PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Berthier (ranked 2394 p4p, 1274 weight class) and Aleksandre Nadareishvili (ranked 264 p4p, 145 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Berthier
vs
Nadareishvili

198 cm
22
263
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
245
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Fast

Northern Zombie
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Berthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berthier throws a hook to the side of Nadareishvili's head but Nadareishvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nadareishvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nadareishvili ducks under a wild hook from Berthier.
A big right from Berthier misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nadareishvili! But no joy.
Nadareishvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berthier throws the left hand but Nadareishvili avoids the punch easily.
Berthier avoids the body shot from Nadareishvili.
Nice defenses there by Berthier.
Berthier throws a lazy uppercut
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili swings for the body but Berthier moves out of range.
Berthier looks to score with a jab to the body but Nadareishvili is just out of range.
It seemed like Nadareishvili was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadareishvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nadareishvili throws a hook but Berthier avoids it easily.
Nadareishvili misses with a straight left.
Nadareishvili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berthier thuds his right hand into Nadareishvili's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nadareishvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berthier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berthier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nadareishvili throws out the jab.
Berthier tries to counter by clinching up but Nadareishvili breaks away and moves out of range.
Noah Berthier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch
and Berthier counters with a stiff right hand.
Berthier connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Aleksandre Nadareishvili has been cut.
Nadareishvili lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berthier misses with a straight left.
Nadareishvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nadareishvili lands a jab to the nose.
Nadareishvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadareishvili throws a shot from downtown. Berthier moves away and avoids it.
Nadareishvili digs a good body shot into Berthier's ribs.
Nadareishvili misses with a straight left.
Berthier is looking to counter punch.
Nadareishvili misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Berthier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nadareishvili takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadareishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Berthier controls the action.
Berthier is trying to break the clinch but Nadareishvili has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nadareishvili takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berthier has a couple of punches blocked by Nadareishvili.
Berthier lands with a light punch inside.
Berthier misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili throws a head punch that misses.
Nadareishvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Berthier.
A right handed body shot lands from Berthier.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nadareishvili manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berthier misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili working aggressively here.
Berthier effectively controlling the action here.
Nadareishvili tries to work over Berthier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berthier misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nadareishvili manages to break the clinch.
Nadareishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nadareishvili! But no joy.
Nadareishvili throws a poor cross that misses

and Berthier counters by clinching up.
Berthier swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadareishvili has a couple of punches blocked by Berthier.
Nadareishvili is trying to stall.
Berthier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadareishvilis head.
Nadareishvili tries a body shot but Berthier blocks it.
Nadareishvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nadareishvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nadareishvili is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Berthier lands with a light punch inside.
Nadareishvili is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadareishvili's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili working aggressively here.
Berthier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nadareishvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berthier.
A head punch on the inside from Nadareishvili fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadareishvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berthier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadareishvili backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadareishvili leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nadareishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berthier backwards.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berthier misses with the head strike.
Nadareishvili working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Noah Berthier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandre Nadareishvili's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Berthier tries to clinch up.
Nadareishvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Nadareishvili misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Nadareishvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Berthier misses the target.
Berthier lands a jab to the head.
Nadareishvili misses with a looping left.
Berthier misses with a lunging right hand
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili lands a jab to the nose.

Nadareishvili instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Berthier.
Berthier lands a left hand.
Nadareishvili is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nadareishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Berthier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berthier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadareishvili dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand.
Berthier swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berthier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Berthier.
Nadareishvili working aggressively here.

Berthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berthier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili misses with a looping left.
Nadareishvili lands a jab to Berthier's midsection.
Berthier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berthier defending well as Nadareishvili loads up on a big left hand.
Berthier scores with a decent looking hook.
Berthier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nadareishvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berthier slips a jab from Nadareishvili.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berthier misses the jab.
Nadareishvili misses with a lunging right hand
and Berthier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadareishvili scores with a hook.
Berthier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nadareishvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch
and Berthier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Berthier misses its intended target.
Nadareishvili throws a looping overhand right but Berthier ducks down to avoid it.
Nadareishvili lands with a cross.
Berthier looks to throw the jab but Nadareishvili is out of range.
Berthier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berthier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berthier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nadareishvili.
Berthier with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berthier misses with a straight right.
Nadareishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berthier.
Nadareishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berthier is looking to counter punch.
Berthier throws a shot from downtown. Nadareishvili moves away and avoids it.
Nadareishvili loads up on a big right hand but Berthier slips the punch.
Nadareishvili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berthier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nadareishvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berthier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berthier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Nadareishvili.
Berthier ducks under a wild hook from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili throws an off balance right hand
and Berthier counters with a stiff right hand.
Aleksandre Nadareishvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadareishvili loads up on a big right hand but Berthier slips the punch.
Berthier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berthier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Nadareishvili. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili throws a looping overhand right but Berthier ducks down to avoid it.
Nadareishvili ducks under a wild hook from Berthier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berthier lands a lovely overhand right.
Berthier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nadareishvili to score with a decent uppercut.
Berthier takes one to the side of the head.
Nadareishvili misses with an uppercut.
Nadareishvili swings widly with a right hand
and Berthier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Nadareishvili misses its intended target.
Berthier missing with a left hand there. Nadareishvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nadareishvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nadareishvili misses with an uppercut. Berthier saw that one coming.
Nadareishvili misses with a straight left.
It looked like Berthier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nadareishvili 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.
Berthier throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nadareishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aleksandre Nadareishvili will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleksandre Nadareishvili's cut.
That's time! Berthier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nadareishvili connects with a jab.
Nadareishvili throws the left hand but Berthier avoids the punch easily.
Berthier defending well as Nadareishvili loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berthier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berthier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berthier misses the jab.
Nadareishvili throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Nadareishvili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadareishvili takes a swing at Berthier's ribcage but misses.
Nadareishvili scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nadareishvili cracks Berthier with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nadareishvili darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nadareishvili misses with an uppercut. Berthier saw that one coming.
Berthier throwing a counter right hand but Nadareishvili manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berthier.
Nadareishvili tries to counter by closing the distance.
Berthier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili throws a lazy uppercut
and Nadareishvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nadareishvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berthier.
Berthier misses with a hook to the body
letting Nadareishvili counter with a right hand.
Nadareishvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Berthier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nadareishvili scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Nadareishvili lands.
Nadareishvili lands a jab to Berthier's midsection.
Berthier misses the jab.
Berthier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Berthier.
Berthier throws a body shot but no joy.
Nadareishvili throws a body punch but Berthier moves out of range.
Nadareishvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berthier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berthier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berthier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadareishvili manages to avoid it.
Berthier looks to score with a jab to the body but Nadareishvili is just out of range.
Nadareishvili on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berthier swings widly with a right hand
and Nadareishvili counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berthier throws a lazy uppercut
and Nadareishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berthier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nadareishvili is looking to clinch.
Berthier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nadareishvili throws a lazy uppercut
and Nadareishvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berthier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nadareishvili counters with a nice uppercut.
Nadareishvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nadareishvili misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berthier throws a right hand that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nadareishvili throws a hook but Berthier avoids it easily.
Berthier misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Nadareishvili on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berthier throws a lazy uppercut
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berthier misses with an uppercut
and Nadareishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadareishvili connects with a single shot there.
Nadareishvili fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berthier on the side of the head.
Nadareishvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berthier.
Good shot there by Berthier.
Berthier throws a right hand that misses
and Berthier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berthier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Nadareishvili comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berthier sizes up Nadareishvili with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berthier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nadareishvili.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berthier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berthier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nadareishvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nadareishvili misses with an uppercut. Berthier saw that one coming.
Nadareishvili staying out of range there.
Berthier throws a shot to the body.
Nadareishvili throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berthier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berthier scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Berthier.
A big right from Berthier misses.
Berthier moves out of range of the strikes.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook
and Berthier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadareishvili throws a poor cross that misses
and Berthier counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandre Nadareishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nadareishvili 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
Noah Berthier spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost I know but I'll be back... next time I win...'.