PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Dahler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun as his entrance music. Abraham Berkovitz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Byron Nelson's chin.

Berkovitz
vs
Nelson

174 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Next Level Nutrition--159q (video proof)$60
Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berkovitz.
Berkovitz blocks a leg kick.
Berkovitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Berkovitz throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Berkovitz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Berkovitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Berkovitz stumbling back into the cage.
Berkovitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berkovitz tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Berkovitz misses its intended target.
Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Berkovitz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Berkovitz lands with a right hand.
Nelson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berkovitz's head.
Berkovitz slips a straight right by Nelson.
Berkovitz swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berkovitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Berkovitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berkovitz checks a leg kick.
Berkovitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Berkovitz slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berkovitz misses with a straight right.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
Berkovitz staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkovitz.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson misses the jab.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Berkovitz avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Berkovitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Berkovitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berkovitz lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkovitz needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berkovitz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Berkovitz
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Berkovitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Berkovitz dominated that round.
That's time! Berkovitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slapping body kick lands there for Berkovitz.
Abraham Berkovitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Berkovitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Berkovitz misses with a body kick.
Berkovitz cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkovitz moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berkovitz.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Berkovitz moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Berkovitz ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Berkovitz throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkovitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson throws the left hand but Berkovitz avoids the punch easily.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Berkovitz slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berkovitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Berkovitz settles back down.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Berkovitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Abraham Berkovitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berkovitz lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Berkovitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Nelson in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Berkovitz's shoulder, as Berkovitz tries to avoid the shot.
Berkovitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Berkovitz throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson throws a hook but Berkovitz avoids it easily.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Berkovitz.
Berkovitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkovitz is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berkovitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berkovitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berkovitz. Nelson shrugs it off though.
Nelson throws a jab when Berkovitz was well out of range.
Nelson cracks Berkovitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Berkovitz moves away and avoids it.
Berkovitz throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abraham Berkovitz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Berkovitz takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Berkovitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkovitz throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berkovitz misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Berkovitz misses.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Berkovitz connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Berkovitz avoids nicely.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berkovitz.
Nelson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berkovitz.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Berkovitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Berkovitz tries to avoid it.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkovitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berkovitz lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson cracks Berkovitz with an open hand slap.
Berkovitz lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Berkovitz didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berkovitz. Berkovitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berkovitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Berkovitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkovitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkovitz misses the body punch
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson scores with a jab. Berkovitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Berkovitz throws a body kick that misses.
Berkovitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkovitz misses with a straight left.
Berkovitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Berkovitz's leg. Berkovitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Berkovitz saw that one coming.
Berkovitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berkovitz. That one must have hurt.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Berkovitz didn't see that one coming.
Berkovitz wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Berkovitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berkovitz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berkovitz moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Berkovitz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkovitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Byron Nelson just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berkovitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berkovitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Berkovitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws a low kick but Berkovitz avoids it.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Berkovitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berkovitz slips a jab from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berkovitz is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berkovitz walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berkovitz can pounce on him.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Berkovitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson digs a good body shot into Berkovitz's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkovitz is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Berkovitz is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Berkovitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Berkovitz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Oh Berkovitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Berkovitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berkovitz slips a jab from Nelson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Berkovitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Berkovitz slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nelson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Berkovitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson clobbers Berkovitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berkovitz looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Berkovitz throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Berkovitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berkovitz tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Berkovitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Berkovitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Nelson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Berkovitz.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Berkovitz.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Berkovitz.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Berkovitz misses.
Berkovitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the leg kick from Berkovitz.
Berkovitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berkovitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Berkovitz.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Berkovitz is out of range.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berkovitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson thumps Berkovitz with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berkovitz slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berkovitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Berkovitz settles back down.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Berkovitz's leg. Berkovitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berkovitz misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Berkovitz's head.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Berkovitz moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkovitz.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berkovitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson misses with a hook. Berkovitz ducked under it nicely.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Nelson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkovitz misses the target.
Berkovitz thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Berkovitz throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Berkovitz slips the punch.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Berkovitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Nelson!
Byron Nelson is the new featherweight champion!