PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Chavez
vs
Berg

195 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Final Strike Clothing
CROWN - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Berg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws a right hand that Berg ducks under and follows up with a left that Berg also avoids with ease.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Berg slips the punch.
Berg throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Berg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chavez won't be happy with that.
Chavez is letting Berg control him for a moment.
Berg working the ground and pound.
Berg is staying tight to Chavez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chavez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg controls the position.

Berg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Berg throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Berg stands up and beckons Chavez to his feet.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Alexander Berg has been cut.
Ricardo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez cracks Berg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berg thuds a left hand into Chavez's body.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Chavez drops his shoulder and cracks Berg with a huge uppercut! Berg goes down! Can Chavez finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berg has a closed guard, preventing Chavez from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg looking for a sweep. Not yet Berg, not yet.

Berg is working an open guard so Chavez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Berg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berg trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berg looks gassed!

Chavez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Berg backwards.

That has opened up Alexander Berg's cut even more.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Chavez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Chavez.
Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berg.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Chavez is pressed up against the cage. Berg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chavez down to the mat. Chavez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Berg to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez lands with a nice combination. Berg backs away looking to recover.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berg's head.
Berg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Berg ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The cut above Alexander Berg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Berg dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Berg lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Berg misses its intended target.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berg scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Ricardo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Berg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berg slips a straight right by Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
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.

Berg slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez misses with a combination
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Berg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses

so Berg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Berg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berg is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg content to stall in guard here.

Chavez pushes Berg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berg scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Berg is looking to clinch.
Ricardo Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Chavez takes one on the button.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berg counters with a right hand to the body.
Berg connects with a single shot there.
Berg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Berg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Berg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chavez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berg on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Berg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Chavez's face as Berg controls the position.

Berg stands up.
A shot to de liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Berg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chavez is trying to stand.
Berg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chavez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Berg trying to pass the guard but Chavez defending well.
Alexander Berg has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chavez!
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Berg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Berg.

Berg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chavez is trying to stand.
The referee warns Chavez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chavez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chavez is squirming around, avoiding Berg's attempts to control the action.
Berg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Berg looking to control but Chavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Berg controlling from the full mount.
Chavez wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Chavez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jab, jab by Berg - just one landing.
Berg scores with a one two! Chavez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berg avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Berg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berg looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Berg moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Berg.
Nice body punch from Berg.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a right hand to the body.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a straight right hand.
Berg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a combination

and Berg counters with a shoot takedown. Chavez fights it but they end up in guard.
Chavez being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berg postures up and lands a big shot to Chavez's brow.
Berg wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez wants to stand up but Berg is controlling him.
Berg content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berg really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Berg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berg throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Berg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Berg cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Berg avoids it well.

Berg drives through and clinches with Chavez against the cage.
Chavez presses Berg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berg or not.
Chavez cracks Berg with a nice body shot.
Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chavez.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Chavez.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez digs a right hand into Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berg's gas tank.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chavez presses Berg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Berg looking for a takedown.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Chavez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chavez.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berg is trying to drag Chavez to the mat but Chavez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez works on Berg's body with a couple of short punches.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricardo Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Berg.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berg.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
Ricardo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively.
Berg throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Berg throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a series of strikes. Chavez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Berg lands an overhand right.
Berg doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.

Berg scores with a takedown into Chavez's guard.
Berg trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Berg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Berg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Berg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chavez!
Berg trying to control but Chavez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Chavez had his way with Alexander Berg in that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chavez lands with a nice combination. Berg backs away looking to recover.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chavez duly obliges.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chavez duly obliges.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
Berg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Berg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chavez misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Berg's shoulder, as Berg tries to avoid the shot.
Berg dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
Berg scores with a one two! Chavez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chavez scores with a one two! Berg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berg scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Berg as he connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Berg stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Berg scores with a shot to the body.
Berg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
A big left from Berg misses.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez misses with a double jab

and Berg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Berg pushes down on Chavez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chavez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berg scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavez pushes Berg off and gets back to his feet.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Berg both land. Nice combination.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a straight right hand.
Berg tries to bum rush Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Berg to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Berg ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Chavez misses with a combination
letting Berg counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Berg. That snapped Chavez's head back.
Chavez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chavez throws the left hand but Berg avoids the punch easily.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Berg saw that one coming.
Berg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chavez backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Berg to acknowledge the strikes.
Berg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berg.
Berg looks to land a combination. Chavez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Berg.
I think Berg 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Berg!
Alexander Berg is the new light heavyweight champion!