PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Chaos has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78q_yvMYuQ as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Berzevaco
vs
Chaos

178 cm
32
180 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

182 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chaos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chaos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos throws an elbow that misses. Berzevaco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chaos's guard. Nice move by Berzevaco!
Chaos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Berzevaco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berzevaco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos striking off his back but it's not causing Berzevaco any problems.
Berzevaco trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Berzevaco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berzevaco keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Berzevaco is keeping the position.
Berzevaco can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chaos trying to control the action but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Chaos trying to mount his opponent but Berzevaco defends it.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up here but Chaos is controlling him well.

Chaos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Chaos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco won't allow Chaos to pass to mount.
Chaos prevents Berzevaco from improving his position.
Chaos is just content to waste time from the top position. Berzevaco takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Berzevaco manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Berzevaco tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaos avoids the damage to the body.
Berzevaco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chaos prevents Berzevaco from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco tries to break the clinch but Chaos is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is trying to force a seperation but Chaos has the dominant position.

Berzevaco breaks the clinch.
Berzevaco lands a jab.
Hakeem Berzevaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaos blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco connects with an inside leg kick.
Berzevaco swings widly with a right hand

and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Berzevaco didn't expect that.
Chaos trying to control but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chaos tries to lock up and control but Berzevaco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've been informed that Chaos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos wants to hold on but Berzevaco pushes him away.
Chaos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berzevaco trying to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Berzevaco with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzevaco trying to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos wants to control but Berzevaco is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Chaos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Berzevaco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berzevaco lands with a kick to the temple. Chaos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berzevaco lands a nice hook to Chaos's body. Chaos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Berzevaco throws a right hand that misses

so Chaos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Berzevaco pushes Chaos off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Berzevaco misses

and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Berzevaco moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Berzevaco is keeping the position.
Berzevaco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chaos!
Berzevaco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chaos's face.
Berzevaco looking to control but Chaos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chaos gets back to half guard.
Berzevaco wants to take a breather but Chaos is having none of it.

Berzevaco escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco lands with a shot to the body.
Chaos 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzevaco misses with a lunging right hand

and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Berzevaco didn't expect that.
Berzevaco wants to stand up but Chaos is controlling him.

Berzevaco wriggles free and stands up.
Ultimate Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berzevaco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
Berzevaco throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Berzevaco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Berzevaco is predictable there

and Chaos counters with a takedown into side control.
Chaos in side control, throwing shots but Berzevaco defends.

Chaos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berzevaco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berzevaco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Berzevaco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos is trying to control. Berzevaco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Berzevaco is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Lawson MMA (UK), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ultimate Chaos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berzevaco gets full guard.
Chaos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Berzevaco is retaining full guard.
Chaos postures up in Berzevaco's guard and throws a big left but Berzevaco blocks it.
Berzevaco keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
Chaos stopping the sweep attempt from Berzevaco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hakeem Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Berzevaco connects with a body shot.
Chaos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berzevaco scores with a jab to the body.
Berzevaco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berzevaco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berzevaco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Berzevaco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Berzevaco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berzevaco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco thumps Chaos with a low kick.
Berzevaco swings widly with a right hand

and Chaos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Berzevaco's guard now.
Berzevaco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berzevaco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berzevaco wants to stand up but Chaos manages to regain full guard.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berzevaco is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco postures up.
Chaos 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.
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 postures up.
Chaos can't keep his opponent in guard - Berzevaco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Berzevaco passes to full mount!
Chaos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berzevaco landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco wants to control the pace but Chaos is squirming around nicely.
Berzevaco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Berzevaco wants to control the action but instead Chaos gets a body lock and reverses into Berzevaco's guard! Nice work!
Chaos won't allow Berzevaco to get back to his feet.
Chaos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chaos passes into half guard.
Chaos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chaos is looking to take a break and control but Berzevaco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chaos prevents Berzevaco from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is staying active underneath Chaos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Berzevaco is looking to improve his position.

Berzevaco pushes Chaos off and gets back to his feet.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Chaos moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos staying out of range there.
Berzevaco throws a lazy uppercut

so Chaos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco wants to sweep but no luck.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Berzevaco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Berzevaco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berzevaco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Berzevaco!
Hakeem Berzevaco very nearly forgot to thank Cyclone Nutrition Company amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.