PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rihanna - So Hard. 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.

Berkovitz
vs
Adams

174 cm
23
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
28
155 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkovitz throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berkovitz wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Berkovitz misses with a wild body shot.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and Berkovitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berkovitz tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berkovitz to the ground. Berkovitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Berkovitz shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Berkovitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Adams looks to land a combination but Berkovitz avoids it well.
Tim Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Berkovitz blocks a head kick by Adams.
Berkovitz leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Berkovitz drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkovitz scores with a shoulder strike.
Berkovitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berkovitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.

Berkovitz jumps into guard, dragging Adams to the mat.
Adams postures up in Berkovitz's guard and throws a big left but Berkovitz blocks it.
Adams trying to control but Berkovitz is working from the bottom.
Berkovitz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berkovitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.

Berkovitz is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily.
Adams trying to control but Berkovitz is working from the bottom.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Berkovitz has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Berkovitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Berkovitz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berkovitz keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berkovitz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Berkovitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berkovitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Berkovitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams is looking to stand up but Berkovitz won't let him.
Adams trying to control but Berkovitz is working from the bottom.

Berkovitz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berkovitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Berkovitz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.
Berkovitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berkovitz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berkovitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Berkovitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Berkovitz has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Berkovitz is breathing heavily.

Berkovitz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Adams will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Berkovitz is rocked!
Adams tries to bum rush Berkovitz with a series of wild strikes but Berkovitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berkovitz throws a body kick that misses.
Berkovitz slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams throws a series of punches but Berkovitz avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berkovitz checks a leg kick.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berkovitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berkovitz lands with a shot to the body.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Berkovitz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams has Berkovitz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berkovitz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to break free.

Berkovitz pulls guard effortlessly.
Berkovitz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berkovitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berkovitz keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Berkovitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berkovitz has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.

Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Berkovitz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Berkovitz's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berkovitz has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.

Berkovitz is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berkovitz has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.

Berkovitz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Berkovitz blocks nicely.
Tim Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adams wants to control from the top but Berkovitz keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams throwing strikes but missing.

Berkovitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adams works over Berkovitz with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Berkovitz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Berkovitz has escaped and now he's on top!

Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Berkovitz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Berkovitz has Adams in his guard.
Berkovitz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berkovitz manages to get himself to full guard.
Adams wants to get up but he can't break Berkovitz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Berkovitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berkovitz keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams postures up in Berkovitz's guard and throws a big left but Berkovitz blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Berkovitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Adams gets to his feet - Berkovitz follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Adams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Adams throws a hook but Berkovitz blocks it.
Berkovitz is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.

Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Berkovitz lands a decent little punch to the body.
Berkovitz gets back to half guard.
Berkovitz wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Berkovitz is looking to improve his position.
Adams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Berkovitz actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Berkovitz wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Berkovitz tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Berkovitz is working hard here to advance position.
Berkovitz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Adams throwing shots but Berkovitz is blocking nicely.
Adams is keen to just control but Berkovitz is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Berkovitz is refusing to be controlled, as Adams sits in half guard.
Abraham Berkovitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams is keen to just control but Berkovitz is a slippery customer.
Adams is pressing down on Berkovitz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Berkovitz is holding on for now.
Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berkovitz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Berkovitz is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkovitz tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams throwing shots but Berkovitz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Berkovitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams wants to pass to mount but Berkovitz is defending the position.
Berkovitz is trying to get back to full guard.

Berkovitz actively working from the bottom here.
Adams wants to stand up but Berkovitz has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Berkovitz wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adams moves into full mount! Berkovitz won't be happy about that!
Adams wants to control the pace but Berkovitz is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Berkovitz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Berkovitz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Berkovitz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Adams. What's that going to do exactly?
Adams tries to control but Berkovitz wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams misses with a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams punching from mount but Berkovitz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tim Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams tries to control but Berkovitz wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adams 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Adams!
Our winner, Tim Adams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.