PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efren Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Lozel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Efren Berry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Berry
vs
Lozel

220 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Efren Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Lozel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lozel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Berry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lozel is in Berry's guard.
Lozel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Berry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berry wants to stand up but Lozel is controlling him.
Berry pulls Lozel in close to his closed guard and prevents Lozel from doing any damage or advancing position.

Berry scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Berry clinches with his opponent.

Berry jumps guard and drags Lozel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozel connects with a couple of short punches.
Berry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Berry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lozel defends well.

Berry looking for a guillotine here but Lozel defends easily.
Lozel prevents Berry from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berry is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lozel trying to control the position.
Berry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lozel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Lozel looks winded!
Berry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lozel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Berry postures up and lands a big shot to Lozel's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry distracts Lozel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berry postures up and lands a big shot to Lozel's brow.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry distracts Lozel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berry is working Lozel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berry distracts Lozel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Berry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berry is working Lozel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry stands up over Lozel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry lands a couple of digs.
Berry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Berry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry postures up and lands a big shot to Lozel's brow.
Berry lands a couple of elbows.
Berry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berry misses with a straight left.
Lozel moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Berry pulls guard successfully.
Lozel wants to stand and escape but instead Berry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry works over Lozel with some ground and pound from guard.
Lozel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berry is looking to work some ground and pound but Lozel has wrist control.
Berry is looking to work some ground and pound but Lozel has wrist control.
Berry lands a couple of elbows.
Lozel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry lands a couple of elbows.
Berry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lozel trying to control the position.
Berry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lozel can do to turn this around?
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Berry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Berry cracks Lozel with a solid left hand.
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Berry 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Berry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berry is working Lozel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry cracks Lozel with a solid left hand.
Berry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berry distracts Lozel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berry is in close to Lozel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Lozel has momentary wrist control but Berry slips an elbow through the middle.
Berry working some strikes from top position.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lozel's head.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berry is working Lozel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry connects with a couple of short punches.
Berry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berry scoring with some ground and pound.
Berry lands a couple of digs.
Berry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berry lands a couple of elbows.
Berry works over Lozel with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Berry works over Lozel with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berry lands a couple of digs.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry scoring with some ground and pound.
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Berry scoring with some ground and pound.
Lozel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berry controls the pace.
Berry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lozel's head.
Berry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berry distracts Lozel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lozel's head.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lozel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efren Berry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Berry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berry showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Berry.
Lozel has hold of Berry's hands but Berry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Berry.
Berry working over Lozel with some ground and pound. Lozel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Berry.
Berry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Berry content to control rather than advance.
Berry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lozel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lozel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lozel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Berry there.
Berry working Lozel over with strikes.
Berry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Berry slips a nice elbow through Lozel's hands, connecting with Lozel's forehead.
Berry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from Berry.

Berry seems to be looking for submissions.
Berry lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berry lands a nice short elbow.

Berry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lozel defends it well.
Berry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry is nestled in close to Lozel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lozel taking some punishment here, with Berry in his half guard.
Berry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Berry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Berry there.
Berry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Berry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Berry is nestled in close to Lozel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Berry working over Lozel with some ground and pound. Lozel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Berry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Berry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Berry working the head and body with strikes.
Lozel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berry connects with a nice short shot to Lozel's temple.
Lozel taking some punishment here, with Berry in his half guard.
Berry lands strikes from half guard.
Berry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Berry working over Lozel with some ground and pound. Lozel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berry drops an elbow to the side of Lozel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry working over Lozel with some ground and pound. Lozel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Berry in particular looking to stall.
Berry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lozel is looking for a sweep. Berry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lozel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Berry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lozel is just riding it out for now. Berry eventually gives up the hold.
Berry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Efren Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efren Berry!