PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berus Lihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). German Valdez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valdez
vs
Lihi

182 cm
41
117 lbs
12 - 25 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berus Lihi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lihi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valdez.
Lihi tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lihi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lihi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lihi throws out a leg kick but Valdez moves out of range and Lihi only half commits.
Lihi wants to land a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
Valdez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lihi pinned against the cage. Lihi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valdez dives in and grabs Lihi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lihi pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lihi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Lihi.
Valdez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lihi circles away.
Lihi looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. Valdez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lihi throws a leg kick which misses Valdez's front leg but catches the back leg as Valdez tries to avoid it.
Lihi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lihi motions for Valdez to come forward. Lihi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown. Lihi tries to sprawl out of it but Valdez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lihi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Lihi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valdez doesn't seem bothered though.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lihi can pounce on him.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lihi but Lihi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Lihi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Lihi sprawls well.
Lihi takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Valdez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lihi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valdez somewhat.
Lihi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lihi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valdez.
Valdez shoots in and drives through. Lihi sprawls well.
Lihi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lihi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lihi.
Lihi misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valdez checks a leg kick.
Lihi jabs Valdez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lihi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Lihi sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lihi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valdez.
Valdez dives in and grabs Lihi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lihi pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
Lihi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Valdez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lihi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valdez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valdez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lihi swivels and escapes.
Valdez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lihi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valdez's sensitive parts.
Valdez dodges the punch combination from Lihi.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lihi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berus Lihi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez checks the leg kick.
Lihi lands a leg kick that knocks Valdez off balance momentarily.
Lihi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lihi misses with a low kick as Valdez jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valdez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valdez shoots in but Lihi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lihi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valdez is out of range and Lihi settles back down.
Valdez shoots in for a double leg but Lihi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valdez darts in looking for a takedown but Lihi gets double underhooks and turns Valdez into the cage.
Valdez goes for a takedown attempt but Lihi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lihi misses with a double jab.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lihi.
Lihi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez dives in and grabs Lihi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lihi pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
Some bone on bone action there as Valdez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lihi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lihi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lihi tries to work over Valdez's front leg with a kick but Valdez checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lihi. That's going to slow Valdez down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lihi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lihi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valdez rather than just go for the knockout.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez blocks a low kick nicely.
Valdez avoids the body shot from Lihi.
Lihi stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdez. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Lihi sprawls well.
Valdez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lihi.
Lihi connects with an inside leg kick.
Lihi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lihi misses with a wild body shot.
Lihi misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berus Lihi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Valdez shoots for a takedown but Lihi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Berus Lihi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Lihi sprawls well.
Lihi misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Lihi.
Lihi just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Lihi. No joy for Valdez on that attempt.
Lihi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lihi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lihi is looking to score with low kicks.
Lihi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Lihi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lihi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lihi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lihi tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lihi to the ground. Lihi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valdez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lihi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valdez somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lihi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Lihi sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Lihi misses.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lihi defends it nicely.
German Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Lihi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lihi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lihi.
Lihi is looking to chop away at Valdez's legs.
Valdez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valdez shoots for a takedown but Lihi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valdez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lihi avoids it really well and circles away.
Lihi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lihi thumps Valdez with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lihi. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lihi but Lihi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lihi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a one two combo.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lihi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lihi misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lihi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Lihi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Lihi sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lihi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valdez checks it well.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lihi defends it nicely.
Valdez shoots in but Lihi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lihi tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lihi is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Lihi circles away and we're back to standing.
Lihi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lihi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valdez eats them both and turns towards Lihi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lihi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Lihi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valdez backs up against the cage.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lihi but Lihi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lihi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lihi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lihi tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lihi sprawls well. Lihi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lihi misses with a low kick.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lihi as he avoids it easily.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Lihi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lihi throws a nice looking combination but Valdez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Valdez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lihi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valdez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Valdez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lihi!
Valdez scores with punches from side control.
Lihi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Valdez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lihi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Valdez trying to control the action but Lihi is working from the bottom.

Valdez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lihi, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berus Lihi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lihi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lihi tries to work over Valdez's front leg with a kick but Valdez checks it.
Lihi throws a leg kick but Valdez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lihi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valdez goes for a double leg but Lihi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lihi continues to drive forward.

Lihi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lihi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valdez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lihi connects with a leg kick. Valdez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lihi throws a nice looking combination but Valdez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lihi.
Lihi throws a low kick, looking for Valdez's leg but Valdez calmly moves out of range.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihi tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lihi tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
Valdez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lihi.
Lihi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lihi misses the shot to the body.
Lihi looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lihi is looking to score with low kicks.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Lihi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valdez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lihi.
Valdez checks a leg kick.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Valdez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lihi leaves Valdez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lihi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Lihi does no damage.
Valdez fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez dives in for a single leg takedown but Lihi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Lihi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lihi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Valdez with that takedown attempt.
Lihi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Valdez tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Lihi sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lihi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lihi.
Lihi throws a chopping leg kick but Valdez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Lihi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valdez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lihi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valdez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lihi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valdez somewhat.
Lihi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lihi.
Lihi misses with a low kick as Valdez jumps back.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lihi as he avoids it easily.
Lihi looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Lihi tries to work over Valdez's front leg with a kick but Valdez checks it.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lihi tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lihi to the ground. Lihi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lihi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Lihi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valdez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lihi.
Lihi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Lihi shows good takedown defense.
Lihi misses with a leg kick.
Lihi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valdez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lihi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valdez.
Lihi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lihi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Lihi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lihi throws a solid leg kick but Valdez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lihi.
Lihi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown. Lihi tries to sprawl out of it but Valdez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lihi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lihi throws a chopping leg kick but Valdez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valdez fails to land the takedown.
German Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Valdez with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berus Lihi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lihi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berus Lihi!