PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Pervis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pervis
vs
Berg

190 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nelson Pervis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Berg!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervis shoots in but Berg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pervis sets himself, and Berg steps forward looking for the clinch! Pervis avoids it this time.
Berg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pervis finds it's way round the side to connect with Berg's head.
Pervis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pervis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pervis misses with a low kick.
Berg misses with a hook. Pervis ducked under it nicely.
Pervis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Berg throws a jab but it's blocked by Pervis.
Berg loads up on a big right hand but Pervis slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervis fails with the takedown.
Berg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervis manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervis misses the target.
Berg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pervis dives in and grabs Berg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Berg pushes down on Pervis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Pervis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pervis.
Pervis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pervis slips a jab from Berg.
A leg kick checked by Berg.
Berg wants to counter with a clinch but Pervis pushes him away.
A jab from Berg misses.
Pervis misses with a double jab.
Berg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice straight punches there by Pervis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pervis.
Berg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Pervis misses its target.
Berg misses with a body shot
and Pervis counters with a stiff right hand.
Berg digs a good body shot into Pervis's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervis blocks a jab.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pervis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pervis lands an overhand right.
Pervis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berg.
Pervis scores with a jab.
Pervis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Berg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berg misses with a hook to the body
and Pervis counters with a left to the body.
Berg loads up on a big right hand but Pervis slips the punch.
Gustav Berg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berg swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Pervis to counter with a crisp jab.
Berg moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berg.
Pervis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gustav Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berg lands with a shot to the body.
Berg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervis was well out of range. Poor timing from Berg.
Pervis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pervis defending well as Berg loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berg checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Berg. Beautiful body shot.
Berg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pervis throwing a counter right hand but Berg manages to avoid it.
Berg misses with a body shot.
Berg throws a lazy uppercut
and Pervis counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berg misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Pervis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pervis walks into a straight right hand from Berg.
Pervis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berg jabs Pervis right on the nose. Pervis blinks but takes it well.
Berg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervis is just out of range.
Berg throws a hook but Pervis blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Pervis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Berg misses the shot to the body.
Berg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pervis moves away.
Pervis moves away from the strike by Berg.
Pervis tries to counter with a takedown but Berg is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nelson Pervis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Berg just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Pervis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berg doesn't seem phased though.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pervis.
Berg misses with a right hand
and Pervis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pervis connects with a jab.
Berg throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pervis to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berg throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pervis counter with a right hand.

Berg is rocked!
Berg tests Pervis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson Pervis is winning the standup battle so far.
Pervis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pervis, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berg throws out a loose jab but Pervis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pervis. Berg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pervis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berg on the side of the head.
Pervis scores with a nice strike.
Berg tests Pervis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pervis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Berg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pervis scores with a one two! Berg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pervis.
Berg is still on wobbly legs! Can Pervis finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berg seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a right hand
and Pervis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pervis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berg as he avoids it easily.
Pervis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Pervis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pervis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pervis with a jab.
Berg throws a body punch but Pervis moves out of range.
Berg misses with a lunging right hand
and Pervis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berg misses with a straight left.
Pervis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Berg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervis misses the target.
Pervis lands the left hand.
Berg drops his hands momentarily and Pervis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berg swings widly with a right hand
and Pervis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pervis moves away.
Berg misses with a left hand
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berg misses the body punch
and Pervis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berg thinking.
Berg misses the jab.
Pervis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berg can do to turn this around?
Berg jabs Pervis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pervis misses with a hook. Berg ducked under it nicely.
Berg walks into a stiff left hand from Pervis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Berg closes the distance and pushes Pervis back into the cage.
Pervis wants to break free but Berg has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pervis backwards.
Berg avoiding damage as Pervis throws knees to the body.
Berg gets through Pervis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berg lands with a light punch inside.
Pervis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berg.
Pervis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pervis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Berg.
Pervis misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pervis fails to land.
Berg lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Pervis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Berg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pervis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pervis lands a jab.
Berg misses with a right hand
and Pervis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pervis ducks under a wild hook from Berg.
Berg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berg scores with a hook to the body. Pervis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berg misses with a hook. Pervis ducked under it nicely.
Pervis tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervis throws out a leg kick but Berg moves out of range and Pervis only half commits.
Berg takes one on the button.
Pervis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berg on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Berg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pervis moves away.
Pervis punishes Berg's body with a nice straight punch.
Berg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pervis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pervis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berg.
Berg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pervis on the side of the head.
Berg lands with a good body shot.
Berg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berg throws a lazy uppercut
and Pervis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pervis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Berg circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Pervis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Pervis does it's job there.
Berg throws an off balance right hand
and Pervis comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Berg stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Pervis is on him like rabid pit bull! Berg slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Pervis!
An out of breath Nelson Pervis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.