PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco has chosen Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chief
vs
Berzevaco

172 cm
29
182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

178 cm
32
180 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Napalm Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Berzevaco!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chief plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berzevaco throws a body kick that misses.
Berzevaco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Berzevaco lands with a kick to the temple. Chief shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Napalm Chief has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chief feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berzevacos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chief misses with an uppercut. Berzevaco saw that one coming.
Berzevaco throws the kick towards the body but Chief avoids it.
Chief tries to clinch but Berzevaco is having none of it.
Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berzevaco.

Chief clinches up against the cage.
Berzevaco tries to circle away but Chief has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco is trying to break the clinch but Chief has him pressed against the cage.
Chief stalling in the clinch but Berzevaco improves position.

Chief manages to break the clinch.
Berzevaco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berzevaco lands with a right hand.
Berzevaco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chief thows a leg kick but Berzevaco checks it
and Berzevaco counters with a body kick.
Chief throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Berzevaco counters with a straight right hand.
Chief jabs Berzevaco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Berzevaco scores with a punch to the head.
Chief misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chief looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chief blocks a jab.
Chief takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berzevaco misses with a hook to the body
and Chief counters with a head kick. That will keep Berzevaco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Berzevaco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chief tries to work over Berzevaco's front leg with a kick but Berzevaco checks it.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief looks for the body kick but Berzevaco saw that one coming.
Chief misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berzevaco.
Chief takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berzevaco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chief rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berzevaco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Chief is predictable there
and Berzevaco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chief's knee momentarily.
Chief walks into a left hand.
Berzevaco fakes the leg kick and cracks Chief in the body.
A punch combination from Chief misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chief.
Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berzevaco.
Chief tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Chief.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Chief's ribcage but misses.
Chief lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berzevaco's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzevaco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chief fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berzevaco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco dodges the punch combination from Chief.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Napalm Chief will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Napalm Chief's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Left hook, right uppercut from Chief.
A head kick by Chief misses
and Berzevaco counters with a good, hard body kick but Chief shrugs it off.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chief takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chief throws a shot to the body.
Chief throws a head kick that Berzevaco semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chief doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzevaco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chief. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berzevaco checks a leg kick.
Berzevaco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Napalm Chief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzevaco lands a lovely overhand right.
Chief connects with a jab.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the body kick.
Berzevaco moves out of range as Chief throws a body kick.
Napalm Chief is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Chief.
Berzevaco keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berzevaco misses the shot to the body.
Chief looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chief throws a low kick, looking for Berzevaco's leg but Berzevaco calmly moves out of range.
Chief feints and then cracks Berzevaco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berzevaco down.
Chief is looking to wear down Berzevaco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chief thows a body shot but no joy.
Chief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chief.
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!
Berzevaco throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco misses with the combination.
Chief fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chief pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chief comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chief misses with a body shot.
Chief doesn't manage to clinch there - Berzevaco circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chief clinches with his opponent.
Berzevaco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Berzevaco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Chief's ribcage but misses.
Chief throws a push kick but Berzevaco slaps the foot to one side.
Berzevaco scores with a jab to the head.
Berzevaco looks to land a body kick but Chief moved away.
Chief throws a series of punches but Berzevaco avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chief throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chief misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napalm Chief dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Napalm Chief's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Berzevaco swings widly with a right hand
and Chief counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berzevaco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Napalm Chief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Chief
and Berzevaco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chief is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chief fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Berzevaco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Chief.
Berzevaco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chief tries to bum rush Berzevaco with a series of wild strikes but Berzevaco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco connects with a solid leg kick.
Berzevaco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berzevaco tries to land a front kick but Chief steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chief tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Chief.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
Chief scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Berzevaco. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Chief.
Napalm Chief is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chief lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chief looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chief goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chief tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berzevaco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chief.
Chief tried to score with a low kick but Berzevaco checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chief, as that shot connected.
Chief moves out of range as Berzevaco throws a body kick.
Berzevaco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chief lands a high kick!
Chief takes a swing at Berzevaco's ribcage but misses.
Berzevaco ducks under a wild hook from Chief.
Chief misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Berzevaco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berzevaco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chief throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berzevaco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chief throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chief lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berzevaco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berzevaco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chief misses with a head kick.
Hakeem Berzevaco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berzevaco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napalm Chief showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chief has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napalm Chief!
Napalm Chief seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.