PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dolores Doremus (ranked 1569 p4p, 80 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 2472 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doremus
vs
Bergfried

165 cm
32
144 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

169 cm
43
141 lbs
38 - 25 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doremus shoots in looking for a takedown. Bergfried tries to sprawl out of it but Doremus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bergfried manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bergfried throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doremus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doremus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doremus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bergfried pinned against the cage. Bergfried gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bergfried has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Doremus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bergfried wants it to stay on the feet.
Doremus sets himself, and Bergfried steps forward looking for the clinch! Doremus avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolores Doremus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried with a nice cross.
Doremus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doremus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bergfried.
Doremus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bergfried's head backwards.
Doremus shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergfried sprawls well. He's pushed Doremus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bergfried is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doremus with a body shot.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doremus.
Bergfried keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bergfried is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doremus.
Doremus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doremus keeps the fight on the outside.
Doremus has a takedown stuffed.
Doremus staying out of range there.
A jab from Doremus does it's job there.
Bergfried jabs at Doremus's body.
Bergfried stuffs the takedown attempt from Doremus. Doremus gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergfried is trying to counter with his kicks.
Doremus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doremus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Doremus keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Doremus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bergfried, which made it look bad.
Doremus fails to land the takedown.
Bergfried lands a body shot.
Doremus shoots in looking for a takedown. Bergfried tries to sprawl out of it but Doremus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bergfried manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bergfried now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doremus misses with a takedown
and Bergfried counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus throws a right hand that Bergfried ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergfried also avoids with ease.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bergfried has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bergfried takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Bergfried takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doremus wants a takedown but no success here.
Doremus tries for a takedown but Bergfried manages to get underhooks.
Bergfried works on Doremus's body with a couple of short punches.

Bergfried pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doremus darts in looking for a takedown but Bergfried gets double underhooks and turns Doremus into the cage.
A jab from Doremus does it's job there.
Doremus has his takedown stuffed

and Bergfried counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doremus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bergfried on his heels. He'll look to pass Bergfried's guard now, I'm sure.
Bergfried wants to sweep here but Doremus controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doremus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doremus throwing strikes from guard but Bergfried blocks nicely.
Doremus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doremus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doremus works over Bergfried with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergfried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doremus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doremus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doremus looking to pass the guard.
Doremus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergfried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried working a defensive guard here.
Doremus throws a big elbow that misses.
Bergfried looking for a sweep. Not yet Bergfried, not yet.
Doremus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergfried is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doremus is really struggling to control Bergfried but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Doremus lands a couple of elbows.
Doremus works over Bergfried with some ground and pound from guard.

Bergfried has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Doremus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bergfried enables Doremus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bergfried manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Doremus landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doremus prevents Bergfried from getting back to his feet.
Doremus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bergfried is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doremus is working Bergfried over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doremus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doremus trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Doremus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dolores Doremus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doremus throws a big right hand that misses.
Bergfried wants to stand and escape but Doremus is having none of it.
Doremus landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bergfried looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doremus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doremus trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Doremus works over Bergfried with some ground and pound from guard.
Doremus lands a couple of elbows.
Doremus wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
Doremus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doremus throws an elbow that misses. Bergfried uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doremus's guard. Nice move by Bergfried!

Bergfried wanted to stand there but Doremus had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doremus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bergfried defends it easily.

Bergfried stands up from Doremus's guard - Bergfried perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doremus stalks Bergfried and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bergfried's face. Bergfried staggers backwards, shaken.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doremus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doremus fails with the takedown
and Bergfried counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolores Doremus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.

Doremus shoots in and bounces Bergfried off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bergfried manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Doremus tries for a takedown but Bergfried manages to get underhooks.
Doremus goes for a takedown attempt but Bergfried pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bergfried thuds a left hand into Doremus's body.
Doremus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolores Doremus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Doremus.
Doremus misses with an uppercut. Bergfried saw that one coming.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doremus connects with a jab.
Doremus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Bergfried.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doremus.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Doremus keeps it at a distance.
Bergfried tries to clinch up but Doremus circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Doremus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Doremus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bergfried. Bergfried obviously looking to wear him down.

Doremus scores with a takedown into Bergfried's guard.
Bergfried keeping full guard, as Doremus tries to pass.
Bergfried wants to get back to his feet but Doremus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doremus throws a big elbow that misses.
Doremus 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.
Doremus throwing strikes from guard but Bergfried blocks nicely.
Bergfried looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doremus is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus throws a big right hand that misses.
Bergfried has momentary wrist control but Doremus slips an elbow through the middle.

Doremus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bergfried dives on top into guard.

Doremus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bergfried defends it easily.

Doremus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bergfried doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bergfried manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bergfried stands up from Doremus's guard - Bergfried perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doremus shoots and misses

and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bergfried gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as Doremus controls his hands.
Doremus wants to take the fight to the mat but Bergfried manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Bergfried breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doremus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bergfried as Doremus shoots in.
Bergfried tries a quick counter leg kick but Doremus is wise to it.
Doremus tries for a takedown but Bergfried circles away easily
and Bergfried makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bergfried connects with a body shot.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergfried lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doremus's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bergfried has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
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