PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Force
vs
Berzins

190 cm
25
268 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Berzins!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins staying out of range there.
Berzins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Force counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Force swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berzins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Force misses with a two punch combination.

Berzins pushes Force up against the cage in a clinch.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Force blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.
Force blocks an elbow strike from Berzins.

Berzins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Force looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzins is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins throws a body kick that misses.
Berzins tries to clinch up
and Force counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Berzins clinches.
Force is trying to break the clinch but Berzins is controlling him.
Force definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Force avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.

Berzins manages to break the clinch.
Force rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berzins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Force throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzins tries to clinch up.

Force lands a left and a right that send Berzins crashing to the mat, dazed. Force thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Berzins is rocked!

It looks like Josh Berzins has been cut.
Berzins darts in trying to clinch
and Force counters with a right hand from hell and Berzins is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Force!
Ray Force thanked the fans post fight for their support.