PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Dancer (ranked 1621 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Tobias Berge (ranked 217 p4p, 223 weight class). Berge has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music. Tobias Berge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dancer
vs
Berge

172 cm
25
165
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
162
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Highland Clothing
Island Boys Nutrition

Island Boys Nutrition
Battle Hecs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Berge!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dancer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dancer swings for the body but Berge moves out of range.
Dancer scores with a shot to the body.
Berge defending well as Dancer loads up on a big left hand.
Dancer misses with a left hand

and Berge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Berge.
Berge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dancer walks away with a smile on his face. Berge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dancer lands a head shot.
Berge tries to clinch up
and Dancer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berge wants to clinch
and Dancer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berge darts in trying to clinch
and Dancer counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dancer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berge ducks under a wild hook from Dancer.
Berge wants to counter with a clinch but Dancer pushes him away.
Dancer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dancer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Berge moves into the clinch.
Berge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dancer to keep the fight standing.
Berge tries to pull guard but Dancer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lesley Dancer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Berge.

Berge successfully pulls guard.

Berge is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dancer has his hands clasped together but Berge extends and breaks Dancer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Berge.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tobias Berge!
Tobias Berge is the new lightweight champion!
Tobias Berge thanked the fans post fight for their support.