PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Berry
vs
Starikov

183 cm
31
162 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

169 cm
29
162 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Berry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.

Berry instigates a clinch.
A short right from Starikov on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Berry.
Starikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Starikov throws a head punch that misses.
Starikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berry lands with a right to the head.
Berry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Starikov.
Starikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berry's elbow.
Berry prevents a body shot from Starikov.
Starikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starikov tries to throw a body punch but Berry avoids it by throwing Starikov back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Starikov.
Starikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Berry controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starikov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starikov.
Starikov pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starikov misses with a body punch.
Starikov tries a body shot but Berry blocks it.
Starikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Starikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Starikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berry can't find room to land a body shot as Starikov controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starikov.
Starikov works on Berry's body with a couple of short punches.
Berry tries a body shot but Starikov blocks it.
Starikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Starikov.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Starikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Starikov - that landed with a thud.
Starikov lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Starikov.
Starikov lands a left hand.

Berry is rocked!
Starikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Oh Berry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starikov pushes Berry against the cage. Starikov is working some dirty boxing. Starikov pushes off with a quick right hook! Berry goes down! Berry tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Starikov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Starikov!
Sergei Starikov is the new lightweight champion!
Sergei Starikov decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.