PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel comes to the ring accompanied by The State Of Massachusetts . Berg has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diesel
vs
Berg

183 cm
24
221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
30
205 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Berg!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg works over Diesel's head and body with a nice combination.
Diesel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Berg.
Berg lands with a hook. Diesel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berg blocks a jab.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diesel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berg throws a combination that misses
and Diesel counters with a left and a right that stings Berg.
Diesel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diesel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diesel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diesel.
Berg swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Diesel.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berg.
Diesel walks into a jab.
Diesel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diesel as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg swinging wildly here.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Diesel. That snapped Berg's head back.
Diesel cracks Berg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berg connects with a body shot.
Berg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diesel counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Berg tries to bum rush Diesel with a series of wild strikes but Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Berg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Diesel does no damage.
Berg stalks Diesel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diesel's face. Diesel staggers backwards, shaken.
Diesel throws the left hand but Berg avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Diesel misses.
Berg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berg with a nice cross.
Diesel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berg was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesel.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Berg avoids nicely.
Berg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berg swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Berg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Berg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diesel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diesel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diesel tries to bum rush Berg with a series of wild strikes but Berg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg misses with a hook to the body
and Diesel counters with a nice uppercut.
Diesel throws an off balance right hand
enabling Berg to counter with a crisp jab.
Diesel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg throws a nice looking combination but Diesel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berg missing with a left hand there. Diesel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diesel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diesel circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Berg. Those never looked like landing.
Diesel misses with a two punch combination.
Diesel dips to his left and cracks Berg with an uppercut!
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diesel throws an off balance right hand
and Berg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diesel misses with a body shot.
Berg slips a straight right by Diesel.
Benny Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berg slips a jab from Diesel.
Berg fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Berg - just one landing.
Berg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diesel to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel thows a body shot but no joy.
Berg misses with a wild combination.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Diesel throws a jab but it's blocked by Berg.
Diesel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Berg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Berg avoids nicely.
Berg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diesel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berg manages to avoid it.
Berg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Berg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diesel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benny Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Berg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diesel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berg counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Diesel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Berg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diesel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Berg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diesel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Berg to counter with a crisp jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diesel enables Berg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diesel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Berg trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Berg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Diesel takes a swing at Berg's ribcage but misses.
Berg tries to bum rush Diesel with a series of wild strikes but Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Berg.
Diesel slips a straight right by Berg.
Diesel misses with a wild body shot.
Berg misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel slips under a jab.
Berg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diesel counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Alexander Berg has been cut.
Diesel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diesel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berg.
Berg throws a series of punches but Diesel avoids them all with ease.
Berg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
Berg shoots in but no luck this time.
Diesel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benny Diesel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Berg misses its intended target.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diesel.

Berg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diesel is trying to defend but Berg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Berg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Berg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diesel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Berg.
Diesel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Berg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Berg's back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Berg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Berg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Alexander Berg!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Alexander Berg!

Alexander Berg wins by majority decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alexander Berg made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30), along with how happy he was to win his fight.