking to stand up but Hayashida isn't so interested in that idea.

Berry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hayashida shoots in looking for a takedown but Berry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hayashida's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heihachi Hayashida's cut.
That's time! Hayashida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hayashida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berry counters with a left to the body.
Hayashida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hayashida shoots in but no luck this time.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayashida shoots in and drives through. Berry sprawls well.
Berry jabs at Hayashida's body.
Hayashida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hayashida closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayashida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hayashida throws a sloppy head kick
and Hayashida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry misses with an uppercut
and Hayashida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heihachi Hayashida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Hayashida is rocked!
Hayashida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berry counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayashida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
A jab lands there for Berry.
Oh Hayashida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berry drops Hayashida with a big left hand! Hayashida is injured, injured bad! Berry jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Berry!
Mark Berry is the new lightweight champion!