PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Van Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Tnt. John Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gerry Van Berry's chin.

Kruger
vs
Van Berry

187 cm
26
197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Brute
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerry Van Berry!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger takes a swing at Van Berry's ribcage but misses.
Kruger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Berry takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Kruger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Berry's hands.
Van Berry staying out of range there.
Kruger lands with a hook. Van Berry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Berry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruger is fending him off so far but Van Berry persists. Nope, Kruger circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Berry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Berry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Horrible takedown by Van Berry or perhaps it was just good defense by Kruger which made him look bad.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Van Berry.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Berry momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Van Berry does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kruger catches Van Berry napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Van Berry to the canvas!

Van Berry is rocked!

It looks like Gerry Van Berry has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kruger looking to sit in guard and control but Van Berry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kruger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kruger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Berry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kruger scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Van Berry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kruger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kruger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but Van Berry defending well.
Kruger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Berry keeps working.
Van Berry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kruger.
Kruger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kruger is keen to just control but Van Berry is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Berry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kruger passes the guard and advances to mount!
Van Berry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Van Berry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger dominating with strikes here.
Van Berry is working to get back to half guard.
Kruger lands a heavy elbow.
Van Berry is still in real trouble! Can Kruger finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Berry regains half guard.
Van Berry seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Berry is not content to let Kruger control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Van Berry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot by Kruger.
Kruger digs a good body shot into Van Berry's ribs.
Van Berry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Berry throws a right and a left that Kruger avoids nicely.

Van Berry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kruger was covering up waiting for the punch and Van Berry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Berry looking to pass the guard.
Kruger trying to keep a closed guard but Van Berry is proving a slippery customer.

Van Berry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kruger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Berry has Kruger in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kruger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Berry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kruger's guard.
Van Berry throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Berry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger seems keen to control Van Berry's posture.
Van Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Kruger.

Kruger is looking for a triangle but Van Berry pushes his legs off easily.
Van Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Kruger.
Kruger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
John Kruger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Berry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger wants to sweep but no luck.
Kruger is working hard here to advance position.
Van Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger pulls Van Berry in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Berry from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Berry postures up.
Van Berry working some strikes from top position.
Kruger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kruger pulls Van Berry in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

John Kruger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Berry walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
Kruger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kruger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry shoots for a double leg takedown but Kruger sprawls well. He's pushed Van Berry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Berry.
Kruger lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger lands a right hook to the body.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Berry.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Van Berry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Van Berry.
Kruger scores with a shot to the body.
Kruger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Berry loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kruger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Van Berry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kruger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Berry can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Kruger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruger.
Kruger with a nice cross.
BOOM! Kruger lands a beautiful left hook that drops Van Berry. Van Berry tries to recover but Kruger is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Van Berry lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kruger!
A very excited looking John Kruger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.