PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silkwat Junazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Junazard
vs
Berzins

170 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silkwat Junazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Berzins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins is looking to clinch.
Junazard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berzins counters with an inside leg kick.

Berzins instigates a clinch.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Berzins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junazard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junazard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Berzins tries to clinch up but Junazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Junazard throws a right hand that Berzins ducks under and follows up with a left that Berzins also avoids with ease.
Junazard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berzins pinned against the cage. Berzins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Junazard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junazard shoots for a double leg takedown but Berzins sprawls well. He's pushed Junazard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silkwat Junazard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniel Berzins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzins stuffs the takedown attempt from Junazard. Junazard gets slowly back to his feet.

Berzins clinches.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junazard's defenses.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Junazard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Berzins after a bit of a struggle.
Junazard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berzins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Junazard avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Junazard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berzins lands an elbow inside that Junazard shrugs off.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Silkwat Junazard has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped Junazard in his tracks for a moment.
Junazard avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
Junazard dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
Junazard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Junazard avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berzins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Berzins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junazard shoots in for a takedown but Berzins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Berzins clinches up against the cage.

Berzins breaks the clinch.
Berzins tries to clinch but Junazard is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berzins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junazard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Berzins clinches.
Junazard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berzins walks away with a smile on his face. Junazard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berzins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Junazard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Berzins closes the distance and pushes Junazard back into the cage.
Berzins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Junazard jumps guard but Berzins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Junazard looking for a takedown.
Junazard is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands an elbow inside that Junazard shrugs off.
Junazard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
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!
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junazard takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins stalls.
Junazard avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Berzins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Berzins gets a clinch.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Berzins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silkwat Junazard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Berzins has Junazard up against the cage in a clinch.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Junazard 's eye.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Junazard blocks an elbow strike.
Junazard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Berzins after a bit of a struggle.
Junazard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Junazard can't break the clinch.
Junazard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.
Junazard takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junazard's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.
Junazard misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junazard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Junazard jumps guard but Berzins stands there with Junazard around his waist. Junazard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silkwat Junazard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junazard tries to stall but Berzins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junazard tries to pull guard but Berzins won't allow it.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
Berzins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Junazard blocks an elbow strike.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniel Berzins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junazard wants to break free but Berzins has control.
Junazard blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped Junazard in his tracks for a moment.
Junazard dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.
Junazard wants to break free but Berzins has control.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Junazard blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.
Junazard avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Junazard.
Junazard tries to pull guard but Berzins holds him up against the cage and eventually Junazard drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Berzins breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berzins tries to clinch up but Junazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Berzins wants to clinch up but Junazard keeps it at a distance.

Berzins darts in and clinches Junazard up against the cage.

Berzins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins tries to close the distance and clinch but Junazard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Junazard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berzins tries to clinch but Junazard is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Junazard.
Daniel Berzins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junazard keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junazard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berzins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berzins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junazard throws a low kick, looking for Berzins's leg but Berzins calmly moves out of range.

Berzins moves into range and clinches up with Junazard.
Junazard jumps guard but Berzins stands there with Junazard around his waist. Junazard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junazard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berzins walks away with a smile on his face. Junazard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berzins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Junazard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junazard tries to score with a low kick but Berzins moves his leg out of the way.
Junazard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Junazard tries to keep at a distance but Berzins has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Berzins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silkwat Junazard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Berzins tries to clinch but Junazard is having none of it.
Berzins wants to clinch.
Junazard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berzins pinned against the cage. Berzins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Berzins gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Junazard breaks from the clinch.

Berzins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Junazard, pushing him back against the cage.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junazard slows down the pace here.
Junazard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Berzins prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Berzins manages to break the clinch.

Berzins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Junazard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Junazard misses with a body punch.
Junazard blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Junazard 's eye.
Junazard blocks the elbow strike.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junazard tries to stall but Berzins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped Junazard in his tracks for a moment.
Junazard blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.
Berzins misses with an elbow strike.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Junazard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Berzins just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silkwat Junazard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Berzins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins fails in his attempt to clinch.

Berzins closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins lands an elbow just above Junazard 's eye.
Junazard trying to land knees to the body.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Berzins throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
Junazard jumps guard but Berzins stands there with Junazard around his waist. Junazard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Berzins breaks from the clinch.
Junazard shoots in for a double leg but Berzins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junazard throws a series of punches but Berzins avoids them all with ease.
Berzins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Berzins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Berzins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Junazard 's eye.
Berzins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Junazard.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Junazard 's eye.
Junazard avoids a wild elbow strike from Berzins.
Junazard blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berzins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junazard's brow.
Junazard takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junazard's defenses.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silkwat Junazard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junazard avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Berzins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berzins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Berzins!